Stray Ruby

Stray silk flower, Southern Arizona

Stray silk flower, ruby red,
If I stand upon my head,
I can see you hiding there—
Are you sure that you don't care?


Photo and poem © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Retired Sofa

Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona

Throw out the sofa, toss out the chairs;
No one remembers, nobody cares
About the good times shared round the fire—
Even a sofa has to retire!


Photo and poem © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Tattered Leaf

Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona

tattered crimson leaf
fading in the wilderness
final resting place


Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher