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Shrine

La Virgen de Guadalupe on a shadowy wall, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
At a wayside shrine
a weary mother pauses,
hoping to find strength.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Hush

Virgin of Guadalupe by artist Anado McLauchlin, La Cieneguita, Guanajuato, México
at the backyard shrine
even the crows hold their tongues—
hush of holiness
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Shrine

Shrine to La Virgen de Guadalupe (chicken wire to prevent birds from nesting), Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
A little blue shrine
Is guarding the grave;
It stands as a sign
Of hope that all crave.
Poem and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Festive

Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
In festive garments
they tell again the old tales
at the woodland shrine.
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Solitude

Wayside shrine, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
At the wayside shrines
those pursuing solitude
calm their restless souls.
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Shrine

Remains of a dead Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis), Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
stripped of every leaf
willow in the wilderness—
desolation’s shrine
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Hopeful

La Virgen de Guadalupe at a wayside shrine, Ajo, Arizona
ever-hopeful ones
stumbling to the wayside shrines—
great expectations
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Quietude

Backyard shrine, Los Algodones, Baja California Norte, México
pure honey of grace
in the daily quietude
of a backyard shrine
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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