Strange flower

Metal flower sculpture, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona

What is this strange flower?
Has it any power
To attract the honeybee
From its hive beside the sea?


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Vermilion flycatcher

Vermilion flycatcher, El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

Tiny spot of crimson
Perching on a post,
Of your hearty appetite,
You're allowed to boast!


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Gazing

Visitors gaze at the El Charco del Ingenio hillsides, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México, while hungering for a snack

Gazing at the hillsides
To restore their souls,
Hikers on a holiday,
Dream of jelly rolls.


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Leftovers...

Someone's abandoned watermelon, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

Fruity little tidbits
In a plastic cup,
Waiting for the trash man
To come pick them up!


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Little shop

One of many neighborhood shops, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

Need a watermelon
Or a new doorstop?
What you need is waiting here
In the little shop.


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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spilling over the courtyard wall, Rancho Los Alamitos, Long Beach, California

Cascading ruby blossoms
Tumbling down the wall;
A river of bright crimson,
Giving joy to all.


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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea in the courtyard, Rancho Los Alamitos, Long Beach, California

Ruby are the flowers
Blooming on the wall,
Giving in good measure
Grace and peace to all.


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Memorial reds...

Veterans' graves decorated for Memorial Day 2015 at a small cemetery, Southern Arizona

In the little graveyard
Where the soldiers lie,
Battles are long over—
Hear the west wind sigh.


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Ruby lamppost

Lamppost in a city park, bordering Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

At the ruby lamppost
Meet me day or night;
Something good will happen,
Something true and right.


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Feeding koi

Koi pond, Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

Hungry koi are gulping
Every scrap and crumb.
Careful as you feed them!
Watch out for your thumb!


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Ruby gas pumps

Old gasoline pumps, Rancho Los Alamitos, Long Beach, California

Silent are the red pumps
That once gushed gasoline;
Now the search is earnest
For a fuel that's clean!


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Advice

A decorated stone in Roxaboxen Park, Yuma, Arizona

What the stone says,
Never forget:
Love, live, and laugh—
And you're all set!


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Love banner

Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona

Someone remembers,
There's love in the air;
Someone remembers
The one lying there.


Photo and poem © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Painting

Havre, Montana artist Mary Nault, painting at an outdoor event in Yuma, Arizona

painting in the shadows
on a sunny day
chilling with her palette
passing time away


Photo and poem © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Fake red leaves

Fake red leaves, blown by desert winds from a grave in southern Arizona

Escaping cemeteries
Is a leafy art;
We light up the desert
As we cheer your heart.


Photo and poem © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Santa Fe National Cemetery

Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Row upon row of white stones
Marking the resting places
Of soldiers lying below—
They have names, but no faces.


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Candles

Prescott, Arizona courthouse In January 2015, still decorated for Christmas

Even after Christmas,
Candles make it clear
That all people welcome
Light throughout the year!


Photo and poem © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Fading rose

Ragged rose blossom, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona

Ragged grow the roses,
Shorter grow the days;
Soon comes Christmas morning—
Magical its ways!


Photo and poem © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Brilliant blossom

Unknown red blossom, Southern California

Brilliant little blossom,
If I knew your name,
You would soon be on your way
To enjoying fame!


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Leaf

Tile leaf set in concrete, Roxaboxen Park, Yuma, Arizona

Autumn leaves have fallen,
Yellow, brown, and red;
Now the trees are barren—
What more can be said?


Photo and poem © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher