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Downplay

May 7

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Discarded materials from a construction site gathering evening shadows, Southern Arizona
 
 


In a box of castoff wood,
Shadows do what shadows should:
Downplay darkness, accent light,
Making all the world seem right.
 
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Shadows find homes in strange places.

 
 
Text and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
More Six-Word Saturday
 
More Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Posted in Arizona, Rhyming poetry, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Six-Word Saturday, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona

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Rainless

Aug 1

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Old wooden door, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
 


Whenever I travel to Mexico, I look for interesting doors, so Richard Wright’s haiku speaks to me:
 

Quickly vanishing,
The first drops of summer rain
On an old wood door.
 
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on an old wood door
the sorrows of rainless days
brushed in shades of blue

 
Haiku in bold and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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More Carpe Diem: “Utabukuro #6”

Posted in 5-7-5, Blue Monday, Carpe Diem, Guanajuato, Mexico, Richard Wright, San Miguel de Allende

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Chopping

Sep 19

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Aftermath of the 2013 flood, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
 


chopping winter wood
careless axeman strikes a stone
sparks nest in his beard

 
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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More Carpe Diem: “Wood Cutting”
 
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon

Posted in Bandelier National Monument, Carpe Diem, Haiku My Heart, New Mexico, Recuerda Mi Corazon

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