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Issue #82, Ski Tales, February 5-8, 2004, featuring haiku by Jonathan Machen, Tom Hopson, and Susan Peterson.




Spray from car tires
Same color as road and sky
Lost in shades of gray

We stop in our tracks
Silencing the snow crunching
To hear the river




Under snow and ice
Water pulses and gurgles
Like blood of the earth

indoctrination
slowly setting in as kids
file into the church




snowy day - busker
plays for audience of one:
woman with headphones

couple holding bag
exiting fascinations
wonder what's in there?




prairie dogs barking
at dog riding in trailer
someone wants water

making him jump
from absent-minded daydream
sidewalk recumbent




two three-year olds
listening to the busker
with their chubby dad




sand in an hourglass
skiers lined up for powder
mary jane ski day




talkative single
white zinc on her nose
powder on her mind




pines bombarded by snow
pondering weighty matters
skiers with light hearts




young rad boardin' dudes
equipped with the latest gear
baggy fashion sense




an eight-minute ride
transport to nirvana
tango with the trees




last run of the day
will my legs turn to jelly
lungs explode?




soft, fluffy and deep
eight inches of deep powder
tom's ideal girlfriend




talking to herself
in her own conversation
paige skis down the trail




tension on the trail
skiers make way for skiers
vast woods, narrow path




pine needle: supple
water bottle tube: frozen
nature comes in first





solo/group kukai
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen