Haibun:
There are places in Washington State where we rise up over the summit of the Cascades and can see the expanse of the eastern slopes of the mountain range. It seems we can see as far as Nebraska, but we can’t of course. There is the sky above and rolling hills below. The horizon is veiled in haze. Some hills are patterned with farm land full of wheat. One of these vistas can be found just east of Chelan, crossing the Columbia River and driving up the steep hills to Mansfield. Another vista point is near Yakima, and another is at Steptoe Butte. From these places we can see the dreamscape of lazy blue skies and quilted landscape.
“Steptoe Butte” colored pencil on museum board, 39 x 84 inches
Haiku:
Quilted fields of wheat
Vague horizon in the haze
Lazy sun, warm, dream