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Departures
Each breath-of-a-poem begins with a phrase purloined from A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller by Frances Mayes.
~~ 1 ~~
a smooth departure—
bathed in early morning light
she lifts her suitcase
~~ 2 ~~
Holding a suitcase
packed with troubles and sorrows
she limps down the street.
~~ 3 ~~
shops lining the street—
she stops to ask one seller
the price of his plums
~~ 4 ~~
in a secret house
made of stones from the river
little nests of mice
~~ 5 ~~
searching for a house
where fiery beings shimmer
in the crevices
~~ 6 ~~
Near the kitchen door
a spray of yellow roses
brightens the cook’s day.
~~ 7 ~~
into the same pot
tossing seeds and stars and stones—
old kitchen magic
~~ 8 ~~
a tiny corner table
the merest squirt of mustard
to spice up her meal
~~ 9 ~~
Light rakes the water
as old men reeling in fish
laugh at their good luck.
~~ 10 ~~
as a dark presence
ready to strike passersby—
the coiled garden hose
~~ 11 ~~
In their narrow cells
the monks begin each morning
with prayers learned by heart.
Haiku © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Kept
Spent sunflower, Yuma East Wetlands, Yuma, Arizona
Though petals wither,
beauty’s promises are kept
by ripening seeds.
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Legacy
Remnants of wildflowers, Northern Arizona
first frost’s legacy—
bouquets of wasted flowers
ready to sow seeds
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Worship
Globe Mallow seedhead at twilight, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
wilderness at dawn
no one bowing in worship
before the ripe seeds
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Seeds
Ironwood (Olneya tesota) seeds, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
how ripening seeds
ripple with fertility
sing of abundance
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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