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Do Not Menace Me
Do not menace me with rope, swaying from a tree,
Even though the hangman winks, while phantoms laugh with glee.
Cheer me as I’m sleeping, darling, underneath the sod;
Hear me through the casket’s keyhole as I pray to God,
Begging that the creep who hanged me won’t outlast this day;
Quiet now, the storm winds welter, wailing on their way!
Poem © 2019 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Cup
A mosaic depicting La Virgen de Guadalupe, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona
To a quiet place
I come with my empty cup,
but who will fill it?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Quiet
On the shore of Upper Lake Mary, Coconino National Forest, Arizona
A quiet place to compose poetry…
Text and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Quiet
Weathered and faded headstone decorations at twilight, Wellton Memorial Cemetery, Wellton, Arizona
even the ravens
quiet their clattering tongues—
women in mourning
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Quiet
Young lovers in Zacatecas, México
some quiet moments
away from the festival
just the two of them
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Fountain
Plaza de Armas, Zacatecas, México
With the same longings
people and pigeons gather
where the fountain flows.
In the quiet hours
stars slip into the waters—
those who drink them shine.
~~ ~~ ~~
“Come, thou Fount of every blessing…”
Text © 2015 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Tranquility
Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico
a place of quiet
far from the raging battle—
shadows cleanse each wound
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Perhaps
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
behind the old door
perhaps a quiet courtyard
where pilgrims may rest
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Carpe Diem: “The Way of St. James”
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