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Four Haiku with Tea
1.
This hair in my tea—
how can I not dislike it?
Spring’s first misfortune…
2.
These shaded flowers
seem to want to climb the wall,
eager for more light.
3.
O sorrowful moss,
surely you know that your hurt
has drawn me to you.
4.
When autumn arrives,
meet me in the swirling leaves
near the maple tree.
Haiku © 2021 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More The Whirligig #318
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Cleft
The Citadel, Wupatki National Monument, Northern Arizona.
a cleft in the wall—
the smoke from midday cookfires
seeps into the stones
Haiku © 2018 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “The Wall”
Donnie Wants to Build a Wall
Donnie wants to build a wall,
Build it long and build it tall,
Tall enough to keep you out,
Keep you from your walkabout.
Doesn’t matter who you are,
If you come from lands afar,
Donnie thinks a wall will do
For the very likes of you.
Donnie does not like brown skin.
Donnie likes his women thin.
Donnie and his ilk all hate
Those who breathe and celebrate
Liberty and happiness—
O my god, it’s such a mess!
Will this nightmare never end?
Donnie J, you’re no one’s friend!
Poem © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “The Wall”
Mask
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico
Yellow butterfly,
you rest within the shadows
that mask a stone wall.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Mask
Mask on outside wall, home of artist Anado McLauchlin, La Cieneguita, Guanajuato, México
a frisson of fear—
remembering the fierce mask
on her neighbor’s wall
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Gecko
Ceramic gecko on a wall, Zapopan, Mexico
hot summer morning—
gecko scrabbling on the wall
disturbs the dog’s nap
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Note
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
a birthday party
in the street behind the wall—
one thin note of grief
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Birthdays”
a birthday party
in the street behind the wall—
one thin note of grief
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Birthdays”
Unloved
Cattle Track Arts Compound, Scottsdale, Arizona
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall…
from “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost
unloved wall—
even the old paint
is weeping
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Vanity
Wayside morning glory, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
priestly vanity—
a fresh-picked morning glory
tucked behind his ear
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Mask
Mask on outside wall, home of artist Anado McLauchlin, La Cieneguita, Guanajuato, México
on the western wall
terrifying all who pass—
mask with dagger teeth
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “Masque/Mask”
