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Shoeless
A duck lingers near the pond, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
A duck doesn’t need to wear shoes;
His webbed feet have nothing to lose
By going unshod,
But isn’t it odd
That he’d rather stroll than to snooze?
Limerick © 2018 and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Shoes”
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Blue Monday: Ducks
In the blue water three ducks take a swim,
The one in the middle’s a her or a him,
Or maybe it’s neither (though nobody knows),
But this I am sure of: that duck goes and goes!
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Dangers
Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
This garden is fraught with dangers.
Text and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blue Monday: Hungry Mallard
Part of a sign promoting clean lakes and streams, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
One day a hungry mallard
Was looking for a snack;
He looked both up- and downstream,
He looked both front and back.
He settled for a minnow,
While hungering for more,
Then swam back reluctantly
To the distant shore.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Why
An old farm truck rusts in the sun, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Why do all things fall apart?
Text and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Ordinary
A duck pauses for a rest at Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
An ordinary duck
On an ordinary day
Doing ordinary things
In an ordinary way.
But take another look
At that ordinary duck:
I think it’s quite amazing
That he’s not built like a truck!
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Seeking the Extraordinary in the Ordinary”
Saguaro flowers
Saguaro cactus blossoms, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Saguaro flowers glowing
Against the bright blue sky
Fill me with greatest pleasure,
And here’s the reason why:
I think there’s nothing finer
Than seeing a white bloom
Juxtaposed against the sky
To chase away my gloom.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Desolate
Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Desolate places—
something akin to wisdom
lingers in the stones.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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News in cactus land
Saguaro cactus, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
What’s the news in cactus land?
What’s the TV say?
Is there any hope that rain
Will settle dust today?
Maybe someone has a tip
I can take to heart.
Wait! There’s always NPR—
I’ve heard folks there are smart!
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blossom
Saguaro cactus blossoms, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Yellow butterfly,
does the white blossom please you?
Will you settle there?
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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