Issue #2 Denver International Airport, Colorado. Spring 2000
Haiku: Susan Peterson, Sara Benson, Hal Gimpleson, Sanjay Rajan, Patrick Lynn, Jonathan Machen. Photo and drawings by Jonathan.
plane load of tourists
hugging flourescent ski bags
walk through the airport
while his father frowns
little boy surges ahead
thinking of the plane
lady in saree
solicits travelers with
spiritual solace
one thing is certain:
this boy in striped overalls
likes lots of ketchup
here at the airport
everyone has a purpose
for a moment-i dont
favorite pants and shirt
pressed into overstuffed bags
-balance on shoulders
i thought i heard a
bird chirp inside the walls of
the denver airport
i drop my pastry
on the ground where people walk
above concourse A
a thousand faces
reflect a thousand stories
of a thousand flights
big bolts and levers
hold white tarpaulin in grace
over marbelled floors
i feel like an ant
crawling around in a tent
looking for haiku
beautiful burgundy
woman moves close to see
the words on the sign
three women with
british accents must have gone
to catch their airplane
ski tourists gather
around the car rental desk
like colorful ants
buldging suitcases
circulate at baggage claim
weary travelers wait
the blast of the voice
over the PA system
while reading haiku
some people look at
me as though they are on to
what i am doing
interfaith chapel
empty with big, comfy chairs
-no time for prayers
airport fast food court
travelers rush through their meals
snapping plastic forks
against soft white light
the pink lounge chair screams
polyurethane!
the people flood in
and then they quickly disperse
it's the airport pulse
standing in the flow
of people rushing, im a
rock in the river
winter travelers
reflected in the marble floors
the constant murmur
child strapped to mama
stares up with bright blue eyes at
white peaks in plastic
solo/group kukai drawing/writing/photography jonathan machen