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Stones
A decorative planter is offered for sale at a New Mexico gift shop.
Some little red stones
looking good enough to eat
top the blue glazed pot.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Nest
Little creatures make their homes among the ruins at Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona.
Hidden in the stones,
a nest of weeds and grasses
keeps a sparrow safe.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Wastelands
Spines and stones in Pinal County, Arizona
in praise of wastelands
she walks a dusty footpath
making up new songs
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “A Tribute Poem”
Haiku My Heart: Chances
What are the chances
that any stone on the path
will rise up and sing?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Scolding
Rugged mountains near Ajo, Arizona
Crow on the mountain,
don’t you ever grow weary
of scolding the stones?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Desolate
Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Desolate places—
something akin to wisdom
lingers in the stones.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Books
A boulder surrounded by birdsong in a remote location, Apache County, Arizona
Some books I found in passing
Contained disturbing words:
The end is near, they seemed to say,
Pay heed to stones and birds;
For in this warming climate,
Where things are changing fast,
Not even stones and blackbirds
Have stamina to last.
Poem © 2017 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Wind
A stone-lined pathway at Wupatki National Monument, Northern Arizona
power of the wind—
reducing stones to rubble
one grain at a time
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Wind Power”
Commitment
Wedding at Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico
their marital bliss
painted with commitment’s brush
outlasting the stones
Poem © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Commitment”
Secrets
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
How many secrets
are lurking under the stones?
Who can flush them out?
Text and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Secrecy”
