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Issue #155, La Garita Wilderness, San Juan Mountains, Colorado. Haiku by Jonathan Machen, David Teitler and Michael Contil Photographs by Jonathan.
7/14/10
groans
from the 40-somethings
heading to base camp
pungent smells
of dung and dust
still air, july day
at ten thousand feet
saw a moose
and an old rancher's hut
moose in beaver ponds
runs when hears
dave exclaiming "MOOSE"!
yellow galaxies
of potentilla blossoms
light as evening falls
delving deep into
parental psychology
continental divide
friendships
completely broken
over directions
timber bucks
darting over horizon
full rack, alert
at some point
towards the end of the day
it all boils down to
one foot after the other
despite the vistas
despite the company
despite god all around
mighty giants
moose highway
in old growth forest
met thompson and thompson
on the trail
didn't know where they were headed
durango, possibly
hot ecosystem
purple thistle thrives
ravine to summit
involuntarily
saying
the names of flowers
at the summit
insects feasting
on my legs
wispy rain clouds
portend only a hint
of precipitation
monarch butterfly
apparently
not afraid of heights
the musty scent
of mistletoe
following game trail
sure-footed
through the forest -
the elk's nose
eyes to the ridge line
alert to a possible threat
hoofs to dirt, a bugle to be heard
giant eye looming
inquisitive lens
'how do i look?'
triangular weaves
encircling seeps
whispering willow
imperfectly clung
twixt aspen and willow
web outlives it's creator
7/14/10
groans
from the 40-somethings
heading to base camp
pungent smells
of dung and dust
still air, july day
at ten thousand feet
saw a moose
and an old rancher's hut
moose in beaver ponds
runs when hears
dave exclaiming "MOOSE"!
yellow galaxies
of potentilla blossoms
light as evening falls
delving deep into
parental psychology
continental divide
friendships
completely broken
over directions
timber bucks
darting over horizon
full rack, alert
at some point
towards the end of the day
it all boils down to
one foot after the other
despite the vistas
despite the company
despite god all around
mighty giants
moose highway
in old growth forest
met thompson and thompson
on the trail
didn't know where they were headed
durango, possibly
hot ecosystem
purple thistle thrives
ravine to summit
involuntarily
saying
the names of flowers
at the summit
insects feasting
on my legs
wispy rain clouds
portend only a hint
of precipitation
monarch butterfly
apparently
not afraid of heights
the musty scent
of mistletoe
following game trail
sure-footed
through the forest -
the elk's nose
eyes to the ridge line
alert to a possible threat
hoofs to dirt, a bugle to be heard
giant eye looming
inquisitive lens
'how do i look?'
triangular weaves
encircling seeps
whispering willow
imperfectly clung
twixt aspen and willow
web outlives it's creator
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jonathan machen
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen