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Issue #15 Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico December 24 - 29, 2001.
haiku: Jonathan Machen, Judy Machen, Susanna Shankland.
drawings and layout: Jonathan Machen
before the new year
and after winter solstice
cold, dry powder snow
standing above oops
i see a lone track below -
was it a mistake?
because of the fire
these aspen will migrate north,
new roots taking hold
exhileration
yet no-one else is around
to share these feelings
another person
interested in the powder
joins me for a run
this mesa, sacred
to those who came before
and those now living
the tobacconist
smokes one of his choice cigars
in his cigar shop
what is happiness?
hiking with my son and spouse
what more could i ask?
winter hikes i love
sunlight on the cliffs; crisp air;
scent of the pinon trees
the views that i see
far to the north, east, and south
the same the ancients saw
the sign says, breathless
and that indeed is my state
of respiration
hiking with machens
looking at animal tracks
everyone guesses
hiking with our friends
the silence of the mesas
shattered by laughter
following the rut,
i add my vibram footprints
to this ancient path
the drama of light
over ancient, weathered rock
always a surprise
we stumble over
coprolitic evidence
dried out in the wash
perched on a dumpster
ravens break the cold silence
december morning
solo/group kukai
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen