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The Sun’s in My Eyes
The sun’s in my eyes, I fear I’ll go blind.
There’s ice in the attic, and I’m of a mind
To look for a world that’s calmer than calm,
Where even the view from the bathroom is balm;
No astral projections, no blood on the floor,
Sweet music is all that I’m looking for.
How fluid is life, how fleeting, yet sweet!
Now that I’m done with this rhyming, I’m beat!
Poem © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Lullaby
December sunset, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Days before Christmas
a dove sings a lullaby
to the setting sun.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Uncommon Questions
What do night, an owl, and a rose
have in common?
Do the birds know what caused
the sun to rise this morning?
If you found the caws of crows
in an oak tree,
would you leave them there
or put them in your pocket?
Why are you perched in the oak,
ready to flee?
Poem © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Daggers
A variety of cholla cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Whetted by the sun,
the cholla’s deadly daggers
keep all foes at bay.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Winter
December sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
first day of winter—
looking in vain for snowflakes
at the sun’s rising
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Songs
Another blazing sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
In a barren tree
a mourning dove sings new songs
to the rising sun.
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Feather
A single feather, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Midsummer morning—
under a feather red ants
shelter from the sun.
~~ ~~ ~~
Hapless bird loses one precious feather.
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Refuge
A stand of palo verde trees, Maricopa County, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
on a sizzling day
taking refuge from the sun
underneath a tree
~~ ~~ ~~
Are trees better companions than humans?
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Cloudless
Cholla cactus, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Under cloudless skies,
chollas seem even brighter
than the noonday sun.
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Despair
Morning twilight, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
not a breath of wind
to hasten the sun’s rising—
teacup leaks despair
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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