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Issue #31, Santa Fe/Summer Solstice weekend June 20 -23, 2002. Haiku and photographs by Jonathan.
driving to boulder
grey smoke blows on hot, dry winds
eyes redden and sting
traffic frustration
overwhelmes me one moment
my knuckles turn white
like a blood vessel
dragging in an artery
my car in traffic
colorado fires
making the skyline hazy
air unbreathable
hazy grey-white smoke
fanning smoke from distant fires,
acrid smell of ash
ghostly silhouettes
of mountains obscured by smoke,
landscape under seige
while i am eating
man assumes that i don't know
he draws my portrait
not wanting to be
an unsuspecting model
i exit his sktech
just six months ago
we spent the winter solstice
at 10,000 feet
from near and far
come the blessings and the friends,
the young and the old
holding back my tears
until the love is present
for all to witness
the oscilloscope
enabling us to see
what we are hearing
llama comes over
eyes me inquisitively
quickly walks away
summer solstice rain
in the middle of the drought
auspicious wedding
creating a breeze
of music as fresh as wind
marimba notes soar
santa fe monsoon
disrupts marimba music
only for an hour
for a brief moment
raven follows the same path
as we in our car
lake shadows still long
even at 6:22 p.m.
happy that it's june
driving to boulder
grey smoke blows on hot, dry winds
eyes redden and sting
traffic frustration
overwhelmes me one moment
my knuckles turn white
like a blood vessel
dragging in an artery
my car in traffic
colorado fires
making the skyline hazy
air unbreathable
hazy grey-white smoke
fanning smoke from distant fires,
acrid smell of ash
ghostly silhouettes
of mountains obscured by smoke,
landscape under seige
while i am eating
man assumes that i don't know
he draws my portrait
not wanting to be
an unsuspecting model
i exit his sktech
just six months ago
we spent the winter solstice
at 10,000 feet
from near and far
come the blessings and the friends,
the young and the old
holding back my tears
until the love is present
for all to witness
the oscilloscope
enabling us to see
what we are hearing
llama comes over
eyes me inquisitively
quickly walks away
summer solstice rain
in the middle of the drought
auspicious wedding
creating a breeze
of music as fresh as wind
marimba notes soar
santa fe monsoon
disrupts marimba music
only for an hour
for a brief moment
raven follows the same path
as we in our car
lake shadows still long
even at 6:22 p.m.
happy that it's june
solo/group kukai
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen