#sunny

last day
of the year---
it is too sunny

#moon

New Year's party---
the moon is watching
all this foolishness

#seagull

after the clouds cleared---
a gliding seagull
blocks the sun

#birds

early morning---
too many
mocking birds

#sunset

no more cheap wine---
two-thousands-and-six
last sunset

#cat

a cat climbing
a street tree stops---
noisy night

#lights

Herald Square
holidays lights---pigeons
among the viewers

#moon

lonely night
I cook huevos rancheros---
a half moon

#sun

cold and windy day---
the sun shows
no remorse

#emptiness

end of the year
emptiness---it's cooler
in the Bahamas

#movie

on the way
to see a movie---
I pass a couple fighting

#meter

rainy morning---
I have no more change
for the parking meter

#call

the sound of Muslim
call for prayers---
Christmas day

#turnip

I eat another
raw turnip---
Christmas

#moon

he cuts me off
on Christmas Eve---
crescent moon

#stardust

stardust on
leafless branches---
Madison Square Park

#anchovies

anchovies
or no anchovies---
no anchovies!

#snowman

praise goes
to his head---
an inflatable snowman

#south

late December---
an inflatable Santa
goes south

#broker

end of the year---
a stocks broker
gives his bonus to the poor

#deer

first day of winter---
a deer eludes
its hunters

#winter

winter solstice---
I'll just wait
till Christmas Eve

#ski

bright day---
my ski sweater
gets lots of attention

#dolls

before Christmas---
the overweight dolls
are on sale

#sunset

slices of pepper
of all colors---
December sunset

#sparrow

morning rush---
a sparrow stays
on the sidewalk edge

#red

she wears her red high heels---
I order champagne
by the glass

#note

under the Christmas wreath
a note---
rain drops melt the ink

#work

the office
Christmas party---
too much work

#Owl

morning stillness---
a Great Grey Owl
sees me

#chimney

mid December---
a want ad
for a chimney sweeper

#dawn

beautiful winter dawn---
I ran out of
Jasmine tea

#today

today marks six decades
that I follow my shadow---
where ever

#music

Beethoven's birthday---
my neighbor plays
that deafening music again

#rice

overcast morning---
not enough sugar
in the rice pudding

#jewelry

Christmas lights
on bare trees---
I buy her more jewelry

#silence

morning commute---
the silence
of end of the year stress

#sunset

all in red
and nothing is green---
December sunset

#haze

morning haze---
I keep recounting
how many Santas

#penny

got a penny?---
at a fountain
just before Christmas

#moon

a turtle hides---
winter
full moon

#lunch

lunch hour---
a kid asks me
where's Santa

#lights

m&m's sprinkled
all over the dark---
Christmas lights

#night

Sunday night---
she's still doing
today's sudoku

#sunrise

sunrise---
my breath
fogs the window


#green

cold Saturday night---
the barmaid puts sake
in my green tea

#stillness

morning stillness---
an icicle
starts to melt

#tree

as I ring my
doctor's doorbell---
a tree with no leaves on

#coldness

morning rush
no one looks up---
the December coldness

#sunset

melon in New York
is always in season---
Winter sunset

#ATM

December day---
a woman in red
jumps the ATM line

#seagulls

early morning---
a biplane flies over
gliding seagulls

#size

holidays shopping---
size of the tree
does matter

#moon

baldness becomes him---
full moon
from under a winter tree

#frost

first frost---
too much noise in the park
I put my hands on my ears

#sunset

a chorus line
with pink cheeks kick high---
December sunset


#kitten

morning stillness---
a kitten
yawns

#Hu

I bought a talking Santa
made in China---
Hu Hu Hu

#night

early morning---
last night stardust
is on the lilacs

#moon

strange faces are out
this saturday night---
the moon

#storm

the storm passed---and
warnings of tornadoes
that were hot air

#dry

rainy Friday night---
I stop at a bar
to dry out

#moon

who is this
masked man?---
the moon

#human

Union Square---
a herd of pigeons
chase away a human

#sunrise

sunrise---
a parrot sounds
a bit arrogant

#bonsai

the year close to its end---
a bonsai behind
trees on sale

#slate

overcast morning---
starting with
a blank slate

#wires

all the wires
are unplugged---
winter trees

#rush

morning rush---
the dozing lady has
a new red shopping bag

#sunset

the Christmas lights
are not working---
sunset

#moon

the harvest is over
I hang the sickle---
crescent moon

#tart

outside Bloomingdales
a tart in red---
Jingle Bell

#parrot

morning stillness---
a towel covers
the parrot cage

#squirrel

the trees are bare---
a squirrel
climbs up my shoulder

#holidays

viewing holidays
decorations---
sun rays on my pen

#taxi

a woman stole
our designated driver---
taxi!

#Black

Black Friday---
so many turkeys
at the sales

#Setter

rainy Thanksgiving Day---
a Bostonian
walks his Irish Setter

#Thanksgiving

a dog patiently
waits for his plate---
Thanksgiving Day

#olives

a bartender
needs more olives---
the bridge lights turn on

#Mouse

brisk morning---
Mickey Mouse
floats by

#sunset

a hare sinks further
in a bed of leaves---
late Autumn sunset

#grey

grey morning---
I check out a new
tanning salon

#buy

strings of lights
on bare trees---
and buy this!

#hoofs

Fifth Avenue station---
the sound of hoofs
on the pavement

#Jacuzzi

in a Jacuzzi
a ticklish man
keeps yelling stop

#seashell

mid November---
a seashell
in the back of a drawer

#bell

Saturday night traffic---
a cyclist
rings his bell

#hair

a middle-aged man
blow-dries his hair---
late Autumn trees

#sunset

Autumn sunset---
a birthday balloon
rises

#turkey

Thanksgiving---
I will invite
a turkey to dinner

#lipstick

morning rush---
a blonde
with no lipstick

#dark

dark night---
a cat stretches
before going out

#artist

morning haze---
a street artist
paints the skyline

#anchovies

drizzly night---
I pick the anchovies
from my side of the pizza

#sunrise

sunrise---
the glass of a tower
facing east

#cigar

a haggard old man
smokes a cigar---
late Autumn leaves

#shoes

morning rush---
abandoned old shoes
at the last stop

#song

morning stillness---
a deaf man listens
to the song of a bird

#prima

broken glass---
a prima donna
goes back to work

#game

the football game ends---
heavy rain makes
the loss heavier

#haze

morning haze---
so many sparrows
where the leaves used to be

#global

on a bed of sapped leaves
a beauty sunbathes---
global warming

#Veterans

Veterans Day---
the children of Vietnam
are now of Iraq

#grocer

a new grocer opens---
the flies still go
to the old one

#end

end of the line---
a blind violinist
counts his change

#green

warm day---
a green leaf in the midst
of yellow ones

#sticks

he is tall and skinny
the other short and chubby---
so are their sticks

#church

Autumn storm---
multicolored leaves
carpet a church driveway

#Superman

the day after---
no one cast a vote
for Superman

#poisson

coffee, cigarettes, beer---
and Windex to clean
after all that poison

#moon

perched on a tree
still can't see the forest
from the trees---full moon

#sunset

cold wind at sunset---
I drink the last
drop of Chablis

#skyline

pudgy seagulls
perched on the shore rocks---
Manhattan skyline

#house

On the road---
I pass a tree house
while riding in a mobile home

#moon

harvest moon sets---
a baker goes
to work

#bar

Saturday night---
moon light shines
on an empty bar

#air

he vacuums the lawn
from the dead leaves
who vacuumed Summer air

#moon

full moon behind clouds---
she slips out
of her white satin gown

#rat

morning rush---
a subway rat
walks to work

#moon

I take a bite
off a little green apple---
the moon

#more

sunny day---
shoveling dead leaves,
for more callouses

#lanterns

lanterns in the park
blink---
an ocean of yellow leaves

#Zoo

warm Autumn day---
Central Park Zoo
full of human smell

#Halloween

Halloween party---
a scarecrow
did not need make-up


#sunrise

Autumn sunrise---
a witch
undresses

#goblin

hot sun
and cold wind---
a goblin torture

#witch's

early morning---
sun rays strike
a little girl witch's hat

#sorcerer's

dark Autumn night---
a sorcerer's apprentice
shivers

#clock

October last Sunday---
lost an hour
resetting an old clock

#ghosts

cold Saturday night---
the semetery ghosts
brown-bag it

#rain

pouring rain---
the landlord
turns on the heat higher

#sunset

she wears a purple blouse
at sunset---
I order espresso

#fawn

tattoos---
a fawn with a back
full of little nothings

#moon

a night owl
finally meets a real one---
full moon

#cotton

morning cotton clouds---
the washer
stopped foaming

#pumpkin

Autumn night---
a homeless man
has a pumpkin

#pie

cold morning---
nothing left
of last night apple pie

#brisk

evening rush---
only the wind
is brisk

#train

my morning train
delayed---a seagull
flies above the tracks

#sunset

the smell of roasting
eggplant---
October sunset

#sunny

sunny---
a ditch digger
finds a brass doorknob

#pictures

overcast day---
I look at old pictures
in black and white

#Wal-Mart

Sunday morning---
I look
for a Wal-Mart

#hell

hell---
a homeless man
wears a new garbage bag

#sunlight

morning stillness---
a dead leaf
shines in the sunlight

#wind

strong Autumn wind---
fallen leaves are back
at branch level

#sunset

a cat sitting out
at sunset---
gray with yellow streaks

#swallow

a swallow steals food
from two pigeons---
Autumn haze

#grafitti

Autumn morning---
neighborhood graffiti
has changed colors

#branches

Indian Summer---
some branches
are already naked

#pigeon

slow morning---
one more pigeon
joins the rest

#bodega

rainy night---
the silence
outside the bodega

#fountain

plaza fountain---
light paints petals
made of bubbles

#ghosts

October in the woods---
I look for ghosts
and witches for a party

#blue

blue sky---
a crow lands
in a ditch

#kinks

knock on the door---
she straightens the kinks
in her black dress

#diner

in a Japanese diner
a fly prefers
American

#sunset

wind howls
on the boardwalk---
cold feet at sunset

#Noble

Yunus economics---
how crumbs become wheat fields
won a Noble

#yellow

green leaves dangle
in my face---I bow
yellow ones all over

#man

standing before an ant
a man asks:
who am I

#earing

rush hour---
she forgot to wear
the other ear earing

#spider

a spider
built its web
above a mouse trap

#vacuum

morning stillness---
a vaccum tube
sucking fallen leaves

#dive

rainy afternoon---
the Yankees suffer
one more nose dive

#leather

brown cockroach
walks on a brown leaf---
I wear my leather jacket

#art

art work in the park---
tree shadow
on the back of a canvas

#headline

morning headline:
"Another 60
Bodies Found---"

#fruit

I see her at a fruit stand---
the sweet smell
of Fall apples

#Mohawk

Columbus Day---
I shake the hand
of a Mohawk from Buffalo

#sunset

Autumn sunset---
a leaf falls
into the gutter

#more

look east you see the sun,
west the moon---
what more do you want?

#moth

Autumn night---
a piece of bark
becomes a moth in my hand

#fleece

awaken---
I search a dark closet
for my red fleece sweatshirt

#moon

all the blue
tortilla chips are gone---
full moon

#violinist

the violinist
in the train station
wants "no pennies"

#march

Union Square anti-
war march---tired old
hippies and their kids

#empty

early morning---
an empty beer can
in an empty subway car

#jacket

leaves start to fade---
I take my base ball
jacket to the cleaner

#couple

rush hour---a couple
stay standing by leaning
one against the other

#dogs

Madison Square Park---
all the dogs
had their Autumn hair cut

#mosquito

hot day in Autumn---
a mosquito
gets one last wish

#waxing

a turtle keeps peeking
out of its shell---
waxing gibbous

#flying

cool morning---
a fly shows
no interest in flying

#light

star gazing with
my back against a
broken street light

#hiccups

Sunday morning fog---
I got the hiccups
for no reason

#football

Saturday college game---
too much kicking
for football

#ant

an ant inside
my slipper
survives a brisk night

#sunset

sunset---
a yellow half moon
green with envy

#comb

dark clouds
pour Autumn rain---
I comb my gray hair

#airplane

Shea Stadium---
looks bigger
from an airplane

#alarm

early morning---
waiting for the
alarm clock to ring

#Ode

packing to go
back home---
I hear ''The Ode to Joy''

#pudding

cloudy sky---
I get one more rice
pudding cup from the fridge

#Park

a fat duck
awash by green ---
Knightsbridge exit of Hyde Park

#pheasant

morning sunshine---
a pheasant
stays among tall grass

#hell

crowded bus---a man
whispers to another:
go to hell

#duck

clear day---
a duck keeps diving
into its water image

#tattoo

in a Turkish restaurant
the belly dancer
has a Greek  tattoo

#equinox

Autumn equinox---
a swan glides in a pond
with the wings raised

#sunset

sunset---
a neighbor
ends her fast

#cinnamon

Autumn morning clouds---
I go out to buy
more cinnamon

#wrinkles

after Autumn rain---
the sun shines
on his face wrinkles

#blue

overcast morning---
I can't find
my blue suede shoes

#Hamlet

''Hamlet'' brand
little cigars---
''Smoking kills''

#dancer

a ballet dancer
picks up a rose
off the stage---thorns point

#traffic

rush hour---
a contrail crosses
over stalled traffic

#bird

desire---
a cat looks
at a picture of a bird

#sunset

sunset---
Autumn wind
smells of apple pie

#cat

morning stillness---
a cat
is hungry

#ducks

Hyde Park---
the ducks
are very polite

#city

overcast day---
a city full of red buses
and black taxi cabs

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#green

Autumn clouds---
green leaves
quiver

#bench

Sunday morning---
my favorite bench
has spelled coffee

#story

sitting in a bookstore---
she tells me
the story of her life

#fruit

gloomy day---
I order another
half of grapefruit

#hat

 

cold wind blows off

my hat---

and a good fantasy

 

#bamboo

 

morning stillness---

bamboo shoots growing

in a water bowl

 

#wrong

 

looks the wrong way

before crossing the street---

a Yankee dog in London

 

#sneeze

 

dark clouds---

I sneeze every time

the cat passes by

 

#drizzle

 

Autumn light drizzle---

I am glad

I forgot my umbrella

 

#sign

 

in a miniskirt

she waits for a train----

'mind the gap' sign

 

#turtle

on the way to
the airport---
I pass a pet turtle farm

#fly

a September fly
keeps flying
into my face

#football

after all the violence
in the news---
Monday football

#eleven

nine eleven---
a five year old kid
celebrates his birthday

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#sunset

sunset---
a tennis ball
lands on the white line

#Sharapova

Sharapova wins New York---
a tennis court
became her ballet stage

#salt

health food restaurant---
an old man
wants salt in his soup

#sunrise

sunrise---
the neighborhood witch
closes her blinds

#skyline

the skyline on a cool
Autumn night---
and crisp Chardonnay

#humans

Union Square Park---
the dogs look happier
than the humans

#moon

orange blue full moon
in the horizon---
what lunacy!

#subway

after Labor Day
in the subway---
the clothes colors darken

#moon

city night stresses
his after five shadow---
full moon

#mantis

mantis mating season---
I hope she
does not get ideas

#backpacks

first day of school---
all backpacks
are bulging

#school

his first day of school
for the first time---
he forgets his name

#Summer

abandoned sandals
on the green---
last day of Summer

#Labor

Labor Day---
a police dog has to work
in the subway

#green

many fallen leaves
in last night storm---
they are still green

#swans

the lake is
full of swans
and she goes swimming

#movies

dreary day---
I watch on tv
old hurricane movies

#hurricane

after a hurricane---
not much in the news
till the next one

#gossip

two old ladies
on a bus gossip---once home
I close my curtains

#smell

Bush gives a speech on Iraq---
the smell of sulfur
from lighting a match

#sunset

sunset---
suddenly the sound
of a fire alarm

#Lance

seeing Fer-de-Lance---
you'll run faster
than Lance on a bicycle

#stacks

beyond smoke stacks
and rain clouds---
a day moon

#sparrow

a sparrow snatched bread
from another
and flew to my porch

#fly

dreary day---
a fly keeps falling
down the window glass

#happy

happy hour---
the bar maid
keeps breaking glasses

#dark

dark street---
a stranger smiles
at me

#karate

late Summer---
I show off my karate
blows using peaches

#jungle

a city dweller dreams---
a jungle
with eight million parrots

#light

around a lamp
in the sunlight---
a butterfly circles

#man

overcast day---
a homeless man
puts on sunglasses

#cat

last weekend in August---
a cat
walks home slowly

#fly

a fly
on my computer screen
is at an Issa link

#drops

long pearl necklace dangles
under her umbrella---
and big rain drops

#weeds

he cuts the weeds
in his drive way---
his head always shaved

#sunset

she unties the bun
of her red hair---
August sunset

#snail

end of August---
a snail
takes it easy

#bikini

his mother-in-law---
walks around the house
in her bikini

#squirrel

sunrise---
a squirrel
goes down the fire escape

#day

bright day---
I look at the sky
searching for a haiku

#corn

a pigeon picks
at corn seeds---
my tooth ache returns

#bird

early morning---
a mocking bird
hovers over a crow

#owl

August midnight---
a city owl
goes home

#vanilla

boring day---I put
shredded chocolate
on the no fat vanilla

#tea

morning---sun light
running through
my jasmine tea

#town

August Saturday night---
the only ones still
in town are the bores

#orange

overcast day---
she wears
her orange dress

#turtles

watching turtles stare
at me from under water---
Central Park Boat House

#subway

mid August morning---
like a funeral
is the subway

#funeral

fallen tree---
the parking lot at a
funeral home is full

#blank

morning stillness---
a blank sheet of paper
flew away

#sunset

sunset---
she blushes as
she kisses me goodbye

#clear

clear morning---
a giant gold bar
in the western skyline

#chicken

barbecue chicken joint---
two fat women
serve it with no bras

#duck

hot night---
I remember how
a sick wild duck fell

#lighthouse

broken lighthouse---
with a flashing
red light on its top

#joints

early morning---
I spread suntan lotion
on rusted joints

#cars

kids playing in
a parking lot--- hide only
behind US made cars

#tortilla

sunrise---
spreading bean paste
on a warm tortilla

#walk

Sunday leisurely walk---
all the mosquitoes
stayed home

#brown

cool morning---
the green leaves swing in
tandem with her brown hair

#fish

Friday night---
I rush there before they
run out of fried fish sandwich

#sunset

sunset---
too much red pepper
in my salad

#clue

a crossword puzzle
has for clue:
"a brief poem"

#worm

early morning---
no one in the courtyard
but a worm

#moon

obstructed full moon---
the hood tilting
on the head of a monk

#bus

as I wait for a bus---
a blond in a red sports
car passes

#sunset

sunset---
I can smell the
beef carpaccio to here

#wind

cool summer wind---
I stroll
to the subway

#crowd

Italian cafe---
the World Cup crowd
still boasting

#jay

on a park bench
a blue jay stops
to look at me

#bums

August at
Union Square---
only the pigeons and bums

#Cuba

bookies are taking bets
as to when---
Cuba libre

#cat

he walks a dog
on a leash and a cat---
moonless night

#opera

early morning---
the opera singer
is on a roll

#sunset

it looks smaller
now the heat wave is gone---
sunset

#coffee

making iced coffee
in the morning---
the buzz of a fan

#metal

cool metal with
the volume up---
the heat

#balcony

fourth day of a heat wave---
Romeo sleeps
under the balcony

#heat

heat wave---
I hang out
in ice cream parlors

#smoothie

blueberry strawberry raspberry
smoothie---
makes lesss your misery

#moon

she bends down
to pick up a small coin---
August full moon

#ant

an ant climbs the wall
of a four star
french restaurant

#cool

evening cool---
finally the neighbor's
bitch shuts up

#August

August---
empty seats
at rush hour

#water

heat wave---
a kleptomaniac
steals designer water

#crow

Sunday morning---a crow
on the roof
of a church

#Bach

hot afternoon---
a Mint Julep
and J. S. Bach

#dog

end of July---
a dog has no one
to bark at

#yogurt

summer afternoon---
forgot to buy yogurt
to put on the berries

#marina

the marina is packed
with boats---
rainy day

#chain

two kids race
their bikes around the fountain---
I twirl my key chain

#whispers

the sound of whispers
as the subway
suddenly stopped

#cups

sidewalk cafe---
her "a" cups as she
serves our espresso

#truck

truck stop---
I take one sip
and spit

#rubber

rubber hose
lining the street---
want some licorice?

#miso

sweltering night---
I put ice cubes
in the miso soup

#sticky

a spider web glistens
in the sunlight---
a sticky day

#presence

morning stillness---
I feel the presence
of a mosquito

#sunset

sunset---
raspberry syrup over
one scoop mango ice cream

#neighbors

the neighbors gone
on vacation---
I get to sleep late

#cherries

black cherries on sale---
can you lose
weight on black cherries?

#candle

calm wind---
I turn off the bulb
and light a candle

#sunset

sunset---
heavy thunder storms
cause a power outage

#jogger

hot day---
a jogger waiting
for the bus

#grapes

ripe grapes---
the vineyard's owner
is on vacation

#cappuccino

rush hour---
she stops for
a cappuccino to go

#breeze

a summer breeze
playing with my hair---
I let it

#wrong

a thunder storm
lights up the sky---
I'm on the wrong street

#spider

a spider web
swings in the wind---
empty hammock

#open

walking with
the umbrella open---
sunlight showers

#bar

just the two of us---
I at one end of the bar
she's at the other

#screen

morning rush hour---
the smell of sun screen
in the subway

#swat

a horse fly
on the window glass---
please swat me

#gumbo

early morning---
nothing left
of last night gumbo

#beige

a ripe peach---
I stain my beige
jacket

#chocolate

I can't find
where she hid
the chocolate I bought her

#catfish

Bastille Day---
the chef cuts
the heads of the catfish

#bald

on the subway---
man with long hair
next to a bald woman

#kite

on a crowded
boardwalk---
a kite refuses to go up

#mango

overcast morning---
a fruit vendor
peels mango

#pearl

a midsummer downpour---
she takes off
her long pearl necklace

#wave

heat wave---
a streetwalker
goes to the boardwalk

#whiskey

clicking glasses
with an old friend---
he made the whiskey

#peach

dawn---
I cut a peach
into halves

#shirts

I bought shirts on sale---
two for the price
of one sushi meal

#train

the train is late---
a sparrow pacing
back and forth

#final

World Cup final---
Italy plays
Zidane

#red

salsa band
in the park---
she wears red high heels

#day

summer day---
I can't find
something to do

#money

unexpectedly---
I find money
in a drawer

#jam

eating all natural
peach jam---
the smell of her soap

#mirror

no mirror
can tell you truly
what you are

#lost

lost mail---
I open a window
to let a butterfly out

#fountain

Madison Square Park---
the fountain has pennies
but no water

#shower

rainy morning---
my shower
is not working

#tour

tour de france---
how do they go
to the bathroom?

#subway

after a long weekend---
many dozing
on the subway

#tea

independence day---
someone dropped
a tea bag in the pool

#eagles

soaring bald eagles---
all about a chance
to fulfill a dream

#sunset

July sunset---
waiting for the fireworks
to really paint this sky red

#crackers

early July---
a kid wants money
to buy fire crackers

#nymph

storms throw me
off my horse down a river---
I get picked up by a nymph

#penguin

hot day---
I wouldn't be here
if I were a penguin

#driver

sunday morning---
the designated driver
returns home

#penny

scratching off candle wax
with a penny---
a half moon

#dragon

morning stillness---
a dragon broke
into pieces

#cool

western swing
night in the park---
the fireflies stay cool

#sand

eating brown
rice sushi---
sand inside my sandals

#hate/love tanka

one digs deeper
because of hate
the other digs deeper
because of love---
at the end they meet each other

#head

rain showers in spots---
one spot
was my head

#bride

outdoors wedding
reception---a fly
pursuing the bride

#sour

offering her green grapes---
she makes
a sour expression

#turtle

live swing music
in the park---a turtle
goes home

#moon

one more foggy night
haiku---this time to say
I miss you moon

#fly

a fly looking
for an open window
to get out of my house

#wrong

world cup game---
the crickets are cheering
the wrong team

#lost

at the entrance
of the subway---
a lost shoe

#life

beach rainy day---
can't remember who said
life is a beach

#directions

sunday morning---
a priest asks me
for directions

#box

searching
in an old box---
I found "Paradise Lost"

#fast

walking fast---
my eyeglasses
covered with rain drops

#doctor tanka

they yelled is there
a doctor in the house?---
as a kid I had a toy
doctor bag to induce me
to grow up to be one

#mermaid

slapping and bubbling---
the two parts of a mermaid
are estranged

#parts

foggy morning---
the two parts of a mermaid
are estranged

#bite

long day in the park---
a mosquito
comes back to bite

#less

union square station---
the less clothes people wear
the hotter it gets

#giggle

an older girl
on the swing---
the others giggle

#scoreless

the world cup game
is still scoreless---
summer solstice

#summer solstice

summer solstice---
too short a night
to remember her name

#butterfly

breezy day---
a butterfly
and I collide

#squeak tanka

the laundry rope
across an ally squeaks---
while the woman
pulling on it squeaks
about the landlord

#new

early morning---
a bird hasn't sung
any thing new for hours

#sailboat

lying on his surf board---
near a toy
black sailboat

#first

first summer moon---
light in my heart
clouds in my eyes

#sunset

sunset---
the orange volley ball
served into the sea

#he

fathers day---
he would have asked me
why haiku

#clean

clean streets,
shiny cars---
and no pedestrians

#pine

long summer walk---
she massages
her calluses with a pine cone

#night

early morning---
last night disagreement
continues

#sunset

sunset---
there is more foam
to my beer than the surf

#morning

morning sky---
the pigeons
are hungry

#girl

a little girl dances
in the park---
partner is imaginary

#Union

Summer time
in Union Square---
Oh! Calcutta

#frizzles

sunlight strikes
the wine decanter---
the frizzles of her red hair

#towel

the third time
the guest wants a fresh towel---
the waiter drops the towel

#beach

rush hour---
sitting next to a woman
going to the beach

#end

all park benches are taken---
she sits at
the other end of mine

#past

hitting a ball
against a park wall---
the cracks of my past

#sunset

sunset---
she pours me jasmine
flavored tea

#dog

early morning---
a man yelling
at a barking dog

#ant

cold night---
an ant creeps
under my foot

#dance

the party is over---
silently the leaves
dance to the wind

#spider

under my desk---
a spider builds
its own wires network

#high

down town
after hours---
high heels echoing

#sunset

sunset---
a cricket
sounds lonely

#woman

the woman who
moved next door---
gets many late night callers

#school

friday morning---
a school kid
yells: "I don't want to go"

#tail

hazy evening---
a distant light
has a tail

#cup

street soccer---
practicing
for the next world cup

#chili

chili dinner---
a heart-burn
cooked by a heart-throb

#rain

heavy rain---
an open umbrella
floats down the street

#worm

on the floor, the paper string
from a Hershey's kiss---
acting like a worm

#moon

a drunk raises
his bottle and winks---
a half moon

#combs

morning stillness---
she combs
her hair

#bat

dense fog---
a bat can't see
where he's going

#cage

behind me---an old lady
carrying an empty
bamboo cage

#sunset

sunset---
the coffee
is almost done

#column

overcast sky---
a smoke column
moves horizontally

#chalk

overcast day,
drawn in chalk on a
playground wall---the sun

#meeting

at a meeting---
some one with
the same ring tones as me

#softball

sudden downpours
both softball teams
go to the same bar

#machine

buying a metrocard
with a credit card
from a machine---thank you

#Darwin

in the subway
a Darwin look alike
stares at me

#rabbit

morning fog---
a white rabbit
takes it easy

#sunset

sunset--- the clouds make
the end of a long summer day
welcome

#noise

the noise from the street
blocks the noise
of the neighbors

#fountains

water shoots up
from fountains---
calla lilies bloom

#dragon

hot day---
a smoke column
shaped like a dragon

#ex

the sun shines
while it rains---
I think of my ex

#fish

early morning---
watching fishermen
talk more than fish

#V

at a V
shaped by two branches---
a kid aims his sling

#map

memorial day---
a four-year-old boy looks
at Iraq's map

#beaches

beaches open---
the girls of last summer
are in bigger bikinis

#pigeons

the old lady
who feeds the pigeons
sends her daughter

#movie

in line to see
a Tom Hanks movie---
two nuns

#ball

at the station---
a soccer ball stands
at the end of the platform

#afternoon

late spring afternoon---
the sky is full
of cats and dogs

#song

early morning---
the crow doesn't get
the song of the mocking bird

#sunset

sunset---
no one noticed
her antique ruby necklace

#blue

early morning
blue sky---
I wipe my eyeglasses

#garden

she's cooking peas
from her garden---
the dog wags his tail

#chopper

a clear day---
the hum of a chopper
circling above

#hips

on the subway---
a woman next to me
has big hips

#wind

eating ripe strawberries
for breakfast---
gusty wind

#hot

the gypsy woman says:
when it's hot, it's hot
when it's not, it's not

#shower

sunday afternoon
rain shower--- cleaned
my boots

#spring

late spring---
the daffodils
hunch

#sunset

saturday sunset---
everyone getting
ready for the night time

#dew

morning stillness---
dew drops
on the fire escape

#blond

afternoon thunder storm---
she fluffs the curls
of her blond hair

#sex

application
for online dating---
what is your sex?

#faucet

rainy morning---
a dripping faucet
woke me up

#seashell

I put a seashell
to my ear---
it says stop polluting

#beasts

beyond good and evil
is a jungle---
full of funny beasts

#school

walking to school---
a contrail marks
a blank sky

#sunset

sunset---
eating the rest of the
cherry pie a la mode

#happy

early morning---
a happy ending
to last night rain storm

#food

sidewalk cafe---
a pigeon waits
the server bring out food

#buzz

morning haze---
I keep hearing
the buzz of a fly

#horses

clouds clearing
the sun comes out---
horses race in the sky

#tops

morning fog---
the tops of towers
are blanking out

#cemetery

mothers day---
slow traffic
at the cemetery

#cat

overcast morning---
a cat stares
at a crow


#bubbles

dark clouds moving in---
kids blow at them
soap bubbles

#door

someone knocking
on the door---
I can't find my eyeglasses

#gray

fog at dusk---
my gray hairs
pass unnoticed

#fast

walking fast---
my umbrella
has a hole in it

#strawberries

gloomy day---
I bought strawberries
and put on them yogurt

#station

morning rush hour---
the conductor announces
the wrong station

#oranges

the smell of peeled
oranges---
at daybreak

#worms

overcast day---
I watch out
for worms on the sidewalk

#mosquito

moonless night---
a mosquito
keeps on trying

#day

twilight---
day laborers
waiting for the contractor

#sunset

sunset---
an old man gazing
at wilted lilacs

#girl

early morning---
a girl with heavy make-up
going home

#sunset

rushing home at sunset---
the smell of cooking
in the elevator

#garden

my neighbor's
flower garden---
her favorite color is purple

#spider

spring cleaning
my room---
I found a new spider

#crow

saturday morning
softball game---
a crow making catcalls

#t-shirts

late spring---
a warm sun
brought out the tight t-shirts

#sunrise

sunrise---
the ants
are looking blacker


#hypnotist

going home---she dozes
while reading the flyer
of a hypnotist

#city

city sky line---
trying to tell
the clouds from the smoke

#sunset

dark clouds at sunset---
hope they are gone
by moonrise

#falcon

looking out
of the window---
wishing I were a falcon

#sunset

sunset---
picking the last
daffodil

#rice

cloudy sky---
nothing left
of last night rice pudding

#hair

a kid next to me
having his hair cut
for the first time

#may

may day---
the idea of paying all workers
is very recent

#spring

spring light rain---
I close
the umbrella

#cafe

in a cafe---
there are more people
studying than talking

#party

sunday morning---
still hearing
the noise of last night party

#sunset

sunset---
stuck in traffic
in the lincoln tunnel

#window

a cat in the window---
listens to a
mockingbird meow

#mosquitoes( after Issa)

two mosquitoes
keep arguing
over my pillow

#hear

chilly evening---
I can hear the rustle
of the new leaves

#breakfast

as I eat my breakfast---
a sparrow
waits for his

#tulips

sitting on a fence
above welted
yellow tulips---a crow

#azaleas

morning stillness---
the roof is dripping
on the azaleas

#robbery

the prices on the sign
of a gas station---
highway robbery

#ecosystem

morning---
riding to work in a one
specie ecosystem

#sunset

sunset---
listening to jazz
in a tibetan tea house

#ant

early morning---
an ant waits
for me to pass

#birth

outside a store that
sells wedding dresses
a cherry tree
just gave birth
to many bright green leaves

#sunset

sunset---
the smell
of cooking beets

#pushy

morning---
the fog making
the smoke look too pushy

#about

morning fog---
nothing
to write about

#rain

cold and rain all day---
an iterant worker
managed to smile

#cold

cold morning---
newly sprouted leaves
shiver

#noisy

nice spring day
I close the window---
the street is too noisy

#smile

early morning---
both of my neighbors
did not smile

#blood

union square---
blood red tulips
at the feet of lafayette

#chill

late spring
morning chill---
the cherry blossoms stay calm

#horse

a kid rides a black horse
covered with red roses
for fifty cents

#tracks

waiting for the train---
a seagull hovers
over the tracks

#skyline

a subway stop
with a view of
the skyline---a long wait

#opera

in a jacuzzi
she tells me
she's an opera singer

#skin

baring skin in the sun
is still harmless but---
who needs these bumps!

#smoke

cloudless sky---
a smoke column
rises horizontally

#whisper

a holiday weekend---
the silence of the street
makes me whisper

#bread

morning walk---
I buy bread
wrapped around a boiled egg

#backgammon

a backgammon game
stopped by the sound
of clicks of high heels

#blanks

dense fog---
the early morning charm
of blanks

#sunset

Good Friday---
a steady drizzle
at sunset

#strawberry

beautiful spring day---
a woman next to me
eats a strawberry

#southern

this N train is going
to Queens---she announced
in a southern accent

#sky

holy week grey sky---
a sparrow
does not sing

#chocolate

someone left
the chocolate bunnies
out in the noon sun

#sunset

sunset blocked by clouds---
I imagine
a favorite rerun

#egg

mid april---
a friend offers me
a chocolate egg

#veggies

a fruits and veggies store---
their cat sits in front
of the cash register

#boss

monday morning---
the boss puts his feet
up on his desk

#bunnies

toy bunnies
in a neighborhood park---
driving the dogs crazy

#subway

riding the subway---
alone with a stranger
and her two cats

#sunday

sunny sunday---
a cool spring breeze
tickles my feet

#red

morning---
the red lights of a tower
stay on

#football

late night,
passing a football on the street---
the moon

#mailman

morning stillness---
the mailman sitting
with his legs crossed

#black

dusk---
a black cat
trying to be friendly

#pigeon

early morning---
a grey pigeon
keeps flying back to my windowsill

#grapes

seedless grapes---
the skin is very hard:
I spit

#leaves

cold morning---
when will the trees
have leaves?

#flake

snow flake april showers---
the petals
of the cherry trees

#column

early morning---
a column of smoke
posing with the clouds

#roof

cloudy night---
they are up on the roof
for just soulgazing

#kids

kids on
a schhool trip---
dragging their feet

#umbrella

spring rain---
my umbrella is
the only thing I see blooming

#time

monday morning---
trying to save myself
from day light saving time

#leaves

nice spring day---
the trees are still
with no leaves


#cleaning

spring cleaning---
the dust of winter
is heavier

#coin

dropping one more coin
in the slot machine---
crescent moon

#face

red shirt black shoes
big car--- busy streets
old friend good food happy face

#parrot

early morning---
the old man downstairs
has a new parrot

#out

friday night---
hanging out with her friends
she pretends not to see him

#madness

march madness---
the office manager
wants his money back

#teacher

beautiful spring day---
a teacher keeps looking
out of the window

#sandals

first warm spring day---
going to work
in sandals

#traffic

traffic stopped
cars are honking---
a cherry blossom lined street

#sunset

a beach fruit vendor
packing his goods---
sunset

#cherry

sunny day---
searching for
cherry blossoms that bloomed

#soccer

after school---
his mother teaches
him soccer

#goose

cold spring morning---
nothing has blossomed
but my goose bumps

#sunset

sunset---
a leisurely walk
through a slum

#bubble

not a cloud any where---
the neighbor's daughter
blows her bubble gum

#cat

late night,
amongst the garbage bags
a cat thinks---which one?

#siesta

sunday siesta---
under my window
a bum is humming

#house

warm night---
turning off my house lights
to gaze at city lights

#yogurt

fruit flavored
frozen yogurt---limp
lilacs lie on the tables

#chess

the chess game dragging---
someone starts
planning a coup

#light

light entangled in
a tree---
dances to the wind

#yoga

new teacher from Japan---
his English
is better than my yoga

#dawn

dawn---
the Chrysler Building lights
the sky

#lunch

eating lunch out
on Wall Street---
the sparrows look well fed

#walk

moonless night
on the river walk---
silently he misses her

#carousel

pleasant summer day---
cloud like the top
of a carousel

#red

summer near its end---
I paint the roof
red

#children

broken homes,
single neighbors have children---
just for the weekend

#meter

day moon---
I have no change
for the parking meter

#silence

reading room---
the silence of turned pages
punctuated by snores

[inspired by a haiku Bill Kenney posted in urban-ku yahoo group]

#sunset

sunset---
in the clouds,
my childhood gold fish

#it's a Union Square

long kisses---
they break
to look at the full moon

#ditch

winter sunset
... an old man
digs a ditch

#shadow

walking,
my shadow suddenly scares me---
full moon

#candle

predawn stillness---
a melon scented candle
burns out

#summer grass

summer grass
after the rain---
I walk bare foot

#drumming

stillness---
piercing bricks,
my neighbor's drumming

[inspired by a haiku of Basho: stillness: piercing the rocks, cicadas' voices]


#bumblebee

stop asking me---
do it your way,
bumblebee

#bell

dog keeps barking,
I ring a bell for him---
he stops

#wilted

wilted leaves
where samurai swords
used to pierce

#variation on Basho's haiku 44: "warriors" (1689)

Basho's haiku:

summer grasses grow thick where the warriors used to dream

My haiku:

wilted leaves
where samurai swords
used to pierce

#cigar

thunder storms
herald cool air ---
I light up a cigar

#it's a Union Square

Union Square farmers' market---
a pregnant woman
sizes up melons

#haze

morning haze---
a ferris wheel
cracks the sky

#variation on Basho's haiku 43 (1689)

Basho's haiku:

one paddy planted, I walk away from the willow


My haiku:

one paddy planted---
I am off
to play cricket

#variation on Basho's haiku 42: "spring departs---" (1689)

Basho's haiku:

spring departs and in the eyes of fish tears

My haiku:

summer arrives
and in the eyes of fish
tears---for real

#turtles

hot day---
diving
with yellow sea turtles

#asphalt

The sparrows on asphalt---
almost invisible
at sunset

#dry

dry night---
a firefly tries
to enter my nose

#iron

early morning---
sun light shines
rusted iron

#sunset

sunset---
a red and yellow kite
rises

#tramp

short night---
a tramp had his fill
of empty beer cans

#manatee

the soft look---
a manatee
had a lot of mall practice

#sparrows

the sparrows feast
on millet, the pigeons---
left over rice

#variation on Basho's haiku 41: "Sparrows" (1688)

Basho's haiku:

A good house: sparrows delight in millet behind the back door

My haiku:

the sparrows feast
on millet, the pigeons---
left over rice

#variation on Basho's haiku 40: "Octopus" (1688)

Basho's haiku:

Octopus traps -- fleeting dreams -- the summer moon

My haiku:

an octopus trapped,
I set it free---
back to my summer dreams

#variation on Basho's haiku 38: "Fishermen's Faces" (1688)

Basho's haiku:

Fishermens' faces were seen first, then the poppy flowers

My haiku:

fishermen's faces----
I stop eating
dried cod

#rice

dusk,
the bridge lights come on---
someone cooking rice

#sunset

sunset,
a sail boat stops---
puffed red clouds

#viewing

full moon---
viewing
the light house

#fight

morning tai chi---
a shadow
wants to fight

#summer

summer---
spider web on the window shelf
glistens

#dogs

very hot night---
the dogs haven't barked
for hours

#Lance Armstrong

I finally got
a yellow band---
Lance Armstrong

#stillness

stillness---
the alarm clock
keeps ringing

#two women

two women
have coffee on a roof---
puffed red drawings

#squeaking

keeps squeaking---
pulling the rope
to hang from her window laundry

#necklace

it swings as she bows---
her yellow roses
necklace

#grandpa

a dressed woman
comes out of the cake---
grandpa soon to rewed

#bookie

skeptic bookie
takes bets---
sun will rise tomorrow

#sunset

sunset---
behind the skyline
a higher skyline of red clouds

#ride

subway ride---
a kid asks a cop
what's in his pocket

#deep sea

deep sea---nothing is left

#Variation on Basho's "Pea Crab"

Basho's haiku 34 (1687):

A pea crab crawls up my leg from the clear water.

My haiku:

a lobster clutching
my big toe---
I pee on it

#bus

on a London bus
sightseeing in New York---
some patrons were handcuffed

[Note: true story]

#sunset

sunset---
I arrived late,
saw the aftermath

#cactus

painted trees on a store's window---
cactus plants
sit outside

#smiled

passed me,
asked for a quarter---
and smiled

#shy

Saturday's night,
a traffic island park---
the women ain't shy

#poodle

early morning---
a Ralph Lauren suit
walking a poodle

#pumpkin

walking at night,
I came across a fine pumpkin---
full moon

#sunset

sunset---
a red cloud lingers
over the Empire State Building

#water

hot weather sale,
two for the price of one---
water

#Google Moon

I tried Google Moon---
grey dust
all over my fingers

#Eskimo

city summer nights---
an Eskimo dreams
of his hometown

#hydrant

weeds grew around
a fire hydrant---
hiding it completely

#heat

heat wave---
listening to the cricket
while sitting in Starbucks

#today's

today's date same as when the Spanish Civil War started*---
Iraq's?

[*July 18, 1936]

#in line

standing in line to buy
mini muffins, I turned---
hers were in my face

#variation on Basho's Haiku 31

Matsuo Basho's Haiku 31 (1687) "Skylarks"

Through this long day, the skylarks have not sung enough

My haiku:

with so many crickets
who needs
the skylark

#hot

hot night---
the moon just came out
of the swimming pool

#clothes

foggy morning---
my neighbors
forgot wearing clothes

#Saturday

Saturday night---
a church organist
listens to Metallica

#sunset

sunset---
an ant ascends
my leg

#complains

Friday night---
a gigolo complains
about his sex life

#July fifteen

July fifteen---
a day later,
the lights are red, white, and blue

#crawling

late night---
a spider crawling
Internet Explorer

#it's a Union Square

Union Square's half moon---
still looking for
its other

#butcher

lunch break---
a butcher makes himself
a sandwich

#clouds

summer afternoon---
under cumulus clouds
flipping hamburgers

#sunset

sunset---
the pizza
just arrived

#whistles

almost forgotten---
the wind now and then
whistles her name

#noon

high noon on a lawn---
me and a cute bird
eating lunch

#bikini

bikini panties
glowing in the dark---
crescent moon

#tango

tango in the park---
her knee swings up
too far

#fire

firefly in the subway---
the batteries never
run out

#hurricane

clear sky---
till what's left of
the next hurricane arrives

#nap

a summer rainy day---
I took a nap,
then another

#overground

riding the subway---
fog and rain
overground

#London

London and New York
are sisters---
hand in hand they walk

#dance

going to a dance
in the park---
I carry my umbrella

#rice

pigeons eating
left over rice---
they like it

#ocean

gray ocean---
I stay home and listen
to B.B.King

#lost

lost on the street---
the statue of a saint
faces the right way

#fireworks

watching the fireworks---
suddenly the sky
has a ceiling

#independence

independence day,
all men are created equal---
even them

#sunset July third, 2005

sunset,
red, white, and blue stripes---
the stars later

#a variation on Basho's azaleas

Azaleas arranged, beside them a woman dries cod.
Matsuo Basho, haiku #23, 1685

late afternoon---
a farmer rests her feet
beside the azaleas

#fireflies

western swing in the park---
on a count of eight
the fireflies light up

#U2

a beetle, the gates
of windows, and you too
say love africa

#seagull

summer---
above the el
a seagull passed

#comet

star gazing---
a little ant walks
inside a comet

[Note:On July 4th a NASA probe, Deep Impact will walk inside a comet, Temple
1, send pictures of it to Earth and then burn out.]

#it's a Union Square

the sun shines while it rains---
nothing stays undisputed
at Union Square

#melon

eating watermelon,
after the melon all gone---
moonless night

#eggs

afternoon breakfast---
eggs sunny side up
are almost over

#blizzard

the heat!
last night I dreamed
I was in a blizzard


#hot

hot night---
a mouse trapped
by a cool breeze

#July

July---
nothing to do
but staring

#rat

quickly a squirrel
crossed the side walk---
I said: you're a rat

#chairs

a kid keeps moving
chairs around---
but the music doesn't stop

#weeds

a city playground---
from its cement sprouts
some wild weeds

#sunset

sunset in the park---
a kid scores
a slam dunk

#oven

cleaned the oven---
now baked potatoes will
smell like pine trees

#cells

popping on roof tops---
the relay cells
of cell phones

#alarms

early morning---
cursing the inventor
of car alarms

#warmer

as nights get warmer
voices on the roof
get softer

#it's a Union Square

Union Square---
rats cross
to enter their subway

#sunset

gray and pink lines upside down---
sunset,
I spilled my tequila sunrise

#motors

early morning---
motors are mowing down
a dead tree

#sunrise

sunrise---
at a distance
a towering inferno

#construction

a crane next
to water lilies---
construction in the park

#Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center Plaza,
Artie Shaw band plays---
next the frogs at the pond

#Battery Park

Battery Park---
across the waters
stands a big lady

#night

boring night---
the cricket keeps repeating
itself

#dark

sparrows on the tree
sing---
soon it will be all dark

#fog

early morning---
stuck in traffic,
the sound of a fog horn

#fathers day

fathers day---
he stops to buy him
ice cream

#run

trees run then stop---
looking out of a train
first time

#dreams

a tree with dense leaves,
under it were spun
many summer dreams

#at the movies

summer afternoon
at the movies---
a rude awakening

#pick

two flowers
side by side---
I pick one, not the other

#green

solstice---
a cool breeze
caresses green leaves

#eagles

thunderstorms over---
the Chrysler Building's
eagles glisten

#life

life in the fifties
so sweet and simple---
a lost ant back in the fold

#spaniel

painted on the roof
across my window---
the ears of a red spaniel

#ices

sunset---
kids buy ices
from a passing vendor

#dentist

walking to the dentist,
in the hot sun---
my mouth feels real dry

#naked

walking at night
naked limps
perspiring---silently

#sound

lunch hour downtown---
the sound of crows
drowns all other sound

#lotus

a day at the pond,
I feel content like
a lotus_eater

#it's a Union Square

hot Saturday night,
out late in the park---
Eve forgot her fig leaf

#morning

early morning
a pigeon cooing:
another hot day

#summer

summer---
I doze in the subway,
wake up at Coney Island

#hide

hot day---
two sparrows play
hide and seek under a car

#summer solstice

summer solstice---
I click glasses
with shadows

#ice cream store

new ice cream store,
at the door two bicycles
lie entangled

#swing

evening---
the leaves swing
to a cool breeze

#your side

how about you tell me
your side of the story
moon

#dusk

dusk on my porch---
I can still see
the dafodils

#on high

keep it on "high cool"---
for a moment I thought
we're in July, not June

#ice

hot and humid Sunday,
I go to a bar to cool down---
no ice

#sunny

at eight thirty
it's sixty degrees---
and sunny

#neighbors

neighbors having
a backyard party---
I could overhear the kissing

#sky window

hot day---
his car won't start,
he opened the sky window

#plagiarism

the parakeet
at odds with the parrot---
it's plagiarism

#it's a Union Square

cold evening---
the sax player
switches to baritone

#Fat Cat

Fat Cat ran to the
next window to keep
spying on a police dog

#clouds

crow walking
on a tar covered roof---
low clouds

#outside

laptops, cell phones, and
mint chip _mocha cups---
horse drawn carriages outside

#my frog haiku

Basho's frog haiku:

Furu ike ya Old pond!
kawazu tobikomu frog jumps in
mizu no oto water’s sound

my frog haiku:

I'm sick and tired
of you frog---
go jump in a lake

#gym

in shorts at night---
she bypasses Tiffany's
going to the gym

#Waning

I looked up the name:
tonight's is Waning Crescent---
the moon

#same

that same rhythm
page after page---
I fall asleep

#staring

the old man's staring---
his wife left him
for a younger man

#bells

May sun sets
behind two trees---
I hear echoes of bells jingle

#millipede

cars honk
at a stop sign
a millipede crosses---slowly

#crow

that old crow's been
in enough haiku
to fill a Yahoo mail account

#haiku moments

haiku moments---
suddenly you stop,
you go back and look

#sunset

sunset---
the rain hitting the window
is saying sambuca

#Memorial Day

Memorial Day---
flag draped coffins
still arrive

#Friday

Friday morning---
that same old boring
tumbleweed

#blue

blue eyed blond,
blue scarf, blue coat, blue umbrella---
bluejeans

#it's a Union Square

naked women on the grass---
in bronze
by Rene Letourneur

#gun

at the metro card machine,
with a gun---
Pancho Villa's mustaches

#on cell

at Starbucks
the voice of Ella dwarfed
by the voice of Ella on cell

#hide

the trees fully grown leaves
hide lower level
graffiti

#City Ballet Review: May 24, 2005

cool rainy day---
I go
to the ballet

City Ballet danced
Bach's Goldberg Variations,
by Robbins--it's sunny

Cameron Grant's
playing the piano---
I felt grand

partnering Weese---
Peter Boal's
very sweet

and Neal's---
beautiful little bird
beats

many jumps to second
and tour---and tour---and tour---
that's mine!

then Glass Pieces---
also by Robbins,
dancers walk but go no where

going back home---
it warmed up
and the rain stopped

#feather

on her chair
on the porch---
a feather

#toasted

toasted bagel
and cappuccino---
her delicate oriental looks

#duty

pen and paper
writing haiku
my duty every day

#the moon

I woke up feeling someone
pointing a light saber at me---
the moon

#it's a Union Square

all benches full---
except the with pigeon shit
strewn ones

#baguette

from her Ann Taylor
shopping bag,
sticks out a baguette

#one

depleted sunlight,
her shadow and her
become one

#pigeons

New York's well fed pigeons:
first walk--- then run--- then fly---
just kick their ass!

#boss

my boss
wrote a haiku
about his nose

#lunch

nice day,
eating lunch outside---
two men discuss Plato

#locksmith

at a locksmith: covering
the store's windows
locked steel gates

#rainbow

sunset---
rain and one grayish green celebrated
rainbow

#the Zoo

the Zoo in May---
the young of animals
and humans

#Jerusalem

Jerusalem---
a rope walker
fell

#mid may

mid may---
the sun's heat caresses;
the shade's cool air tickles

#a cat

a cat
at night
walking---then jumped into the bushes


#surf

ocean viewing---
with each soft caress
the splashing of the surf

#streetlight

under a streetlight
a dog walker
waits

#seashell

on a beach---
a seashell whispers
a distant lover's heart beat

#graffiti

hot day---
graffiti on the roofs
distracts

#a ride?

on the train after school
a two seater bicycle---
need a ride?

#Sony

Sony Atrium---
the smell of rubber,
Spider Man walks the ceiling

#Park

Madison Square Park lunch time--
a sparrow's looking
to see who's new

#mothers' day

mothers' day---
I wish I could still say:
"o I forgot to call her"

#golf

cleaning man in the subway
plays golf:
broom stick and an m&m

#in line

standing in line---
she smiled baring her midriff,
I smiled bearing it all

#Empire

sunset---
still not dark enough to view
the Empire State Building's lights

#tears

bored to tears,
the crocodile
chews on weeds

#bag

rush hour---
he gives his seat,
she carries a Victoria's Secret bag

#foot

at the foot of
a black glass tower
wilted lilacs

#sale

side walk potted flowers sale---
calla lilies:
eight dollars each

#talking

one of New York's finest
talking
to a star obstacle vaulter

#clown

the clown
at his desk
counting his marbles

#fly

fly on the window
awe stricken---
plane lands at LaGuardia

#no showing off

fog covered skyline---
just lights
and no showing off

#rain check

sun set---
nothing doing
I took a rain check

#insect

another
haiku wrapped insect---
click "delete"

#brick

brick paved street
ends---
at the cemetery

#"moment"

these empty lines---
waiting for their "moment"
and click on "send"

#purple

spring purple rose---
choosing love
over war

#boat

morning fog---
the marina sinks
boat by boat

#summer time

summer time---
and the baker has
a sale

#doctor

the doctor tending the patient---
the Yankees
playing tonight

#red lights

foggy night---
all is left
are blinking red lights

#stem

the scent of a rose,
not the rose itself---
has a metal stem

#watched

pouring rain---
through a hole for two minutes
the sun watched

#sun set

sun set---
too soon slipped in a cloud belt
and set it on fire

#spring cleaning

spring cleaning day:
some weird living things---
also dead

#line

end of the subway line
outside the station---
an H&R Block

#chalk

on the sidewalk
next to the tulips
a tulip in chalk

#snow shower

cold wind gusts---
snow shower
from apple blossoms

#waterfall

sunset---
a waterfall of light
gushing out of dark clouds

#ride

at the street fair:
ride a pony
for real---from Kentucky

#racing

all his money gone
he's still reading
the racing paper

#forecast

checking the forecast---
the radar is prettier
than rain in person

#muffled

in a subway tunnel
a worker sings
his ears muffled

#weddings

walking passing
much apple blossom---
many April weddings

#it's a Union Square

red and yellow tulips
in Union Square---
Gandhi poses

[In Union Square, New York City there is a statue of Gandhi cast while he is
walking]

#Checker

retired Checker cab
repainted Yankee's
blue and white

#tickles

small tree
with small new leaves---
tickles the ears

#french fries

long yellow finger nails---
eating french fries
at McDonald

#new Pope

continuum---
short wait
for white Sistine smoke

#apple

dark street---
green half moon
through spring apple blossom

#tight

sign in the subway:
"hold tight"---
at rush hour hold the others

#it's a Union Square

Washington on a horse---
the army behind him
is sun bathing

#Capitol

from the State Capitol
chimney---
never white smoke

#hand in hand

a spring Sunday afternoon--
scantly dressed bodies
walk hand in hand

#west

Sunday morn'
walked too far west---
someone singing gospel

#suburban

some haiku---
an art store
in a suburban mall

#Titans

the City from across
the East River---
concrete Titans

#photos

taking photos---
a shadow
did not miss any shadows

#sports

Saturday morning---
in an empty booth
a left over sports section

#garbage

early morning---
the sound of a garbage truck
crunching

#another pointing haiku

a little girl
points to a star
with a wand

#on the wagon

cool dry April days---
pigeons going
on the wagon

#junkyard

two junkyard dogs
bark
at a Porche speeding by

#over the hill

over the hill yuppies---
even donut shops
now serve espresso

#the sun

the sun in my eyes;
soon it will set---
I keep looking

#hound

a grey hound in the midst
of Saturday afternoon shoppers
pisses

#masquerade

crescent moon
before dark---
masquerade

#dermatitis

little buds
all over bare branches---
dermatitis

#breathless

the Brooklyn Bridge---
which
did make you feel breathless?

#this week we got reminded

why Henry VIII
told the Pope
go jump in a lake

#chicken feet

Mexican food take out-
chicken feet soup
upon request

#spring

early spring---
baby pigeons
eating with the sparrows

#old man

cloudy morning---
the old man at his desk
secreting a haiku

#a frog

a frog stares at me
from under a rock---
I say no

#amusement park

sleet storm---
umbrellas bump and rebound
like cars in an amusement park

#feathers

early spring
flaky showers---
seagulls shed feathers

#reason you believe

some times the reason
you believe what you believe
is just luck

#incense

the sounds of the Dead,
the smell of incense---
Marcuse covered with dust

#equinox

vernal equinox---
the rain didn't feel different
than autumn's

#limber

early spring rain---
leafless branches
limber

#read

twilight---
I can still see
my neighbor read

#spring

morning---
too cold to open a window
but still---spring

#seventeen

March seventeen---
the nurse wears
green shoes

#shrimp

spring at a swamp---
a see thru shrimp
digests its food

#fever

spring fever---
freshly painted
cherry red graffiti

#hammock

day dreaming---
summer nights on a hammock:
crescent moon

#shamrocks

mid March---
soon it'll be shamrocks
all over

#florescent

florescent short nail
in a dark club---
crescent moon

#cotton

evening blue sky---
shredded cotton
clouds

#telescope

cafe with a telescope;
I looked---
a huge moon hangs from a ceiling

#soap

outside my window
Saturday morning---
soap bubbles rise

#Ballet News: ballet booing

[UK News]: The characters of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles were
booed by dance fans attending the Manchester premiere of the ballet "Diana,
the Princess."

Otherwise, fans at the Palace Theater were noisily appreciative of the
interpretation by Danish choreographer Peter Schaufuss and Zara Deakin, who
plays the late princess.

http://www.keralanext.com/news/indexread.asp?id=143429


still not as bad
as booing---
Nijinsky "Rights of Spring"

#Ballet Talk: booooo!

when my ballet is done
it'll have plenty ballet baddies to
boooooo!

#dig me?

red light on tall building
whispering to passing planes:
dig me?

#tea

early morning---
still watching the water
brewing my tea

#cool down

beige fury cat
out on the sidewalk
lies on her back to cool down

#shades

snow of
yesterday's storm---
wear your eyes-shades

#chimney

clean blue sky---
smoke gushing out;
red and white tall chimney

#fire

after the snow ended
some one lit a fire---
in the horizon

#dentist

walking to the dentist
in a snow storm---
grinding glass

#petals

a trail of petals
leading to a window sign:
"find out who loves you"

#rabbit

finally it warmed up---
I didn't wear my rabbit
fedora

#plane

jet plane so high---
dragonflies
on a glass door

#rocky

red tiled slanted
roofs over look
a rocky beach

#barbed

leafless trees
behind a mesh wire fence-
above it barbed wire

#on the rocks

Tiffany lamps hang
from the ceiling---
I say Campari on the rocks

#snow girl

a snow man in a
school play ground is
a snow girl

#soon

sun is out,
but the air is cold---
soon will start spring training

#more

more snow flurries
fueling more temper furies
at morbid weather

#subway

fresh snow--- all foot prints
lead away from entrance
to the subway

#molecules

snow flakes move in the air-
like heat agitated
water molecules

#no where

tree looks like a map
roads going---
no where

#pistachio

asked for mint
ice cream, I got pistachio-
ate it

#wood

full moon,
Friday night-
knock on wood

#down

you wouldn't know it's winter
till you look down-
snow

#confetti

snow falls in large flakes
like white confetti---
nothing to celebrate

#wine

some faint red light
still left in the horizon--
I pour more wine

#roof

spring day,
birds perched on the roof---
I clean my windows

#the other side!

full moon before sunrise
pretends to be the sun---
the other side!

#spiky

gray sky,
walking in slush---
spiky trees

#mush

a President's Day snow storm---
all mush
and no grits

#blond

cloudy sky---
a blond
passes by

#red ears

beckoning cat
in a Chinese take-out--
has red ears

#refrigerators

cold air outside my window,
giant refrigerators---
skyscrapers


#cracked

a dog chases ducks
into the pond---
the ice finally cracked

#bird feeder

a bird feeder hangs from a branch-
sparrows more than buds
by two to one

#early

cold and cloudy
early Thursday morning---
I go back to sleep

#sun set

sun set---
the storm ends, the sky clears,
one cloud catches fire

#depth

the streets are flooded-
I use my umbrella
to measure depth

#blind

a blind woman
lead by a dog stops---
another dog passes by

#scale

I keep looking
for the other half of the scale---
a half moon

#perched

the rain stopped, the sun shines,
and the crow perched
on his usual place

#puddles

rained all day---
the puddles got deeper,
my jumps shorter

#pearls

the rain comes down
in strings
of little pearls

it's a Union Square Valentine Day:
two haiku

nothing red
except the sign of
Virgin

the black dog
of the label black and white
is happy to be here

#dive

ladders lie
in storage on a roof ---
end of the line is a dive

#tourist

crescent moon beams over
Manhattan sky line---
another tourist

#background

busy streets, snow all gone,
as normal the sidewalks are
background

#Paris Hilton

she looked so cool
on the Letterman show---
that's hot

#Valentine Day

Valentine Day---
the grocery store has a sale
on garlic

#cart

strong cold wind---
I follow the smell of cooking
to the nearest food cart

#jelly beans

viewing the soon
to be flowers--
a jar of jelly beans

#intense

strong wind rolling
empty cans on my roof---
intense heavy metal

#doll

behind the doll
as it moves on stage
a man's shadow

#Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday---
for a moment I thought
her forehead was bleeding

#break

in white robe and stethoscope
out on the street
for her cigarette break

#driftwood

driftwood---
dark clouds will rain
here may be

#welcome

cloudy day--
I let the crow
feel welcome

#wired

she sips coffee--
one ear wired to an ipod
the other at her cell

#quiet

quiet morning-
a mockingbird
answers his own call

#last month

the sun as it sets--
warmer
than at noon, last month

#empty

warm and sunny--
city
is empty

#Super

Super Bowl Sunday--
I am viewing
the colts beat the rams

#Leonardo DiCaprio

so it's the environment,
and how about the Indians-
God Father

#five

in a cafe five foreign men argue,
one stands up-
to make a point

#warm

clear blue sky-
warm sun light
washes away gray dirty snow

#the sparrows

early morning
the sparrows
doing better than the competition

#it's a Union Square

sandwiched at Cosi
between people-
I ate a sandwich

#Jeep

the snow melted a little:
my neighbor
washes his Jeep

#buds

the snow on the roots
recedes, the buds
on the branches proceed


#garlic

between an orange blue sky
and night fall
the smell of garlic

#here

look
the fish know
we are here

#ocean viewing

ocean viewing---
suddenly a wave
made by a dolphin

#poodle

a white coiffured poodle
pisses
on the snow

#it warmed

it warmed enough to feel
like driving south four
hundred miles last month

#cell people

no one is as happy
talking to real people
as to their cell

#street dirt

yesterday's pure white
snow-
today's street dirt

#a duck

reddish brown pigeon-
walks like
a duck

#up or down

bright sun, snow cover-
you wince whether
looking up or down

#duplicate

duplicate houses-
even the snow amount
in each garden

#on the street

on the street
before the mass starts-
a man smokes

#bull fighters

lifting weights in the gym
two retired
bull fighters

#black and white

snow melting
on tar covered roofs-
pictures in black and white

#bread

cold afternoon---
kids walk home from school
the smell of baking bread

#warmer

frigid day--
I turn the heat up,
the sun gets warmer

#rhymes

the roses wilted,
the chocolate eaten-
but the poem still rhymes

#ghost

smoke freezes
as it comes out
as if has seen a ghost

#why

don't ask me why
but that's what Jupiter
said about the moon

#white wings

white wings dip and lift
seagulls
don't mind the snow

#stared

caught the sea bass
in a restaurant-
stared at each other

#tooth ache

full moon
on a silver platter
and I got a tooth ache

#half

precipitation
half snow half water-
the yin and the yang

#finger

write true haiku
with your finger-
on sand

#moon

the snow starts to melt-
the moon
is still there

#dirt

the snow starts to melt-
the dirt
is still there

#live

morning blue sky-
finally something live
flies

#makeup

snow brightens a cold night
like makeup
on a street walker

#beetles

all cars buried
under snow
look like giant beetles

#jungle

haiku on the Internet-
bird calls
in a jungle

#blizzard

a blizzard---
I walk to buy food
snow in my pockets

#red mini

cherry red mini
snow cleared as soon as the sky was-
must be true love

#above it

in a snow storm
the moon stays
above it all

#elephant

giant snow fall-
elephant foot prints
where ever you go

#sand

the sound of hurt feelings
kicking sand
in your face

#fractals

ice fractals
on my window-
coral islands

#smoke

smoke columns lean
like dozing travelers
on a cold train

#frigid night

frigid night
walking across town-
my shadow stoops

#sleep

frog in winter
go back-
sleep

#it's a Union Square

Starbucks: no seats-
a girl happy to see a friend;
kissed her on the cheek

#it's a Union Square

know why they are
all happy-
Bush Inauguration

#habit

face of a nun
wearing a black habit-
the moon

#clown

too many cowardly
faces
behind clown masks

#ants

ants working
early morning
moving mountains

#octopus

smoke in
cold blue sky-
ink spraying octopus

#Alaska

cracked my window
said hi
Alaska

#cold afternoon

cold afternoon-
walking by myself;
the sun a mere decoration

#dusting

their forecast
of a snow storm-
dusting

#prayers

call for prayers
at dawn-
crescent moon

#Titan

crescent moon---
I like Titan
better

#pizza

half moon above
a pizza restaurant-
one to go


#on the street

on the street-
I thought she was yelling at me;
but it was her shadow

#stopped

I stopped
being seen
under a tobacco cloud

#poncho

winter sunset---
a poncho
of light

#two girls

two girls in a coffee shop
talk of past men;
share a latte

#nails

rain this morning-
nails
in tin cans

#it's a Union Square

Japanese girls take ballet class-
lillacs
in the moon light

#curtains

gray blanket of fog---
I close my curtains
not to see it

#tunnels

city streets in dense fog
tunnels
leading nowhere

#science

the moon: romance
the earth from space:
science

#bicycle

outside a flower shop
a tree
chained to a bicycle

#shadow

compared to a photo
a haiku
is a shadow

#Mideast peace

it's now
or
never

#caw

another caw-
by now
I'm used to grey mornings

#meaning

meaning hidden-
in the mind
of the mind

#melon

she raises her arm-
I start eating
my melon half

#music

my neighbour sings-
the glass in the kitchen
plays the music

#buffalos

morning blue sky
a herd of gray buffalos---
clouds

#hold hands

moonless Saturday night-
they hold hands; cross
the street on yellow light

#lay away

the rain is back-
I'll put it
in the lay away

#lunch

behind a bush a cat
eats lunch take-out:
food and water in foam

#lemon

sunset---
I drop a lemon peel
in my espresso

#old friends

Christmas lights linger
like departing old friends:
stand talking at the door

#Starbucks

Starbucks---
it's an airport lounge
where ever they are

#fedora

attracting lots of
dog attention-
my rabbit fedora

#dirt

dark morning-
dirt on my windows
doesn't show

#salt

waiting for the storm
at the gate-
a bag of salt

#blond

long blond hair:
walking in the mist-
king Tut

#Ballet News: E=mc2

ballet dancers
better start learning
math fast

[A British professor of physics, Jerry Cowhig has commissioned Mark Baldwin,
the artistic director of Rambert Dance Company of England, to choreograph a
ballet based on Albert Einstein's E=mc2 to commemorate the centennial of the
publication of the theory of relativity this coming Spring. BBC News, UK
edition.]

#billiard balls

billiard balls
in their tray---
yum-yum

#strange

sometimes I have
strange thoughts---
walking alone late night

#a squirrel

"bugs...bugs
ku...ku"-
a squirrel recites a haiku

#marriage

what is marriage
is becoming like
what is God

#dark clouds

dark clouds and rain
the only silver lining
it'll be warm

#red and blue

the fish in a blue bawl
the bird in a red cage-
but both don't vote

#a shadow haiku

some shadows in bars
nod a lot-
to each other

#lights

as dawn progresses
sun light and house lights
mesh

#victims

tsunamis-
we are all
victims

#slipper

new year's first morning-
hanging from a tree
a silver slipper

#neurons

sitting under a bare tree
sipping coffee-
my brain's neurons

#party

going to a new year's party-
her miniskirt
climbs

#rats

tonight new year's eve-
all the rats
will stay home

#marionettes store

a marionettes store-
a live parrot
in its window

#perfume

as I enter the subway
the perfume of a
woman who went out

#it's a Union Square dog run

owners wait
their dogs play-
poised like statues

#Greeley Park

[Greeley Park is on a little traffic island between 32 and 34 Streets across
Broadway from Macy's Department Store. It has a statue of Horace Greeley,
1811—72, American newspaper editor, founder of the New York Tribune.]

warm winter night-
lights on trees shade
from Holidays' traffic


#the Marines

the tsunami terror-
send them
the Marines

#bulbs

little bulbs on a tree-
a sparrow
connects the dots

#placid morning

placid morning-
the chill desists
the snow softens

#good meal

at the garbage
a Christmas tree-
makes a good meal for a moose

#billboard

cloudy night--
picture of the moon
on a billboard

#mass death

cries the day after joy in His birth-
mass death
tests our faith

#cloud

a lone cloud-
in the shape
of a crystal ball

#moose

where would a moose
eat
in New York City?

#cold morning

cold morning---
warming my hands
on notebook key board

#the garbage

taking out the garbage in the snow--
bars
with sow dust on the floor

#day after

day after Christmas-
on a sidewalk
a soiled Santa hat

#tsunamis

tsunamis in south Asia-
tear drops
across the world

#two smoke haikus

overcast morning-
a plume of smoke
aspires to be a cloud

smoke creeps-
a dragon
attacks a skyscraper

#Broadway

full moon over Broadway-
the marquees
suddenly turn green

#full moon

full moon as it sets-
sunrise
with the curtains drawn

#paper

under a Christmas tree
a roll
of paper towels

#silent night

silent night-
Tiffany windows
glitter in the moon light

[Merry Christmas to all]

#Times Square

Times Square Christmas Eve-
only tourists
are homeless

#harpsichord

last night the wind's horn
this morning J.S. Bach's
harpsichord

#a curtain

rain drops in the wind--
parting a curtain
of beads

#morning viewing

morning viewing---
nothing!
but the gloom before the storm

#on a tree

perched on a tree
pigeons in a line
sparrows spread

#a rose

I gave her her gift
sub rosa-
a rose

"Sub rosa" literally means "under the rose" in New Latin. Since ancient times,
the rose has often been associated with secrecy. In ancient mythology, Cupid
gave a rose to Harpocrates, the god of silence, to keep him from telling
about the indiscretions of Venus. Ceilings of dining rooms have been decorated
with carvings of roses, reportedly to remind guests that what was said at the
table should be kept confidential. Roses have also been placed over
confessionals as a symbol of the confidentiality of confession. This
information is from m-w.com


#at a cafe

at a cafe-
warmer weather
the chatter back to normal

#morning clouds

cold morning clouds--
vapor from the horizon
carbon from chimneys

#arctic night

arctic night
moon is out
wears a ski hat

#cold weather

cold weather-
stands at the garbage
an abandoned refrigerator

#wind chill

New York City
wind chill zero-
it's a desert out there

#cold wind

cold wind and snow
the shivers
smell of burning newspapers

#cat

cat in the window
tapping the glass with her claw-
i said hi

#short poem: lives

from my window
I see lines
some vertical
some horizontal
like a stack of unfinished canvas--
people in them are painting
their own masterpieces:
living their lives

#alchemy

suddenly alchemy---
tin is silver
in the sun light

#antenna

bare tree next to a
TV antenna-
nonverbal orations

#sea bass

sea bass for dinner-
tender, delicious
melted my winter doldrums


#It's A Union Square

holiday gift stores in tents-
a souk
in an oasis

#so cold

still so cold---
a witch sends
a Christmas card

#It's A Union Square: Starbucks East

they all act like zombies-
sorry,
it must be the coffee

#It's A Union Square: Virgin Store

they all take their time
and act like
real virgin

#birthday

Beethoven's birthday
today---
I comb my hair

#Christmas Tree

bright sun--
the Christmas tree
lightens

#Short Poem: Geminid

the Geminid meteor shower:
scratches in the night blanket
day light peeks through

[The Geminid meteor shower is ongoing through December 19th. Peak activity
occurs during the 13th and 14th. The meteors are composed of debris from
asteroid 3200 Phaethon. The Geminids have increased in intensity since first
seen in 1862.This information is from accuweather.com]

#penguins

bitter cold December morning
penguins walk---
going to school

#smell of pine

in a restaurant
the smell of pine
the duck is succulent

#ballet talk: tendue

ballet style shoes
winter fashion
stuck in the snow--tendue

#Valley of the Kings

[While walking on Third Avenue in the sixties, New York City.]

tall buildings carved of mountains
traffic a river-
Valley of the Kings

[Click on http://www.culturefocus.com/egypt_ valley-of-kings.htm to see
beautiful pictures and information on Egypt's Valley of the Kings.]

#a fly

in my tea cup
a fly forgot
how to swim

#windy day

windy day---
the Plaza fountain pissed off
at tourists stares

#tea cup

the tea cup
splashed
its shadow

#wheels

wheels of subway trains
turn fast---
passengers at the station stand


#rain drops

rain drops on bare trees
sparkle in street lights---
ornate nails of night dancers

#the light house

the moon preempted
by fog
the lighthouse steps forward

#mist

dense fog and mist-
the fisherman's catch
came back to life

#Dear Santa

Dear Santa,
I look at myself in the mirror
thinking of you

#espresso coffee

the bud of a black rose
in a cup---
espresso coffee

#Life

the meaning
of Life
is "?"

#wind whistles

grid lock day
in the city-
the wind whistles

[A grid lock day in Manhattan is a day on which the holiday traffic is so heavy
that motorists have to abide thoroughly by traffic laws so that traffic will
not be indefinitely immobilized.]

#Candle

candle is gone-
a bottle full
of blisters

#eyes of cats

fog at night-
only the head lights of cars in sight
and eyes of cats

#glow

lights through the window shades
glow-
faces in a camp fire

#dinosaurs

in the fog
skyscrapers are ghosts
of dinosaurs

#twilight

rain
then fog
and now twilight

#crow

a crow on a chimney-
a kid draws
with crayons

#a forest

lights of the city
from my window-
a forest of Christmas trees

#beautiful morning

beautiful morning-
the wind and me
jam

#cold wind

cold wind permanent
makes me
indifferent

#cold morning

cold morning---
the donuts
are frosted

#kicking legs

kicking legs-
the fish
ran out of breath

#Ballet News: Dame Alicia Markova Died

Dame Alicia Markova died-
Giselle is crying
again

#it's a Union Square

Blimpie's coffee
is better
than Starbucks'

#the moon

a monk's head
sleeping in candle light-
the moon

#evening

warm evening---
at her window
she cooks

#loneliness

loneliness cries
like a hungry wolf
sometimes

#wind

wind says:
"I won't leave"
in Chinese

#caress

like the caress
of a lover
the sea breeze

#stormy day

a stormy day
the city all still
in a state of diapause

#glitter

holiday glitter
electrons simulate
visible nature

#strings

snow flakes, ribbons,
and lights on strings
on trees

#day after

sunny the day after*
sky wiped clean
nothing left over

[*day after Thanksgiving]

#bells

sidewalk cafe---
nearby church bells
ring holiday cheer

#airplanes

airplanes pass the train station
to land and take off-
also pigeons

#green

orange and yellow
some green left-
some trees take it slow

#cat

a well fed beige cat
peeks at me
from under a gray Honda

#playground

birds pick at
left over scone
on a playground