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Sanctuary
A seaside sanctuary, Puerto Nuevo, Baja California Norte, México
I will build a sanctuary,
using nothing but a piece of string
a beam, and a post.
It may seem inadequate,
or a mean affair,
but it will not shake
during times of earthquake,
nor will it leave me poor,
for in it my soul will be reborn
as old, familiar prayers trigger
freshets of new meaning
into my everyday life.
It will carry me through
flood and fire, locust and hail,
or any other plague that comes.
This is what a sanctuary is for,
and this is why I pick this place
beside the sea.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Raven
Cache la Poudre River, Fort Collins, Colorado
Even in autumn
raven follows the river
as far as the sea.
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Summoned
Castoffs from the sea, Puerto Nuevo, Baja California Norte, México
riches from the sea
summoned by an eagle’s cry—
tongue of salt and fire
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Fishing
Lone sunflower, Northern Arizona
Although I don’t fish, I do love sunflowers, and so I am charmed by Richard Wright’s haiku:
Like a fishhook,
The sunflower’s long shadow
Hovers in the lake.
~~ ~~ ~~
In a sea of weeds
a lone sunflower fishes
for its lost shadow.
Haiku in bold and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Conversation
Cache la Poudre River, Fort Collins, Colorado
among river stones
a lengthy conversation
lasting to the sea
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Rough
Cache la Poudre River, Fort Collins, Colorado
a river flowing
endlessly to the rough sea
storm songs day and night
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Plainsong
Animas River near Cedar Hill, San Juan County, New Mexico
old river chanting
making its way to the sea
an ancient plainsong
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Drenched
A ship under full sail, painted on a restaurant door, Puerto Nuevo, Baja California Norte, México
Sometimes letters come,
drenched in salt spray from the sea—
the same old stories.
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Summoned
Castoffs from the sea, Puerto Nuevo, Baja California Norte, México
riches from the sea
summoned by a shaman’s dream
in the fallow months
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Bidding
Puerto Nuevo, Baja California Norte, México
her useless pursuit—
bidding the sea to be still
while shadows deepen
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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