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Issue #39 White Rim, Canyonlands, Utah, October 18-23, 2002. Haiku: Jonathan Machen, Tom Hopson, Steve Mechels, Carolyn Bargman. Photographs, drawings and layout: Jonathan Machen
not sure the lycra
is all that necessary
on this cool fall day
tiny frog hopping
in a desert arroyo
once filled with water
desert sage perfume
wafting from upheaval dome
i walk towards the source
the soul of the land
revealed in a deep canyon
rock walls high above
like chocolate shavings
mud flakes curl in the sun
longing for rain
pinon pinecone shells
at the end of a dry year
brittle to the touch
rabbitbrush yellow
the envy of the desert
mid-october bloom
life in the fast lane
lizards flash between the wheels
what teenagers do - tom
rocks crunching beneath my feet
bone-dry gully becons on and on
only the wind for company- steve
the riders return:
salt deposits on their face
one hundred mile loop
leaves rustling overhead
alone, my book and me
peaceful and quiet-carolyn
squeaky bicycle
soundtrack to a symphony
of canyon color
leaning cottonwood
leaves rustling in the wind
mix with tired voices-tom
bright colors against red
ants and bikers swarming the road
legs moving furiously- carolyn
no-one wants to drive
a sure sign that the biking
is truly a blast
aching back no more
jonathan's Bike E- oh yeah
reclining in style- tom
a false sense of comfort
alone on the horizon
odorous outhouse
the vast emptiness
surrounds and swallows the sound
of a distant sneeze
what would living be
without bicycles and friends?
gratitude for both
built by prospectors
used by the miners, and now-
by mountain bikers
counting syllables
he drops his water bottle
composing haiku
reptillian brain
basks in the sun while watching
the river slice through time- steve
Haiku: Jonathan Machen, Tom Hopson, Steve Mechels, Carolyn
Photographs, drawings and layout: Jonathan Machen
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