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Hush
Virgin of Guadalupe by artist Anado McLauchlin, La Cieneguita, Guanajuato, México
at the backyard shrine
even the crows hold their tongues—
hush of holiness
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Twelve Days of Mary at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Quiet
Weathered and faded headstone decorations at twilight, Wellton Memorial Cemetery, Wellton, Arizona
even the ravens
quiet their clattering tongues—
women in mourning
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Hieroglyphs
Reeds at El Charco del Ingenio conservation area, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
with their tangled tongues
ravens writing on the reeds
hieroglyphs of doom
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Wednesday Waters
More Carpe Diem: “Papyrus”
Stones
Prehistoric animal chipped in stone, Painted Rock Petroglyph Site near Gila Bend, Arizona
stones telling stories
in tongues heard eons ago—
stars still know the plot
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Carpe Diem: “Karnak”
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Stripping Flesh from Bones
~~ 1 ~~
What am I to do
with this blank sheet of paper
and an empty pen?
~~ 2 ~~
A dream at midnight—
someone mumbling Basho’s name
imitates a frog.
~~ 3 ~~
three clay pots—
white chrysanthemums
in full bloom
~~ 4 ~~
three stolen plums
stuffed in his left pocket
to eat later
~~ 5 ~~
wild roses
blooming on roadsides
in Georgia
~~ 6 ~~
She speaks in tongues
that no one understands
except her god.
~~ 7 ~~
lying down to sleep
in different beds each night—
her long loneliness
~~ 8 ~~
powers of darkness
gathering near the hedgerow
disguised as egrets
~~ 9 ~~
As the signpost burns,
I take off my tattered shoes
to walk barefoot home.
~~ 10 ~~
at my journey’s end
laying down my faithful staff
to take up a cross
~~ 11 ~~
stripping flesh from bones
through every kind of weather—
Dr. Death at work
~~ 12 ~~
Beginnings are hard—
ask the chick trapped in the shell
or the child in school.
© 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Boundless
Ceramic tile chile (official New Mexico spelling!), Roxaboxen Park, Yuma, Arizona
boundless harvest—
baskets brim with chiles
flames devour tongues
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem Special: “Boundless Autumn”
Tasty
Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla), Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
tiny tongues close in
on tasty crimson blossoms—
hummingbird heaven
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Macro Monday 2
More Ruby Tuesday Too
More Haiku Horizons: “Close”
More I Heart Macro at Shine the Divine
Plot
Prehistoric animal carved in stone, Painted Rock Petroglyph Site near Gila Bend, Arizona
The stones tell stories
in tongues heard eons ago—
stars still know the plot.
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “Stonehenge”
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