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Six Takes on ‘Autumn Afternoon’
Autumn afternoon—
softly a cat mounts the steps
leading to the porch.
Autumn afternoon—
rows of red automobiles
mimic maple leaves.
Autumn afternoon—
she waters red begonias,
careful to miss none.
Autumn afternoon—
a man in a dirty suit
blends in with the leaves.
Autumn afternoon—
one stitch in the white doily
keeps unraveling.
Autumn afternoon—
I assist an old woman
hobbling with a cane.
Haiku © 2019 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Sunday’s Whirligig #233
More Poetry Pantry #495 at Poets United
Oasis
The pond, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
desert oasis—
psalms older than creation
rising from the pond
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Poetry Pantry #4012 at Poets United
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Seeking
Plaza de Armas, Zacatecas, México
in time of trouble
seeking the soothing waters—
seven miles to go
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Blue Monday
More Haiku Horizons: “Time”
Sorrows
La Virgen de Guadalupe guarding a headstone, Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
from the deep waters
drawing yet another draught—
the well of sorrows
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Twelve Days of Mary
Celebrating
Statue of a young child in the Huichol exhibit, Museo Zacatecano, Zacatecas, México
At the festival
celebrating girls and boys
no one waters thorns.
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Carpe Diem: “Children’s Day”
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Healing
Seasonal stream, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
whispering waters—
sipping from the healing stream
mercies for today
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif: “Recovery/Healing”
Pause
Sunflower in August, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Somewhere in Sudan
a sunflower is blooming—
the Nile’s waters pause.
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Blue Monday
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More Carpe Diem: “Sudan”
Kingfisher
Early morning at a retirement community golf course, Southern Arizona
kingfisher morning—
scanning the placid waters
for one piscine sign
Text © 2015 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Carpe Diem: “Kingfisher”
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Satisfied
Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
her hunger and thirst
satisfied in the garden—
the waters of grace
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Our World Tuesday
More Carpe Diem: “The Beatitudes”
More Straight Out of the Camera Sunday
Waters
Yuma East Wetlands, Yuma, Arizona
woodland waters
coming with my hands cupped
to dip silence
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “Time Glass #24”
