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The Art of Dying: A Haibun

Jan 5

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One day I will practice the art of dying. Darkness will gain the upper hand. No one will ring mournful bells from the church spire to announce my passing. While feuds and wars continue on Earth, I will be at peace, having slipped away into a wild and wonderful place. No more false living for me!

Tattered butterfly,
tell me again the reason
nothing stays the same.

 
  

Haibun © 2020 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
More Sunday’s Whirligig #247
 
More Writers’ Pantry #1 at Poets and Storytellers United

 

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Peace

May 29

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“Bones” of a long-dead saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona.
 


Hush your scolding, crow!
Leave these bleaching bones in peace
for eternity.

  
Photo and haiku by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
  
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Peace”

Posted in 5-7-5, Arizona, haiku, Midweek Motif, Poets United, saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona

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Twilight

May 28

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Evening descends on mountains near Ajo, Arizona.
 


Crow on the mountain,
must you shatter twilight’s peace
with your wagging tongue?

  
Photo and haiku © by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
  
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Peace”

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Peace

Sep 21

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Evening descends on mountains near Ajo, Arizona.
 


Crow on the mountain,
must you shatter evening’s peace
with your wagging tongue?

  
Photo and haiku © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Peace”

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Enough

Sep 20

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A late-summer sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
 


Raucous crow, enough!
Disturb the peace no longer,
screeching at your mate!

  
Photo and haiku © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
More SkyWatch Friday
  
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Peace”

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Carols

Dec 20

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Ornaments on a Christmas tree in a Yuma County, Arizona church
 


carols in the air
carols, carols everywhere—
love and peace and joy

 
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Posted in 5-7-5, Arizona, Carpe Diem, Christmas, church, haiku, Yuma County

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Prickly

Dec 4

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A stand of Cholla cactus, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
 


in prickly places
the peace and consolation
of the pilgrim way

 
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
More SkyWatch Friday
 
More Carpe Diem: “Peace”

Posted in 5-7-5, Anza-Borrego Desert, cactus, California, Carpe Diem, Cholla cactus, Southern California

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Peace

Oct 18

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Yuma East Wetlands, Yuma, Arizona
 


beyond lighthouses
where wooded wetland havens
welcome the weary
~~ ~~ ~~

finding peace beside the still waters
 
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
More Blue Monday
 
More Six-Word Saturday
 
More Shadow Shot Sunday 2
 
More Carpe Diem: “Lighthouse of Alexandria”

Posted in 5-7-5, Arizona, Blue Monday, Carpe Diem, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Six-Word Saturday, Yuma East Wetlands

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Three Ruminations

Oct 16

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Daunting is the day
driving at me hard and fast,
day of my demise.
 
~~ ~~ ~~
 
licking first her paws
then her elegant whiskers
fastidious cat
 
~~ ~~ ~~
 
Will you now, my child,
intensify your passion
for pursuing peace?

 
© 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
More Three Word Wednesday: “Daunting, Fastidious, Intensify”

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Tower

May 21

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Bell tower, Templo de Santo Domingo, Zacatecas, México
 


ancient bell tower
a piteousness of doves
cooing grace and peace

 
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
More Ein Stück Himmel #73
 
More Carpe Diem: “The Tower”
 
More Sensational Haiku Wednesday: “Freestyle/Poet’s Choice”

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