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Threat
Another sizzling day begins, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
first day of autumn—
an equatorial threat
knifing through the trees
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Plotlines
Midwinter sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Each breath-of-a-poem begins with a phrase purloined from A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller by Frances Mayes.
~~ 1 ~~
on a yellow plate
a stack of toast tall enough
to touch the full moon
~~ 2 ~~
Against a stone wall
the notes from a temple bell
cling like morning mist.
~~ 3 ~~
adorned with flowers—
some scarlet, some lavender—
his daughter’s casket
~~ 4 ~~
a tall limestone cross—
seven dead chrysanthemums
scattered at its base
~~ 5 ~~
a few splats of rain
and her daydream is ruined—
midsummer morning
~~ 6 ~~
searching for a house
where three children play jump-rope
till the supper call
~~ 7 ~~
Under an awning
the desperate lovers touch
and kiss each other.
~~ 8 ~~
plotting the places
where she might run from his threats—
not enough to count
~~ 9 ~~
The man who sells forks
hides them from a group on tour—
his suspicious eyes.
Haiku © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Threat
Overcast day, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
hoping to reach home
before the lowering clouds
carry out their threat
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Tanka Times Three
From this week’s smorgasbord of words, I have chosen: free, dash, flee, threat, scent, try
~~ 1 ~~
birth pangs at midnight
the poem in my belly
kicking to be free—
the dash to my writing desk
for a quick delivery
~~ 2 ~~
ravenous turtle
lumbering through the garden—
terrified gnats flee
from the threat of extinction
deep in the turtle’s gullet
~~ 3 ~~
From phantom kitchens
voluptuous scents erupt
over the city—
sniffing at the fragrant air,
I try to quell my hunger.
© 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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