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Daybreak
A gravel road at sunrise, Yuma County, Arizona
On a country road
a dove begins at daybreak
to sing a new song.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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No Respect for Borders
Warning sign at a rest area on Interstate 8, Yuma County, Arizona
They’ve no respect for borders,
The birds and snakes and bees;
They slither and they flutter
Whichever way they please.
If humans dare to challenge
The courses creatures take,
They heed their inner compass,
Thus making no mistake.
Photo and poem © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Respect”
Discarded
Discarded chair, Yuma County, Arizona
How useful is an upside-down chair?
Two words linked with a hyphen count as one, of course!
Photo and text © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Thirsty
Yuma County, Arizona
summer afternoon
not a raincloud anywhere
for the thirsty dove
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Line
Electric lines beside a country road at dawn, Yuma County, Arizona
Somewhere down the line
a conceited rooster thinks
he coaxed up the sun.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Reasons
Sand verbena, Yuma County, Arizona
A flower has no gender
As far as I can see;
But still I have some reasons
That blooms appeal to me:
I love them for their beauty,
Fragility, and scent—
And yet with sudden windstorms,
How quickly they are spent!
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Gender”
Mirrored
Reflection of a winter sunrise in the rear window of a recreational vehicle, Yuma County, Arizona
Mirrored in the window
Of a wilderness RV,
The sunrise in midwinter
Is brighter than the sea.
The sight befuddles blackbirds
And ravens on the wing.
But the little cactus wren?
She cannot help but sing!
Poem © 2017 and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Mirror”
Bedroom
Abandoned house, Yuma County, Arizona
The bedroom of my childhood
Now shelters only mice;
The little house, neglected,
Long, long ago looked nice.
On weekends I still go there,
But only in my mind,
For memory now serves me
In ways both true and kind.
Poem © 2017 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Nostalgia”
Spilling
January sunrise, Yuma County, Arizona
Tenth day of the year—
the door of heaven opens,
spilling out fresh light.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif: “Door”
Confidence
A small bougainvillea brightens the new year in Yuma County, Arizona.
In the year ahead,
as long as there are blossoms,
we shall be all right.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
