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Three Haiku as Autumn Deepens
1.
raking fallen leaves—
my ceremony to heal
the wounds of autumn
2.
a distant mirage—
the languid days of summer
when we sipped iced tea
3.
My dwelling’s empty,
so come, corn pollen laughter,
come, O mountain song!
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Quickly the Night Comes
Quickly the night comes, sending out stars;
Children stuff lightning bugs into jars.
The bat chasing bugs will stop for a rest
After it catches the last pesky pest.
Ripples of darkness spread over the pond—
Shadows envelop each leafy palm frond.
Invisible creatures run to and fro—
We’d see them if they were running in snow.
Quietly, dear, let me sing you a song;
Moths near the streetlight won’t be there long.
The night is far gone, but not my love, dear—
Here at the frog pond I think that is clear.
In daylight or darkness, winter or spring,
I’ll sing by the pond, dear, to you I will sing.
Poem © 2019 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Let Us Praise
Let us praise the raven and the rain.
Let us praise the singer and the song.
Let us praise the Cloud Spirit,
leading us to other roads
when our path is hedged and blocked
by creatures sinister and sleek.
Let us praise the river stones
whose dignity remains intact,
despite the ravages of floods and drought.
Let us praise all things great and small,
for the hundred-thousand ways
our days are measured out.
Poem © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Daybreak
Saguaro cacti at daybreak on a spring morning, Pinal County, Arizona
just after daybreak
waiting for the cactus wren
to sing a new song
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Visions
Late afternoon in the Sonoran Desert, Yuma County, Arizona
Visions of evening—
a dove returns to her nest,
cooing one last song.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Song
Late winter sunset, Yuma County, Arizona
Wilderness evening—
a dove returns to her nest,
cooing one last song.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Stain
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Winter afternoon—
the mournful song of a dove
stains the barren hills.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Hiding
Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Winter afternoon—
a desert dove in hiding
pipes a mournful song.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Threads
Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
On a chilly day
a crow threads its raucous song
in and out the clouds.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Song
A weathered statue of the Virgin Mary, Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
Just before Christmas
a blackbird in the graveyard
sings a brand-new song.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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