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Bench

Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
bench beside the way
resting place for weary ones
seven miles to go
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Tangled

Palo verde tree, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
in tangled places
where no weary foot dares tread—
the scent of danger
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Ending

Late summer sunset, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
ending of summer
even the geese are weary
of halcyon days
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Stillness

A shady garden path at Rancho Los Alamitos, Long Beach, California
such stillness
between the shadows
and the light
~~ ~~ ~~
The weary seek a resting place.
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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Deep Silence

Great horned owl brooding in her nest in an ironwood tree, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona, March 2015
In the deep silence
of an old ironwood tree
nests a great horned owl.
~~ ~~ ~~
Deep silence soothes the weary soul.
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Peace

Yuma East Wetlands, Yuma, Arizona
beyond lighthouses
where wooded wetland havens
welcome the weary
~~ ~~ ~~
finding peace beside the still waters
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Weary

September sundown, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Weary of waiting
for the dragonfly’s return,
daylight slips away.
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Ample

Palo verde tree, glowing with the last rays of daylight, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
showers of blossoms
reviving weary pilgrims—
springtime’s ample feast
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Resting

Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
resting in the sand
bones of weary pioneers
free, thank God, at last
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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