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Issue #043, haiku: Eiseman hut, December 13-15, 2002. Haiu: Jonathan Machen, David Teitler, Eric Vanzura. Photographs and drawings,
layout, production: Jonathan
wood stove melts snow
ski boots clomp the floor
sun makes long shadows
newly fallen snow
and yet vail ski area
noisily makes more
instant companions
revealed in the new faces
we meet at the hut
for all the glory
of the deep powder and turns
we must still ascend
jet flies above
snow falls below
we ski inbetween
jagged peaks confer
in sloping soliloquies
ridgetop to ridgetop
eric, dave and jon
floss without inhibition
as old friends might do
sharing anecdotes
from their medical careers
they ski up the trail
snow crystals
shining like stars
in broad daylight
cornish game hens
simmering in the oven
dave paces around
carving powder turns
uttering the snow-seal
whoop of excitement
instead of nailing
the ultimate photograph
dave crashes and burns
chaotic outlines
repeat their forms
i think i'll ski now
elizabeth and shawn
drift into my consciousness
in between ski runs
fear, worry, disdain:
syllables not applicable
skiing at eisemann
jon, will you draw me?
as if i were part of nature
i'll stand sentinel
at this altitude
all the jim beam they brought up
will go to their heads
is a hut escape
from culture or immersion
in all our vices?
i have to pee
but the outhouse is frosty
and my bag is warm
wood stove melts snow
ski boots clomp the floor
sun makes long shadows
newly fallen snow
and yet vail ski area
noisily makes more
instant companions
revealed in the new faces
we meet at the hut
for all the glory
of the deep powder and turns
we must still ascend
jet flies above
snow falls below
we ski inbetween
jagged peaks confer
in sloping soliloquies
ridgetop to ridgetop
eric, dave and jon
floss without inhibition
as old friends might do
sharing anecdotes
from their medical careers
they ski up the trail
snow crystals
shining like stars
in broad daylight
cornish game hens
simmering in the oven
dave paces around
carving powder turns
uttering the snow-seal
whoop of excitement
instead of nailing
the ultimate photograph
dave crashes and burns
chaotic outlines
repeat their forms
i think i'll ski now
elizabeth and shawn
drift into my consciousness
in between ski runs
fear, worry, disdain:
syllables not applicable
skiing at eisemann
jon, will you draw me?
as if i were part of nature
i'll stand sentinel
at this altitude
all the jim beam they brought up
will go to their heads
is a hut escape
from culture or immersion
in all our vices?
i have to pee
but the outhouse is frosty
and my bag is warm
solo/group kukai
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen