#fireworks

July Fourth fireworks---
he tells me they got
bigger ones in China

#sunset

Fourth of July sunset---
streaks of red and orange
the fireworks follow

#trust

beautiful weather
on July Fourth---
in God we trust

#Fourth

July Fourth---
Iranian protesters say
they were tortured

#blue

blue sky---
I buy dandruff
shampoo

#resigned

Sarah Palin resigned---
to do
what

#blue

blue sky---
a fisherman's bucket
is still empty

#lighthouse

late night on the beach---
the only light on
is that of the lighthouse


#ocean

a beach downpour---
they come out of the ocean
into a shower

#beach

on the beach---
a man tells me
go fly a kite

#haze

Summer haze---
the bikinis are skimpier
than usual

#night

Summer moonless night---
in the light of fireflies
we kiss

#clouds

Summer day clouds---
so what
if they will rain

#water

hot day---
a beggar asks for money
to buy a bottle of water

#blue

blue sky---
but for a crowd
of Summer kites

#River

East River choppy waves---
I wait for her
to tie her hair

#fair

Summer street fair---
a sign says
beware of kids

#sunset

Summer sunset---
clouds as blue as the mountains
of an iced Coors can

#blue

blue sky---
I step
on dog shit

#stop

June evening thunder storm---
my neighbors stop
shouting

#dead

Sinatra sings on my ipod---
a man yells
Michael Jackson is dead

#now

Iran's green revolution---
where would it be now
without women

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
I see a mountain range
with fire beneath it

#door

steamy June---
a Chinese take-out
keeps its door open

#River

East River Summer---
workers give a tree
a trim

#tan

late June crowded subway---
but no one has
a sun tan

#shot

dictators don't
discriminate---
a woman is shot in Iran

#clouds

June afternoon---
the same dark clouds
I pour more Cabernet

#cold

Summer morning---
it's too cold
to wear shorts

#fight

at the gym---
I watch a woman
learn how to fight

#day

first day of Summer---
a son buys his father
flowers

#night

Saturday night rain---
a couple eye the lobsters
in a water tank

#River

East River dark clouds---
a little girl paints the sidewalk
pink with chalk

#sunset

June sunset---
when we wake up
how many died in Iran?

#lunch

lunch hour---
a long line of women
at the ice cream cart

#rain

rain---
mist
fog

#Park

Madison Square Park---
a folk singer sings
about no liquidity

#cooler

Upper East Side---
their graffiti
is cooler

#blue

finally blue sky---
but still
no peace of mind

#River

June East River---
girls versus boys rope pull
the girls win

#ants

June morning---
a line of ants
at the subway entrance

#mosquito

I go out
in search of a haiku---
a mosquito bites me

#dawn

dawn---
an old neighbor
unable to recall my name

#print

the New York Times is
now on Twitter---
all the short words fit to print

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat refuses to come
when I whistle

#night

June Saturday night---
a priest stops
to buy flowers

#loaf

partially blue sky---
a half loaf is less filling
than a whole

#sunset

after days of fog
the sky clears at sunset---
she buys the champaign

#neck

on a street bench
a couple neck in the fog---
censored

#write

June evening---
the fog has left nothing
uncovered to write about

#fog

morning fog---
she wears sunglasses
in the subway

#open

New York---
opposite a church a mosque
both have their doors open

#fog

morning fog---
a garbage truck
makes no noise

#water

overcast skies at sunset---
I water
the lilacs

#storm

Summer night thunder
and lightening storm---
but no one here to hug

#River

June East River---
a discarded condom
on new grass

#wears

June overcast skies---
she wears
a see through blouse

#lunch

Sunday street park---
wearing a burka she eats lunch
with her man

#horse

the name of the horse
who won the Belmont---
Summer Bird

#Park

Central Park aft days of rain---
healthy grass
pale crowd

#haze

morning haze---
a circus acrobat
disappears

#day

June rainy day---
the park ball field
is full of mud

#fog

morning fog---
too much steamed milk
in my espresso

#speaks

Obama speaks to Muslims---
a native American
listens

#water

a June downpour takes a break---
I go out to buy
more water

#fog

dense fog---
a blind man crosses
the street alone

#seen

almost Summer---
I come across daffodils
more than Wordsworth ever seen

#open

the recession---
more nude entertainment bars
open

#horse

GM is bankrupt---
I pat a carriage horse
in Central Park

#River

June East River rapids---
schoolgirls learn
to play rugby

#blue

blue sky---
my GPS
stops working

#traffic

New York bans cars
in Times Square---
the streetwalkers are unhappy


#River

Hudson River cool breeze---
so many men
go topless

#moon

moon above the skyline---
and all I got
is a half pita bread loaf

#blue

blue sky---
a fish monger opens clams
a May lone cloud

#pizza

pizza for dinner---
it's been long time
since I've seen the moon

#fog

morning fog---
the cat ignores
the neighbors' husky

#River

East River---sparrows drink
from a street puddle
May mist

#fog

morning fog---
I visit my friend
the fortuneteller

#bride

the sun behind a thin cloud---
the groom unveils his bride
late May

#rat

morning haze---
a rat stares back
at me

#garden

late night---
she shows me her garden
I taste her tomatoes

#blue

blue sky---
as if last night fireworks
never happened

#River

East River---
the sun shines
Memorial Day

#battle

kids fight a gun battle
in the swimming pool---
Memorial Day

#fly

late May---
a fly lands on
a poem by Isa

#fog

Saturday morning fog---
a boy wears his uniform
to go to school

#bird

whistles as she passes---
a bird
flies away

#blue

blue sky---
but not enough
sunspots

#River

East River rapids---
I run my fingers
through her white hair

#nothing

ozone level too high---
a woman wears nothing
under her skirt

#sunset

sunset---
a women softball game
ends in lots of hugs

#cool

bared bodies watching weather
starts---
I keep my cool

#sunset

sunset---
the sound of people singing
as I pass a church

#stands

late May---
a butterfly stands outside
my closed window

#River

East River stills waters---
I toss a rock in them
clear skies

#blue

blue sky---
a monk
looks up

#pigeon

a street park---
I watch a pigeon
try to earn daily bread

#sunset

sunset---
May clouds cracked enough
to see purple and red