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Hush
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Noisy cactus wren,
won’t you hush up long enough
to see the blossoms?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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On a road less traveled
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
On a road less traveled
I took my trusty bike,
Hoping that I’d see a snake
Or something else I like.
But that road less traveled
Made both my tires go flat,
So I sat beside the road
And fiddled with my hat.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Endings
The remains of an old saguaro cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Endings are often tinged with sadness.
Text and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Notes
A new day begins, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
long before daybreak
I listened for the dove’s song—
now the first faint notes
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Showers
A cloudless day, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
We look for April showers
To settle desert dust;
Someday thunderheads will form—
We know they surely must.
Till then, however, nothing
Can put our souls at ease,
For dusty is the desert,
And torrid is the breeze.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Washcloth
Discarded washcloth, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
April afternoon—
a castoff cloth bears traces
of the owner’s face.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Lighting
Palo verde blossoms, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Lighting the desert with new blossoms…
Text and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Finery
Prickly Poppy (Argemone pleiacantha), Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
in spring finery
a poppy by the wayside
reaches to the sky
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Coaxing
Spring sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
A mourning dove coos
in a palo verde tree,
coaxing up the sun.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Wild
Late afternoon in the Sonoran Desert, near Ajo, Arizona
In wild places, untamed shadows thrive.
Text and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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