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Dove
Midsummer sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Little desert dove,
I listen for your singing
sunrise to sunset.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Settled
Day’s end, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Little cactus wren,
have you settled for the night
in this lonely place?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Chilling
Saguaro cactus on the outskirts of Ajo, Arizona
A cactus alone on a hill,
When winter came, took a great chill;
It sneezed and it snoozed,
It freezed and it froozed,
That cactus alone on a hill.
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A lone saguaro
pierces the clouds at sundown
with its deadly spines.
Limerick, haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Bell
Day’s end, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
At the sunset bell,
not another word from you,
trembling little dove!
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Dovesong
Early spring sunset, seen through the branches of an ironwood tree, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
first sunset of spring—
on a twisted branch dovesong
settles for the night
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Birds
August sunset, Southern Arizona
a tattered scarecrow
puts on a new suit of clothes—
palm fronds at sunset
~~ ~~ ~~
enigmatic words
splashed blood-red against the sky—
ravens know the tongue
~~ ~~ ~~
a palm at sunset—
how the sparrows irritate
every thirsty frond
~~ ~~ ~~
gruesome little tales
wagged by pigeon tongues at dusk—
foxes slink away
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Lullaby
Sunset on a golf course, Southern Arizona
pond at day’s end
cradling the weary light—
lullaby time
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Tolling
Mission San Juan Capistrano, Southern California
long before sunset
even the wren stops singing
to heed the bell’s toll
~~ ~~ ~~
tolling a bell for all seasons
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Fireflies
Spring sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
one more small wonder
the light from all those fireflies
blotting out the sun
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Happiness
Abandoned irrigation ditch at sunset, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
happiness
in walking alone
at day’s end
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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