Haiku Times Volume 1, issue 2. Spring 2000 Denver International Airport, Colorado. here at the airport everyone has a purpose for a moment-i don't
a thousand faces reflect a thousand stories of a thousand flights
favorite pants and shirt pressed into overstuffed bags -balance on shoulders
big bolts and levers hold white tarpaulin in grace over marbelled floors
i thought i heard a bird chirp inside the walls of the denver airport
i feel like an ant crawling around in a tent looking for haiku
i drop my pastry on the ground where people walk above concourse A
beautiful burgundy woman moves close to see the words on the sign
ski tourists gather around the car rental desk like colorful ants
three women with british accents must have gone to catch their airplane
buldging suitcases circulate at baggage claim weary travelers wait
plane load of tourists hugging flourescent ski bags walk through the airport
the blast of the voice over the PA system while reading haiku
some people look at me as though they are on to what i am doing
interfaith chapel empty with big, comfy chairs -no time for prayers
while his father frowns little boy surges ahead thinking of the plane airport fast food court travelers rush through their meals snapping plastic forks
against soft white light the pink lounge chair screams polyurethane!
lady in saree solicits travelers with spiritual solace one thing is certain: this boy in striped overalls likes lots of ketchup
the people flood in and then they quickly disperse it's the airport pulse
standing in the flow of people rushing, i'm a rock in the river
winter travelers reflected in the marble floors the constant murmur
child strapped to mama stares up with bright blue eyes at white peaks in plastic
Featuring: Susan Peterson, Sara Benson, Hal Gimpleson, Sanjay Rajan, Patrick Lynn, Jonathan Machen