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Issue #20 Tenth Mountain Hut, Colorado, February 21-23, 2002.
Haiku, photos and drawing: Jonathan Machen
a beautiful run
until he meets the depth hoar
and falls head first
under the surface
treacherous ski-eating rocks
and yet we ski on
deep indigo blue
contrasts to the white stillness
of these snowy peaks
peter threw the cards
and everyone got screwed:
end of card game
cant get away from
raucous laughter of the hut
far too cold outside
flat, monochrome sky
two dimensional mountains
yesterdays tracks gone
troubled teenagers
and a weary counsellor
emerge from the woods
late february
the new snowfall is heavy
and the sun is warm
several months later
i arrive at the same hut
without a head cold
at the end of the day
skinless and vulnerable
ready for a run
february snow
covering the old meadow
in a pristine white
waking up at five
black night envelops the day
then my alarm rings
service station deer
weary after years of fumes
leadville gas station
i notice the moon
when a military jet
flies overhead
this is my culture:
high altitude exercise
a few precious turns
a beautiful run
until he meets the depth hoar
and falls head first
under the surface
treacherous ski-eating rocks
and yet we ski on
deep indigo blue
contrasts to the white stillness
of these snowy peaks
peter threw the cards
and everyone got screwed:
end of card game
cant get away from
raucous laughter of the hut
far too cold outside
flat, monochrome sky
two dimensional mountains
yesterdays tracks gone
troubled teenagers
and a weary counsellor
emerge from the woods
late february
the new snowfall is heavy
and the sun is warm
several months later
i arrive at the same hut
without a head cold
at the end of the day
skinless and vulnerable
ready for a run
february snow
covering the old meadow
in a pristine white
waking up at five
black night envelops the day
then my alarm rings
service station deer
weary after years of fumes
leadville gas station
i notice the moon
when a military jet
flies overhead
this is my culture:
high altitude exercise
a few precious turns
solo/group kukai
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen