Ruby Marketplace

Chase Creek Marketplace, Clifton, Arizona

If you need a small memento
To remember Clifton by,
Chase Creek Marketplace is open—
Something there will catch your eye!


Photo and poem © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher

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

Covered Wagon

Covered wagon camped for the night, Southern Arizona

He’s stopped for the night,
The wagon’s at rest;
The mules are tethered,
Their hay passed the test;
When the sun rises,
He’ll be on the road
Heading on westward—
Adventure’s his mode!


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