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Issue #57, China: Dali, April 15, 2003. Haiku and photographs by jonathan.







dragon shrine village
broad beans drying in the sun
gateway to jin suo







inbetween houses
intense food cultivation
instead of green lawns







new comradrie
in the center of asia
my path unfolding







from black coal slurry
workers press small round coalcakes
affordable heat







in her grey clothing
grandma takes grandson to school
in blue windbreaker







down cobblestone street
inscription in arabic
high on door lintel







hoping the offering
will purify stomach cramps
in the near future







goddess of mercy
next to the arhat reaching
for forgotten scroll







cypress bough
in secluded patio
fishing nets rolled up







drying the cypress
for later use as incense
old man smokes his pipe




grandchild
bursts into courtyard
with yellow windbreaker




sleepy drone of boat
giving this group of tourists
a chance to conk out




feeling good on boat
but terrible on the shore
mystery illness




writing a haiku
now just a gut reaction
to life around me




watching cnn
is like having a bad dream
in rural china





solo/group kukai
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen