#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
Saturday, March 25, 2006
#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
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
#octopus
morning---
an octopus lets out the ink
escapes into cool darkness
#question
a question---
is there going to be spring,
or winter then summer?
#berries
berries bought real cheap---
blackened my fingers
as if with fountain pen ink
#grapes
eating grapes
that are very sour---
early spring
#greeting
greeting the dawn---
a bird suddenly
switches tones
#truck
wide one-way street---
a big truck
driven the wrong way
#dawn
I miss
waking up at dawn---
early spring
#sunset
sunset---
an orange and a plum
for desert
#basketball
watching college men
play basketball---
soon I'll switch to spring
#comedy
I was stood up---
the movie
was a comedy
#orange
peeling an orange
for breakfast---
spring takes its time to come
#weekend
cold weekend---
I find excuses
to stay home
#floor
sunrise---a glass tower
changes color
floor by floor
#green
St. Patrick Day---
a green ribbon
around a bare tree
#sunset
sunset---
hurrying home
to relieve myself
#red
blue sky---
a bird on the balcony
all in red
#cantaloupes
cantaloupes from
a street vendor---
under a full moon
#smells
cold wind
bringing smells
of may be spring
#mars
on mars
the martians
are robots
#ides
I keep looking
behind my back---
the ides of march
#breakfast
cold morning---
under a car a pigeon
awaits breakfast
#turtle
windy day---
a turtle
stays indoors
#burn
last night pizza---
this morning
heart burn
#sunset
sunset---
late enough to conflict
with reruns of Seinfeld
#porch
early spring---
the neighbors bought
a new swing for their porch
#loon
warm spring day---
a loon
keeps diving for nothing
#bonsai
in a dream
I touch a bonsai
to be sure it is real
#holy
a holy book
lies open---
next to the tv remote
#hydrant
a car covered
with pigeon shit
parked at a fire hydrant
#still
record breaking warmth---
nothing remaining still
except my stare
#fever
spring fever---
the light house winks back
at the fishing boat
#nothings
little nothings
on empty branches---
early spring
#buds
little buds
brush my face---
the cherry blossoms on my street
#line
waiting in line---
she says she's closed
when my turn came up
#warm
morning warm up---
watching aerobics
on tv
#tin
the ceiling
is leaking---
I let it collect in a tin can
#tuxedo
morning counter
commute---
wearing a tuxedo
#collar
warming up---
icy water drops
under my collar
#oscar
oscar night---
the best actor
played a writer
#peek
between cold gusts of wind
enough warmth to take a peek
at spring
#smile
the moon at my window---
the same sardonic smile
of last night
#ride
Saturday night---
the barmaid offers me
a ride home
#sand
on tv
the beach sand clean
like our new fallen snow
#wind
blistery wind---
the moon's
sadistic smile
#q-tips
ice q-tips on
the tips of branches---
I squeeze my earmuffs
#march
early march
snow sleet ice storm---
I miss warm winter
#window
keeps looking out
of the window---
to see if the snow has arrived
#spears
fishing with spears---
they served the salmon
with asparagus
#horns
at an intersection
the light changes
when waiting cars blow their horns
#fat
fat tuesday---
the streets are flooded
with people
#ice
ice on the steps
of the station---
and the "watch your step" sign
#sunset
the economy is bad---
he paints the sunset
in charcoal
#juice
sunrise---
I forgot
to buy orange juice
#cold
stargazing
on a cold night---
with the windows closed
#voice
through the wall
a familiar voice---
diana krall sings
#name
in the quiet of the street
Sunday morning---
someone yells my name
#almost
tight sweat pants,
a line of bare skin for a belt---
almost spring
#booth
rush hour---
the man in the token booth
counts metro cards
#soup
take-out delivery---
the chicken soup dropped
from the brown bag
#bus
running after the bus---
but the bus
does not stop
#lime
needing a wedge
of lime for a cocktail---
crescent moon
#dawn
dark clouds at
dawn---
I go back to sleep
#swing
crowded subway---
I remember dancing
the swing class
#winter
late winter---
taking a close look
to see if something sprouted
#paycheck
a mocking bird
at the feeder
looking for his paycheck
#rush
morning rush hour---
a kid on a board
thinks this is Torino
#sunset
sunset---
nearby church bells
ring an allegro
#walk
I walk enjoying the cold---
before it becomes
a thing of the past
#teach
I teach him math,
he teaches me
how to be patient
#place
morning stillness---
running in place
to stay warm
#cave
drop by drop
building a rod of ice
inside a cave---with no light
#lizard
long night---
the geico lizard
danced in my dream
#black
the snow all gone,
the nights are again
cement black
#neighbors
the neighbors are fighting---
is this unlawful
surveillance?
#sunset
sunset---the snow
in the park
green with envy
#bird
deafening noise---
they take a bird
to the hospital
#grits
putting gritz on my plate
warm morning---
the snow softens
#oreos
slow night---
eating oreos dipped
in bailey's irish cream
#rent
pay your rent note,
pay your rent note---
no money
#full
the moon
out in full---
Valentine night
#black
the snow starting
to turn black---
no one cares
#Valentine
Valentine roses---
remembering those
I also gave my heart
#mouse
mouse armstrong never
lost tour of my house---
to any cat
#tomato
the flying tomato
flipping
on a snow board
like a pancake---
won him olympic gold
#seagull
men dig out
their cars from the snow---
above a seagull circles
#free
snow locked
in my apartment---
it feels good to be free
#silence
the silence
of falling snow---
makes me want more
#white
Saturday night---
silently a blizzard
paints the town white
#rain
song on the radio
about rain---
and kissing
#mermaid
lying on a beach---
a mermaid says
let's dance
#head
perpendicular
to my head---
the moon's
#exam
studying for an exam---
her leg
keeps kicking
#winter
cold morning---
winter refuses
to pass into extinction
#cart
cold night---
four cops standing
as he sits by his shopping cart
#silence
feeling rejected---
breaking the silence
with some Wagner
#barber
new barber
can't break the ice---
speaks Russian
#rose
rush hour---
a fresh rose
lying in a garbage can
#heart
trying to write
a super haiku---
to win her heart
#raven
they both have hair
black as a raven---
and a giant fly tattoo
#driver
at the car door in the dark---
can't find
the designated driver
#XL
super bowl forty---
even the cheerleaders
are extra large
#dog
the neighbor's dog
kept barking---
I barked at the owner
#frog
browsing in a book store---
suddenly
the picture of a frog
#moon
it's been long time
since I've seen the moon---
my bad luck
#window
from my window
I see rain falling
on a cute red umbrella
#winter
mini skirts and boots
in February---
the wild side of this winter
#movie
her checkered pants
match the floor tiles---
at a Charlie Chaplin movie
#water
potted plants in the aisles
of a tex-mex diner---
they all want water
#shoes
so many wing
tipped shoes---
but not one with a leather sole
#sun
after today's rain
let's invite the sun
to make us more tomorrow
#quits
stressful day---
my internet connection
quits
#orange
eating a winter orange---
no juice
and thick skin
#stew
monday---
a nearby dinner
has rabbit stew for lunch
#rain
afternoon rain---
I dry
my apartment
#wall
playing tennis alone---
the wall
is haunted
#race
a kid sitting on a bench,
guides his race car
to run the pigeons
#cello
the sound of a cello
from downstairs---
morning coffee
#egg
many short contrails
at sunset---
looking for an egg to fertilize
#blue
take a look
at the sky
this morning---
it's like being
inside a blue balloon
#tennis
cold night---
looking for an extra sweater,
I find a tennis racket
#fight
early morning---
the neighbors continue
last night fight
#car
buying a luxury car---
Mozart always lived
beyond his means
#geisha
cold wind---the wings
of a seagull stretched
like the fan of a geisha
#coffee
mild winter---
him and her
have their coffee on the roof
#gym
crowded gym---
he takes the dumb bells
with him to the bath room
#nothing
when nothing is left
to write about
but the weather---
I, like the moon,
take the day off
#garbage
too much---
garbage truck blocking the street
at rush hour
#tree
morning rain---
a tree drips enough
to get inside my shirt
#Beetle
beautiful day---
a yellow Beetle
parked the wrong way
#tulips
pictures of flowers
in winter---
can't find black tulips
#whale
a whale swam up the Thames
to monkey around London
then died---
what will they name
the movie?
#stars
yes galaxies---
careful! counting stars
causes warts
#wallet
buying donuts---
she asked him for a dollar
he gives her his wallet
#fun
warm and sunny
winter day---
I have fun
#I
I
stand on one leg---
morning stillness
#dolphins
watching board skaters
in the park
jumping---
dolphins do it better
with just water
#OK
she pours me
cold coffee
and asks if I am OK
#lark
what if a sparrow
can become a lark
by a strike of my pen?
#Jazz
morning rain
hitting my windows
woke me up---
once I stayed up till dawn
to hear a jazz drummer play
#day
rainy day---
I have
no umbrellas left
#swimming
swimming at the deep
end of the pool---
she wants to talk
#smoke
smoke rising shapeless
to a clear sky---
a day moon
#silence
Empire State Building
lit red and green---
mid winter silence
#sunrise
sunrise---
a beaming full moon
says so what
#star
cold windy day---
the bright sun:
just another star
#senior
after I walked in that snow---
grey enough
for a senior discount
#call
rain, cold wind, then snow---
I call for a pizza
with every thing
#light
last night the light
of a full moon---
tonight thunder and lightening
#women
in the subway
women don't knit
or do their nails
like in the days
before cell phones
#Friday
dense fog
on Friday the thirteen---
the ghosts will be missed
#home
walking home,
a black cat startles me---
almost a full moon
#bored
early morning---
the dog is finally
bored barking at their cat
#drink
rainy night---
a discarded Christmas tree
finally got a drink
#breakfast
crunching cardboard
for breakfast---
added to milk
#fly
winter morning---
a fly
forgot something
#spring
warm winter day---
the pigeons
got a spring attitude
#wise
a wise man
telling one of his students
to stop writing haiku
#dusk
silver clouds of dusk---
the moon
has the gold on
#Kong
a blond kid has
her cell phone ring
to the cries of King Kong
#veal
succulent veal francaise---
the flowers
were plastic
#half
half moon appears outside
my window---
the rest of the panini
#coffee
the moon's cup---
it's too costly
to fill with coffee
#day
overcast day---
she has her
sunglasses on
#sun
bright afternoon sun---
I saw him
with my ears
#skiing
with winters becoming warmer,
what will happen
to skiing?
#hand
hand in hand
up the church steps---
at the door they let loose
#after
after two days
of heavy rain---
a sunny morning
#darkness
sitting in total darkness
thinking---
Henri Matisse
#puppy
the puppy
in the pet shop window
says it with sign language
#cat
heavy rain---
a cat leaps across
a basement stairway
#silence
the holidays are over---
listen:
the silence of winter
#limp
new year's day---
an inflatable Santa
lies limp on the porch
#sparrows
first day of a new year---
the sparrows
don't really care
#ball
waiting for the ball
to drop at midnight---
a down feather flies
#sunset
new year eve,
confetti like snow shower---
at sunset
#last
neither in the red or black:
snowing
last day of the year
#glide
windy day---
seagulls glide
between tall buildings
#censorship
censorship---
roofs' graffiti
blurred by the fog
#nothing
a squirrel
on a park bench eating---
nothing happens
#block
writing block---
the comedian laughs
at his own jokes
#ballerina
the ballerina
dances
the same way she talks
#arms
standing room only,
she loses her balance---
into my arms
#nut
cold morning---
a pigeon
fails to crack a nut
#present
Day after Christmas---
I forgot
to buy myself a present
#tree
a crow on
a winter tree---
foggy morning
#Christmas
dense fog
on Christmas day---
whiteness has many forms
#jasmine
alone going up
to the twentieth floor---
and the smell of jasmine
#sunset
a cloud shaped
like an old man's beard---
Christmas eve at sunset
#warming
warming up Christmas eve---
so much global
ignorance!
#calender
the new playboy calender---
I forgot the right
way to stare
#dream
last night's dream
this morning's
subway ride
#sunset
sunset---
under the Christmas tree
someone left a plum
#ride
subway strike---
someone asks Santa
for a ride home
#night
longest night of the year---
Shehrazad
embellishes her tale
#first
first day of winter---
I brush
my fedora
#rats
subway strike---
the rats
are happier this way
#helmets
Mass Transit on strike---
helmets on bicycles
and a day moon
#oak
an oak tree---
the minimalist
meets his Waterloo
#strike
if Mass Transit goes on strike---
I'll write haiku
on a bicycle
#Tanka: knocking
a black bird
flies higher and higher
into a blue sky---
some one knocking on my door,
I ignore it
#poems
I remember none
of the frog's
last summer poems
#sunday
sunday morning---
same clouds
as the week before
#moon
on my space ship
getting away from it all---
coffee on the moon
#warmer
as the day got warmer---
the snow finally
had enough
#candle
another December fifteen---
the candle is shorter
than last year's
#shortcut
winter shortcut
through the park---
the moon is my flood light
#ribbon
early morning---
a red ribbon on a door
shivers
#string
a string of lights
in the window---
ice covers everything
#dogs
noon---
warm enough for the neighbors' dogs
to hang out
#dirt
the street snow
is grey with dirt---
I stop wearing sunglasses
#sunset
sunset---
the Christmas tree
lights up
#out
morning's
last sip of coffee---
still no haiku comes out
#Santas
two Santas telling
each the other what they
want for Christmas
#cakes
cakes for all occasions---
a couple of the same sex
picked one
#hummus
hummus---
the Gallic cook
forgot the garlic
#sponge
the smell of sea tube sponge---
I bite her
iced up calluses
#drag
beautiful day---
the snow drags
its feet
#flakes
early morning---
snow flakes melt
on my palm
#kids
two kids having
a snow ball fight---
day moon
#snow
falling snow leaving
behind quite
a paper trail--- shredded
#yellow
bright day---
wincing
while I hail a yellow cab
#rose
he holds a rose
hoping for a kiss---
he gets a ticket
#seven
December seven---
they put barbed wire
around the chrysanthemums
#clicks
dancing to clicks of a clock---
her arms read
nine fifteen
#hourglass
late autumn---
an hourglass
at the watch repair shop
#sunset
sunset---
I am still looking
for the uncommon in the common
#slush
beautiful day---
unless you have to walk
in that slush
#souls
so what we live
galaxies apart---
our souls are here and now
#lights
December fifth---
the Chrysler and Empire State
shine lights of same color
#sunset
sunset---
playing Sinatra's
I did it my way
#covers
overcast December Sunday---
I passed it
under covers
#snow
first snow---
enough
to hide the steps of the fire escape
#normal
December's
wind gusts at night---
things are back to normal
#death
the poet
writing about death---
Monday morning
#pepper
the red pepper next to
the green pepper---
early December, Times Square
#epsilon
hurricane epsilon---
what if we run out
of Greek letters?
#icy
the ice cream store in winter---
icy
quiet
#church
recently
church bells
started ringing every day
#bread
long and skinny
bread sticks---
in a bamboo basket
#snail
walking home in the rain---
a snail need not worry
where there is mud
#warming
I keep mistaking
this month for May---
global warming
#gambler
the gambler
calculating the odds---
his wife is not pregnant
#ship
a space ship landed
in the wrong season---
autumn twilight
#fight
their first fight---
she throws at him
paper tape
#finals
finals week---
two students study
out in the moon light
#walk
Saturday night---
a long walk ends
at the usual cafe
#knocks
knocks on the wall---
my neighbor trying
to write a haiku
#machines
so many machines
for one purpose---
the museum of sex
#black
she wears black
sells red roses...
at night
#bark
cold morning---
the dogs bark
whimpers
#gusts
Thanksgiving night---
strong wind gusts
unchallenged
#sunset
sunset---
that sinking
feeling
#Thanksgiving
some loved ones
will never return---
Thanksgiving Day
#turkey
homesick---
a turkey in the city
misses wolf calls
#rain
heavy rain---
my umbrella drips
on her umbrella
#whistle
at sunrise
no bird sings---
I whistle
#chimes
her voice
has a nice ring---
like wind chimes
#gloomy
gloomy day---
I walk slowly
to a meeting
#nakedness
all their leaves are gone---
trees' nakedness
stare at me
#coffee
no coffee left---
I fall asleep
#empty
one week before
Thanksgiving---
Macy's is empty
#noodles
cooking rice noodles
for lunch---
the temple chrysanthemum
#weep
the quiet
of a doctor's office---
an old woman starts to weep
#day
still standing there---
an empty headed
day moon
#frost
early morning frost
on my window---
and the moon
#head
morning yoga---
the logician
in a head stand
#twin
morning coffee---
she and her twin sister
drink just one cup
#emptiness
I feel emptiness---
after eating
all that spagetti
#motorcycle
beautiful day---
my neighbor's motorcycle
won't start
#silence
writing haiku
in the subway---
about silence
#shadow
saturday night---
a shadow pisses under
a half moon
#wait
sunny day---
but wait,
atumn is full of tricks
#walk
new running shoes---
I walk faster
than every body
#dental
dental office---
the rug needs
better brushing
#Armistice Day
down parkas
march to the subway---
Armistice Day
#sun
morning sun
after yesterday's storm---
three cheers!
#surf
dreary day---
the surf watcher
goes to the mall
#half
the half moon functions,
both street lamps don't---
romantic she said
#sum
"cogito
ergo sum---"
not "egret sum"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogito_ergo_sum
#dead
warm autumn day---
a fly came back
from the dead
#tooth
the tooth I broke
the day before---
new moon
#fog
sunday morning fog---
suddenly
no leaves to sweep
#summer
she whispers
to a flower she picked---
indian summer
#maple
autumn dusk---
on a tree lined street
the smell of maple syrup
#after
the crow after Halloween---
still that
preppy humor
#heart
the autumn sun,
the leaves---
and a callus heart
#spring
beautiful spring day---
just ignore
those yellow leaves
#Halloween
breezy Halloween night---
a yellow leaf
pricks my ear
#trick
an egret---
wearing a crow mask:
trick or treat
#Ballet
the egret alone---
went to see Ballet Theater
perform
#American Ballet Theatre October 29, 2005 at 8:00 pm NYCity Center
Fokine at his soft best---
Les
Sylphides
----it takes a man
with jumps softer than girls'
to dance it
---and Maxim
was soft
like a snow flake
is it dance or sex---
"A Fawn" transcends
sex as dance
the pirate--- Corella
and his Paloma,
pas de perfect
Tharp's "Upper Room"
did not need smoke
signals---but more Glass
those steps
are what I do when
I dance in my upper room
#candy
two days before Halloween---
he ate the candy
she bought for the kids
#towel
short night---
the moon
droped the towel
#cups
doing dishes---
tea cups ring
a marching beat
#rings
morning fog---
a sesame bagel
looks like the rings of Saturn
#storm
day after the storm---
the crow
trying to be lyrical
#real
real life weekend---
real men play football
real women bake apple pie
#answer
she takes her time
tying up her hair
while he awaits her answer
#chocolate
if I were rich
I'd live on Belgian chocolate---
that's all
#strap
subway rush hour---
I hold the strap of her bag:
a sudden stop
#witch tanka
a puppet witch
decorating the neighbors' door
was stolen---
some say by the next neighbors'
live in witch
#hurricane
autumn weekend---
another hurricane
just went by
#gold
sidewalks full of wet
yellow leaves----
imagine they were gold
#darkness
orange and purple
over water---
later darkness
#market
at the market---
she gets close
to tell me how good her melons are
#two dogs tanka
a man lets his two dogs
out in the yard---
he pets one dog
that goes and bites the other
on the neck
#blackberry
I emailed my haiku
then ate---
my blackberry
#coffee
morning coffee---
the waitress refills my cup
with decaf
#geometry
morning geometry...
a contrail tangent
to full moon
#worried
full moon autumn night,
clear sky---
worried about Wilma
#clothes
buying winter clothes---
in the dressing room
a discarded yellow leaf
#slow
slow night ...
the bar maid asks her customer
for a back rub
#sweep
brilliant day---
I sweep the autumn leaves
away
#flu
beware this winter
a turkey from turkey---
the avian flu
#knitting
a man in the subway
is knitting---
two women watch him
#nine
a woman carries
nine kittens in a cage---
eighty-one
#love
the rain stopped---
so did the neighbors'
love making
#flooding
flooding in New York---
we will be second
to nobody
#sun
subway rush hour---
that look of not having
seen the sun in days
#leaves
the autumn leaves
after the rain stopped---
what a mess!
#bank
rainy day---
I pay for the pizza
from the piggy bank
#umbrella
wind driven rain---
my umbrella
refuses to move
#puddles
wading through puddles
to cross the street---
the Hudson last summer
#Kashmir
Kashmir---
a prayer rug
facing the wrong way
#fountain
gloomy day---
I throw a penny
into the fountain
#sound
Columbus Day---
the sound of my neighbors
asian indan music
#blushes
drive in movies---
and another autumn moon
blushes
#mushroom
the rain stopped---
my neighbor
has her hair done like a mushroom
#rain
heavy rain---
the fishmonger moves his goods
indoors
#light
dawn---
eating autumn melon
in candle light
#silence
autumn leaves
dancing in the silence---
sunrise
#azaleas
morning rain---
a homeless man
pisses on orange azaleas
#bread
out of bread---
my neighbors say
they have plenty of rice
#wind
autumn wind---
racing the leaves
back home
#sunset
she bows to lift her glass---
black figs
in the sunset light
#hide
all night long
learning how to hide---
the moon
#harvest
clipping stalks from a tree---
a squirrel gathers
its harvest
#cows
I hate cows --- but these morning clouds!
#cobra
morning yoga---
the squirrel's tail rises
like a cobra
#swing
nice autumn day---
on a swing
I go back and forth
#betting
outside an off track betting place
stands a man ---
not smoking
#exams
cramming for exams---
a line of ants
in autumn's twilight
#football
Saturday's football games---
on the street time out
when a car passes
#crow
first day of autumn--
some one painted
the crow's beak orange
#name
Friday night---
the bar maid
keeps forgetting my name
#night
late night---
the owl is still waiting
for the moon's answer
#sunset
autumn sunset---
waiting for the beets
to become cooked
#wind
gusty wind---
my hat chases
after a songbird
#clouds
early morning
traveling clouds---
a snail leads the pack
#ant
autumn coolness---
reading a Basho haiku
to an ant
#city lights
migrant song birds---
dance till death
in city lights
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/23/n yregion/23birds.html?8hpib
#touch
subway vibrations---
her knee and mine
touch
#real
new mexican bar---
the bar maid
is a real blond
#tiger
in the woods
he's no tiger---
tiger woods
#apples
grocery shopping
after tennis---
her kid bounces golden apples
#picture
moonless night---
I hang the picture
of the sun
#rock
bright day---
rock band practices
with all windows open
#oaks
oaks in Rita's path---
the trunks
are still standing
#flashes
hot flashes---
pizza from the oven
covered with Tabasco
#gun
the thief gun:
was stolen
from a sleeping cop
#it's a Union Square
cool autumn night,
two dogs chase each other---
silently
#first
first day of autumn---
the green leaves of a tree
at sunrise
#autumn
early autumn
early lunch---
sweet potatoes
so sweet
#Rita
over a gulf oil rig---
Pegasus intercepts
Rita
#sunset
sunset---
"The Joy Of Living"
by Matisse
http://www.modjourn.brown.edu/mjp/ Image/matisse/matisse.bonheur-vivre. 06.jpg
#blogging
blogging---
fingers touch the keyboard,
the ipod makes it rhyme
#night out
night out,
one fat woman hugged another---
sideways
#pumpkin
morning full moon---
I decide to cook
pumpkin pie
#owl
black night---
an owl
stares into the abyss
#ghost
afternoon haze---
the ghost of a train
crosses the bridge
# a fly
dusk---
a fly comes back
to be swatted once more
#penny
early autumn---
a penny got lost
in fallen leaves
#surf
foaming surf---
I ran out of
soap
#light
under a full moon
she said:
got a light?
#sweats
humid day---
a glass of green tea
sweats
#Ophelia
to be
or not to be---
Ophelia
#private
a sign
on the door of a gold mine:
private
#log
the log in the water
has many holes---
but still you can stand on it
#leaf
dusk---
a leaf under a parked car
pretends to be a sparrow
#711
Sunday morning---
a 711 down town
ran out of coffee
#September 11, 2005
clear sky, a plane sparkles
heads bowed in silence---
freedom breathes
#marriage
a drunk
debates the bar maid---
arranged marriage better
#cloudy
cloudy day---
I close
my curtains
#blacker
blacker than a moonless night---
the crow
at sunrise
[Inspired by a Basho haiku: Whiter than the stones on Stone Mountain---the
autumn wind]
#train
a passenger train
crosses a long bridge---
day moon
#cool
cool September day---
the hot temper
of star tennis players
#mirrors
brilliant day---
the Hudson river
full of little mirrors
#pick
black bird
eating with grey pigeons---
they pick on him
#read
day after Labor Day---
kids in the subway
read a comic book
#mouse
a mouse got stuck
in my waste can---
I let it stay
#kiss
labor day morning,
empty streets---
a couple kiss
#dog
her dog getting
mad at his dog---
he just stands there
#Labor Day
Labor day weekend---
the subway slow
due to repair work
#it's a Union Square
Union Square---
the same bumming around
also for Labor Day
#jazz
jazz at dawn---
when will the Big Easy
surface again?
#running
in a low cut shirt
she's running---
makes my pulse race
#iron
sun setting
in the crack between two highrises---
molding iron
#Mars
pictures of Mars
up close---
I'll just stay in Arizona
#bird
the shadow of a bird
climbs a cab's billboard---
amazon dot com
#tennis
watching tennis
with long earrings---
itchy neck
#movie
summer movie---
some one snoring
during the sex scene
#the Mississippi
hurricane's rains---
the Mississippi
surges
[inspired by a haiku of Basho: Gathering May's rains, the swift Mogami River]
#New Orleans
no man is an island,
sunken city---
New Orleans
#motionless
Summer moon
stands motionless---
I told him
#bluegrass
end of summer---
the crickets play
a bluegrsss breakdown
#sun sets
all day watching the radar
screen of Katrina---
the sun sets
#Katrina
Noah sitting
in the Superdome---
Katrina has arrived
#Flushing
Flushing Meadows Park---
a bird whistles
"Yankee Doodle Dandy"
#pink
early morning---
under a tree,
pink high heels
#busy
late Saturday night---
that busy moon
asks was it her
#sunset
sunset,
cool evening
mimosa---cooler
morning---
an octopus lets out the ink
escapes into cool darkness
#question
a question---
is there going to be spring,
or winter then summer?
#berries
berries bought real cheap---
blackened my fingers
as if with fountain pen ink
#grapes
eating grapes
that are very sour---
early spring
#greeting
greeting the dawn---
a bird suddenly
switches tones
#truck
wide one-way street---
a big truck
driven the wrong way
#dawn
I miss
waking up at dawn---
early spring
#sunset
sunset---
an orange and a plum
for desert
#basketball
watching college men
play basketball---
soon I'll switch to spring
#comedy
I was stood up---
the movie
was a comedy
#orange
peeling an orange
for breakfast---
spring takes its time to come
#weekend
cold weekend---
I find excuses
to stay home
#floor
sunrise---a glass tower
changes color
floor by floor
#green
St. Patrick Day---
a green ribbon
around a bare tree
#sunset
sunset---
hurrying home
to relieve myself
#red
blue sky---
a bird on the balcony
all in red
#cantaloupes
cantaloupes from
a street vendor---
under a full moon
#smells
cold wind
bringing smells
of may be spring
#mars
on mars
the martians
are robots
#ides
I keep looking
behind my back---
the ides of march
#breakfast
cold morning---
under a car a pigeon
awaits breakfast
#turtle
windy day---
a turtle
stays indoors
#burn
last night pizza---
this morning
heart burn
#sunset
sunset---
late enough to conflict
with reruns of Seinfeld
#porch
early spring---
the neighbors bought
a new swing for their porch
#loon
warm spring day---
a loon
keeps diving for nothing
#bonsai
in a dream
I touch a bonsai
to be sure it is real
#holy
a holy book
lies open---
next to the tv remote
#hydrant
a car covered
with pigeon shit
parked at a fire hydrant
#still
record breaking warmth---
nothing remaining still
except my stare
#fever
spring fever---
the light house winks back
at the fishing boat
#nothings
little nothings
on empty branches---
early spring
#buds
little buds
brush my face---
the cherry blossoms on my street
#line
waiting in line---
she says she's closed
when my turn came up
#warm
morning warm up---
watching aerobics
on tv
#tin
the ceiling
is leaking---
I let it collect in a tin can
#tuxedo
morning counter
commute---
wearing a tuxedo
#collar
warming up---
icy water drops
under my collar
#oscar
oscar night---
the best actor
played a writer
#peek
between cold gusts of wind
enough warmth to take a peek
at spring
#smile
the moon at my window---
the same sardonic smile
of last night
#ride
Saturday night---
the barmaid offers me
a ride home
#sand
on tv
the beach sand clean
like our new fallen snow
#wind
blistery wind---
the moon's
sadistic smile
#q-tips
ice q-tips on
the tips of branches---
I squeeze my earmuffs
#march
early march
snow sleet ice storm---
I miss warm winter
#window
keeps looking out
of the window---
to see if the snow has arrived
#spears
fishing with spears---
they served the salmon
with asparagus
#horns
at an intersection
the light changes
when waiting cars blow their horns
#fat
fat tuesday---
the streets are flooded
with people
#ice
ice on the steps
of the station---
and the "watch your step" sign
#sunset
the economy is bad---
he paints the sunset
in charcoal
#juice
sunrise---
I forgot
to buy orange juice
#cold
stargazing
on a cold night---
with the windows closed
#voice
through the wall
a familiar voice---
diana krall sings
#name
in the quiet of the street
Sunday morning---
someone yells my name
#almost
tight sweat pants,
a line of bare skin for a belt---
almost spring
#booth
rush hour---
the man in the token booth
counts metro cards
#soup
take-out delivery---
the chicken soup dropped
from the brown bag
#bus
running after the bus---
but the bus
does not stop
#lime
needing a wedge
of lime for a cocktail---
crescent moon
#dawn
dark clouds at
dawn---
I go back to sleep
#swing
crowded subway---
I remember dancing
the swing class
#winter
late winter---
taking a close look
to see if something sprouted
#paycheck
a mocking bird
at the feeder
looking for his paycheck
#rush
morning rush hour---
a kid on a board
thinks this is Torino
#sunset
sunset---
nearby church bells
ring an allegro
#walk
I walk enjoying the cold---
before it becomes
a thing of the past
#teach
I teach him math,
he teaches me
how to be patient
#place
morning stillness---
running in place
to stay warm
#cave
drop by drop
building a rod of ice
inside a cave---with no light
#lizard
long night---
the geico lizard
danced in my dream
#black
the snow all gone,
the nights are again
cement black
#neighbors
the neighbors are fighting---
is this unlawful
surveillance?
#sunset
sunset---the snow
in the park
green with envy
#bird
deafening noise---
they take a bird
to the hospital
#grits
putting gritz on my plate
warm morning---
the snow softens
#oreos
slow night---
eating oreos dipped
in bailey's irish cream
#rent
pay your rent note,
pay your rent note---
no money
#full
the moon
out in full---
Valentine night
#black
the snow starting
to turn black---
no one cares
#Valentine
Valentine roses---
remembering those
I also gave my heart
#mouse
mouse armstrong never
lost tour of my house---
to any cat
#tomato
the flying tomato
flipping
on a snow board
like a pancake---
won him olympic gold
#seagull
men dig out
their cars from the snow---
above a seagull circles
#free
snow locked
in my apartment---
it feels good to be free
#silence
the silence
of falling snow---
makes me want more
#white
Saturday night---
silently a blizzard
paints the town white
#rain
song on the radio
about rain---
and kissing
#mermaid
lying on a beach---
a mermaid says
let's dance
#head
perpendicular
to my head---
the moon's
#exam
studying for an exam---
her leg
keeps kicking
#winter
cold morning---
winter refuses
to pass into extinction
#cart
cold night---
four cops standing
as he sits by his shopping cart
#silence
feeling rejected---
breaking the silence
with some Wagner
#barber
new barber
can't break the ice---
speaks Russian
#rose
rush hour---
a fresh rose
lying in a garbage can
#heart
trying to write
a super haiku---
to win her heart
#raven
they both have hair
black as a raven---
and a giant fly tattoo
#driver
at the car door in the dark---
can't find
the designated driver
#XL
super bowl forty---
even the cheerleaders
are extra large
#dog
the neighbor's dog
kept barking---
I barked at the owner
#frog
browsing in a book store---
suddenly
the picture of a frog
#moon
it's been long time
since I've seen the moon---
my bad luck
#window
from my window
I see rain falling
on a cute red umbrella
#winter
mini skirts and boots
in February---
the wild side of this winter
#movie
her checkered pants
match the floor tiles---
at a Charlie Chaplin movie
#water
potted plants in the aisles
of a tex-mex diner---
they all want water
#shoes
so many wing
tipped shoes---
but not one with a leather sole
#sun
after today's rain
let's invite the sun
to make us more tomorrow
#quits
stressful day---
my internet connection
quits
#orange
eating a winter orange---
no juice
and thick skin
#stew
monday---
a nearby dinner
has rabbit stew for lunch
#rain
afternoon rain---
I dry
my apartment
#wall
playing tennis alone---
the wall
is haunted
#race
a kid sitting on a bench,
guides his race car
to run the pigeons
#cello
the sound of a cello
from downstairs---
morning coffee
#egg
many short contrails
at sunset---
looking for an egg to fertilize
#blue
take a look
at the sky
this morning---
it's like being
inside a blue balloon
#tennis
cold night---
looking for an extra sweater,
I find a tennis racket
#fight
early morning---
the neighbors continue
last night fight
#car
buying a luxury car---
Mozart always lived
beyond his means
#geisha
cold wind---the wings
of a seagull stretched
like the fan of a geisha
#coffee
mild winter---
him and her
have their coffee on the roof
#gym
crowded gym---
he takes the dumb bells
with him to the bath room
#nothing
when nothing is left
to write about
but the weather---
I, like the moon,
take the day off
#garbage
too much---
garbage truck blocking the street
at rush hour
#tree
morning rain---
a tree drips enough
to get inside my shirt
#Beetle
beautiful day---
a yellow Beetle
parked the wrong way
#tulips
pictures of flowers
in winter---
can't find black tulips
#whale
a whale swam up the Thames
to monkey around London
then died---
what will they name
the movie?
#stars
yes galaxies---
careful! counting stars
causes warts
#wallet
buying donuts---
she asked him for a dollar
he gives her his wallet
#fun
warm and sunny
winter day---
I have fun
#I
I
stand on one leg---
morning stillness
#dolphins
watching board skaters
in the park
jumping---
dolphins do it better
with just water
#OK
she pours me
cold coffee
and asks if I am OK
#lark
what if a sparrow
can become a lark
by a strike of my pen?
#Jazz
morning rain
hitting my windows
woke me up---
once I stayed up till dawn
to hear a jazz drummer play
#day
rainy day---
I have
no umbrellas left
#swimming
swimming at the deep
end of the pool---
she wants to talk
#smoke
smoke rising shapeless
to a clear sky---
a day moon
#silence
Empire State Building
lit red and green---
mid winter silence
#sunrise
sunrise---
a beaming full moon
says so what
#star
cold windy day---
the bright sun:
just another star
#senior
after I walked in that snow---
grey enough
for a senior discount
#call
rain, cold wind, then snow---
I call for a pizza
with every thing
#light
last night the light
of a full moon---
tonight thunder and lightening
#women
in the subway
women don't knit
or do their nails
like in the days
before cell phones
#Friday
dense fog
on Friday the thirteen---
the ghosts will be missed
#home
walking home,
a black cat startles me---
almost a full moon
#bored
early morning---
the dog is finally
bored barking at their cat
#drink
rainy night---
a discarded Christmas tree
finally got a drink
#breakfast
crunching cardboard
for breakfast---
added to milk
#fly
winter morning---
a fly
forgot something
#spring
warm winter day---
the pigeons
got a spring attitude
#wise
a wise man
telling one of his students
to stop writing haiku
#dusk
silver clouds of dusk---
the moon
has the gold on
#Kong
a blond kid has
her cell phone ring
to the cries of King Kong
#veal
succulent veal francaise---
the flowers
were plastic
#half
half moon appears outside
my window---
the rest of the panini
#coffee
the moon's cup---
it's too costly
to fill with coffee
#day
overcast day---
she has her
sunglasses on
#sun
bright afternoon sun---
I saw him
with my ears
#skiing
with winters becoming warmer,
what will happen
to skiing?
#hand
hand in hand
up the church steps---
at the door they let loose
#after
after two days
of heavy rain---
a sunny morning
#darkness
sitting in total darkness
thinking---
Henri Matisse
#puppy
the puppy
in the pet shop window
says it with sign language
#cat
heavy rain---
a cat leaps across
a basement stairway
#silence
the holidays are over---
listen:
the silence of winter
#limp
new year's day---
an inflatable Santa
lies limp on the porch
#sparrows
first day of a new year---
the sparrows
don't really care
#ball
waiting for the ball
to drop at midnight---
a down feather flies
#sunset
new year eve,
confetti like snow shower---
at sunset
#last
neither in the red or black:
snowing
last day of the year
#glide
windy day---
seagulls glide
between tall buildings
#censorship
censorship---
roofs' graffiti
blurred by the fog
#nothing
a squirrel
on a park bench eating---
nothing happens
#block
writing block---
the comedian laughs
at his own jokes
#ballerina
the ballerina
dances
the same way she talks
#arms
standing room only,
she loses her balance---
into my arms
#nut
cold morning---
a pigeon
fails to crack a nut
#present
Day after Christmas---
I forgot
to buy myself a present
#tree
a crow on
a winter tree---
foggy morning
#Christmas
dense fog
on Christmas day---
whiteness has many forms
#jasmine
alone going up
to the twentieth floor---
and the smell of jasmine
#sunset
a cloud shaped
like an old man's beard---
Christmas eve at sunset
#warming
warming up Christmas eve---
so much global
ignorance!
#calender
the new playboy calender---
I forgot the right
way to stare
#dream
last night's dream
this morning's
subway ride
#sunset
sunset---
under the Christmas tree
someone left a plum
#ride
subway strike---
someone asks Santa
for a ride home
#night
longest night of the year---
Shehrazad
embellishes her tale
#first
first day of winter---
I brush
my fedora
#rats
subway strike---
the rats
are happier this way
#helmets
Mass Transit on strike---
helmets on bicycles
and a day moon
#oak
an oak tree---
the minimalist
meets his Waterloo
#strike
if Mass Transit goes on strike---
I'll write haiku
on a bicycle
#Tanka: knocking
a black bird
flies higher and higher
into a blue sky---
some one knocking on my door,
I ignore it
#poems
I remember none
of the frog's
last summer poems
#sunday
sunday morning---
same clouds
as the week before
#moon
on my space ship
getting away from it all---
coffee on the moon
#warmer
as the day got warmer---
the snow finally
had enough
#candle
another December fifteen---
the candle is shorter
than last year's
#shortcut
winter shortcut
through the park---
the moon is my flood light
#ribbon
early morning---
a red ribbon on a door
shivers
#string
a string of lights
in the window---
ice covers everything
#dogs
noon---
warm enough for the neighbors' dogs
to hang out
#dirt
the street snow
is grey with dirt---
I stop wearing sunglasses
#sunset
sunset---
the Christmas tree
lights up
#out
morning's
last sip of coffee---
still no haiku comes out
#Santas
two Santas telling
each the other what they
want for Christmas
#cakes
cakes for all occasions---
a couple of the same sex
picked one
#hummus
hummus---
the Gallic cook
forgot the garlic
#sponge
the smell of sea tube sponge---
I bite her
iced up calluses
#drag
beautiful day---
the snow drags
its feet
#flakes
early morning---
snow flakes melt
on my palm
#kids
two kids having
a snow ball fight---
day moon
#snow
falling snow leaving
behind quite
a paper trail--- shredded
#yellow
bright day---
wincing
while I hail a yellow cab
#rose
he holds a rose
hoping for a kiss---
he gets a ticket
#seven
December seven---
they put barbed wire
around the chrysanthemums
#clicks
dancing to clicks of a clock---
her arms read
nine fifteen
#hourglass
late autumn---
an hourglass
at the watch repair shop
#sunset
sunset---
I am still looking
for the uncommon in the common
#slush
beautiful day---
unless you have to walk
in that slush
#souls
so what we live
galaxies apart---
our souls are here and now
#lights
December fifth---
the Chrysler and Empire State
shine lights of same color
#sunset
sunset---
playing Sinatra's
I did it my way
#covers
overcast December Sunday---
I passed it
under covers
#snow
first snow---
enough
to hide the steps of the fire escape
#normal
December's
wind gusts at night---
things are back to normal
#death
the poet
writing about death---
Monday morning
#pepper
the red pepper next to
the green pepper---
early December, Times Square
#epsilon
hurricane epsilon---
what if we run out
of Greek letters?
#icy
the ice cream store in winter---
icy
quiet
#church
recently
church bells
started ringing every day
#bread
long and skinny
bread sticks---
in a bamboo basket
#snail
walking home in the rain---
a snail need not worry
where there is mud
#warming
I keep mistaking
this month for May---
global warming
#gambler
the gambler
calculating the odds---
his wife is not pregnant
#ship
a space ship landed
in the wrong season---
autumn twilight
#fight
their first fight---
she throws at him
paper tape
#finals
finals week---
two students study
out in the moon light
#walk
Saturday night---
a long walk ends
at the usual cafe
#knocks
knocks on the wall---
my neighbor trying
to write a haiku
#machines
so many machines
for one purpose---
the museum of sex
#black
she wears black
sells red roses...
at night
#bark
cold morning---
the dogs bark
whimpers
#gusts
Thanksgiving night---
strong wind gusts
unchallenged
#sunset
sunset---
that sinking
feeling
#Thanksgiving
some loved ones
will never return---
Thanksgiving Day
#turkey
homesick---
a turkey in the city
misses wolf calls
#rain
heavy rain---
my umbrella drips
on her umbrella
#whistle
at sunrise
no bird sings---
I whistle
#chimes
her voice
has a nice ring---
like wind chimes
#gloomy
gloomy day---
I walk slowly
to a meeting
#nakedness
all their leaves are gone---
trees' nakedness
stare at me
#coffee
no coffee left---
I fall asleep
#empty
one week before
Thanksgiving---
Macy's is empty
#noodles
cooking rice noodles
for lunch---
the temple chrysanthemum
#weep
the quiet
of a doctor's office---
an old woman starts to weep
#day
still standing there---
an empty headed
day moon
#frost
early morning frost
on my window---
and the moon
#head
morning yoga---
the logician
in a head stand
#twin
morning coffee---
she and her twin sister
drink just one cup
#emptiness
I feel emptiness---
after eating
all that spagetti
#motorcycle
beautiful day---
my neighbor's motorcycle
won't start
#silence
writing haiku
in the subway---
about silence
#shadow
saturday night---
a shadow pisses under
a half moon
#wait
sunny day---
but wait,
atumn is full of tricks
#walk
new running shoes---
I walk faster
than every body
#dental
dental office---
the rug needs
better brushing
#Armistice Day
down parkas
march to the subway---
Armistice Day
#sun
morning sun
after yesterday's storm---
three cheers!
#surf
dreary day---
the surf watcher
goes to the mall
#half
the half moon functions,
both street lamps don't---
romantic she said
#sum
"cogito
ergo sum---"
not "egret sum"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogito_ergo_sum
#dead
warm autumn day---
a fly came back
from the dead
#tooth
the tooth I broke
the day before---
new moon
#fog
sunday morning fog---
suddenly
no leaves to sweep
#summer
she whispers
to a flower she picked---
indian summer
#maple
autumn dusk---
on a tree lined street
the smell of maple syrup
#after
the crow after Halloween---
still that
preppy humor
#heart
the autumn sun,
the leaves---
and a callus heart
#spring
beautiful spring day---
just ignore
those yellow leaves
#Halloween
breezy Halloween night---
a yellow leaf
pricks my ear
#trick
an egret---
wearing a crow mask:
trick or treat
#Ballet
the egret alone---
went to see Ballet Theater
perform
#American Ballet Theatre October 29, 2005 at 8:00 pm NYCity Center
Fokine at his soft best---
Les
Sylphides
----it takes a man
with jumps softer than girls'
to dance it
---and Maxim
was soft
like a snow flake
is it dance or sex---
"A Fawn" transcends
sex as dance
the pirate--- Corella
and his Paloma,
pas de perfect
Tharp's "Upper Room"
did not need smoke
signals---but more Glass
those steps
are what I do when
I dance in my upper room
#candy
two days before Halloween---
he ate the candy
she bought for the kids
#towel
short night---
the moon
droped the towel
#cups
doing dishes---
tea cups ring
a marching beat
#rings
morning fog---
a sesame bagel
looks like the rings of Saturn
#storm
day after the storm---
the crow
trying to be lyrical
#real
real life weekend---
real men play football
real women bake apple pie
#answer
she takes her time
tying up her hair
while he awaits her answer
#chocolate
if I were rich
I'd live on Belgian chocolate---
that's all
#strap
subway rush hour---
I hold the strap of her bag:
a sudden stop
#witch tanka
a puppet witch
decorating the neighbors' door
was stolen---
some say by the next neighbors'
live in witch
#hurricane
autumn weekend---
another hurricane
just went by
#gold
sidewalks full of wet
yellow leaves----
imagine they were gold
#darkness
orange and purple
over water---
later darkness
#market
at the market---
she gets close
to tell me how good her melons are
#two dogs tanka
a man lets his two dogs
out in the yard---
he pets one dog
that goes and bites the other
on the neck
#blackberry
I emailed my haiku
then ate---
my blackberry
#coffee
morning coffee---
the waitress refills my cup
with decaf
#geometry
morning geometry...
a contrail tangent
to full moon
#worried
full moon autumn night,
clear sky---
worried about Wilma
#clothes
buying winter clothes---
in the dressing room
a discarded yellow leaf
#slow
slow night ...
the bar maid asks her customer
for a back rub
#sweep
brilliant day---
I sweep the autumn leaves
away
#flu
beware this winter
a turkey from turkey---
the avian flu
#knitting
a man in the subway
is knitting---
two women watch him
#nine
a woman carries
nine kittens in a cage---
eighty-one
#love
the rain stopped---
so did the neighbors'
love making
#flooding
flooding in New York---
we will be second
to nobody
#sun
subway rush hour---
that look of not having
seen the sun in days
#leaves
the autumn leaves
after the rain stopped---
what a mess!
#bank
rainy day---
I pay for the pizza
from the piggy bank
#umbrella
wind driven rain---
my umbrella
refuses to move
#puddles
wading through puddles
to cross the street---
the Hudson last summer
#Kashmir
Kashmir---
a prayer rug
facing the wrong way
#fountain
gloomy day---
I throw a penny
into the fountain
#sound
Columbus Day---
the sound of my neighbors
asian indan music
#blushes
drive in movies---
and another autumn moon
blushes
#mushroom
the rain stopped---
my neighbor
has her hair done like a mushroom
#rain
heavy rain---
the fishmonger moves his goods
indoors
#light
dawn---
eating autumn melon
in candle light
#silence
autumn leaves
dancing in the silence---
sunrise
#azaleas
morning rain---
a homeless man
pisses on orange azaleas
#bread
out of bread---
my neighbors say
they have plenty of rice
#wind
autumn wind---
racing the leaves
back home
#sunset
she bows to lift her glass---
black figs
in the sunset light
#hide
all night long
learning how to hide---
the moon
#harvest
clipping stalks from a tree---
a squirrel gathers
its harvest
#cows
I hate cows --- but these morning clouds!
#cobra
morning yoga---
the squirrel's tail rises
like a cobra
#swing
nice autumn day---
on a swing
I go back and forth
#betting
outside an off track betting place
stands a man ---
not smoking
#exams
cramming for exams---
a line of ants
in autumn's twilight
#football
Saturday's football games---
on the street time out
when a car passes
#crow
first day of autumn--
some one painted
the crow's beak orange
#name
Friday night---
the bar maid
keeps forgetting my name
#night
late night---
the owl is still waiting
for the moon's answer
#sunset
autumn sunset---
waiting for the beets
to become cooked
#wind
gusty wind---
my hat chases
after a songbird
#clouds
early morning
traveling clouds---
a snail leads the pack
#ant
autumn coolness---
reading a Basho haiku
to an ant
#city lights
migrant song birds---
dance till death
in city lights
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/23/n yregion/23birds.html?8hpib
#touch
subway vibrations---
her knee and mine
touch
#real
new mexican bar---
the bar maid
is a real blond
#tiger
in the woods
he's no tiger---
tiger woods
#apples
grocery shopping
after tennis---
her kid bounces golden apples
#picture
moonless night---
I hang the picture
of the sun
#rock
bright day---
rock band practices
with all windows open
#oaks
oaks in Rita's path---
the trunks
are still standing
#flashes
hot flashes---
pizza from the oven
covered with Tabasco
#gun
the thief gun:
was stolen
from a sleeping cop
#it's a Union Square
cool autumn night,
two dogs chase each other---
silently
#first
first day of autumn---
the green leaves of a tree
at sunrise
#autumn
early autumn
early lunch---
sweet potatoes
so sweet
#Rita
over a gulf oil rig---
Pegasus intercepts
Rita
#sunset
sunset---
"The Joy Of Living"
by Matisse
http://www.modjourn.brown.edu/mjp/ Image/matisse/matisse.bonheur-vivre. 06.jpg
#blogging
blogging---
fingers touch the keyboard,
the ipod makes it rhyme
#night out
night out,
one fat woman hugged another---
sideways
#pumpkin
morning full moon---
I decide to cook
pumpkin pie
#owl
black night---
an owl
stares into the abyss
#ghost
afternoon haze---
the ghost of a train
crosses the bridge
# a fly
dusk---
a fly comes back
to be swatted once more
#penny
early autumn---
a penny got lost
in fallen leaves
#surf
foaming surf---
I ran out of
soap
#light
under a full moon
she said:
got a light?
#sweats
humid day---
a glass of green tea
sweats
#Ophelia
to be
or not to be---
Ophelia
#private
a sign
on the door of a gold mine:
private
#log
the log in the water
has many holes---
but still you can stand on it
#leaf
dusk---
a leaf under a parked car
pretends to be a sparrow
#711
Sunday morning---
a 711 down town
ran out of coffee
#September 11, 2005
clear sky, a plane sparkles
heads bowed in silence---
freedom breathes
#marriage
a drunk
debates the bar maid---
arranged marriage better
#cloudy
cloudy day---
I close
my curtains
#blacker
blacker than a moonless night---
the crow
at sunrise
[Inspired by a Basho haiku: Whiter than the stones on Stone Mountain---the
autumn wind]
#train
a passenger train
crosses a long bridge---
day moon
#cool
cool September day---
the hot temper
of star tennis players
#mirrors
brilliant day---
the Hudson river
full of little mirrors
#pick
black bird
eating with grey pigeons---
they pick on him
#read
day after Labor Day---
kids in the subway
read a comic book
#mouse
a mouse got stuck
in my waste can---
I let it stay
#kiss
labor day morning,
empty streets---
a couple kiss
#dog
her dog getting
mad at his dog---
he just stands there
#Labor Day
Labor day weekend---
the subway slow
due to repair work
#it's a Union Square
Union Square---
the same bumming around
also for Labor Day
#jazz
jazz at dawn---
when will the Big Easy
surface again?
#running
in a low cut shirt
she's running---
makes my pulse race
#iron
sun setting
in the crack between two highrises---
molding iron
#Mars
pictures of Mars
up close---
I'll just stay in Arizona
#bird
the shadow of a bird
climbs a cab's billboard---
amazon dot com
#tennis
watching tennis
with long earrings---
itchy neck
#movie
summer movie---
some one snoring
during the sex scene
#the Mississippi
hurricane's rains---
the Mississippi
surges
[inspired by a haiku of Basho: Gathering May's rains, the swift Mogami River]
#New Orleans
no man is an island,
sunken city---
New Orleans
#motionless
Summer moon
stands motionless---
I told him
#bluegrass
end of summer---
the crickets play
a bluegrsss breakdown
#sun sets
all day watching the radar
screen of Katrina---
the sun sets
#Katrina
Noah sitting
in the Superdome---
Katrina has arrived
#Flushing
Flushing Meadows Park---
a bird whistles
"Yankee Doodle Dandy"
#pink
early morning---
under a tree,
pink high heels
#busy
late Saturday night---
that busy moon
asks was it her
#sunset
sunset,
cool evening
mimosa---cooler
#taffeta
before dark---
a blimp sinks through
layers of blue and orange taffeta
#the sun sets
early spring---
where I see the sun sets
has moved behind a skyscraper
#reading tea leaves
America will be
China
and visa versa
#self portrait
I painted my self portrait---
Shakespeare
with hair cut
#snakes
warm spring weather---
I visit the snakes
at the zoo
#two
blond in the subway---
two bags one black, one brown
two shirts: black and orange
#homework for the dirty
read
the ten commandments
then wash yourself
#bamboo
tic tac toe---
toy bamboo ladders
in a flower shop window
#graffiti
graffiti on roof tops
looks brighter
during spring time
#sea gulls
sea gulls---
soaring high as airplanes
in a no fly zone
#mind under matter
ask a peacock if
he's got more mind than matter
he'd say that's insane
#baseball cap
nice spring day---
out on a lake my shadow
wears a baseball cap
#rateology 101
to get rid of a rat
encourage
that rat to come out
#Hegel, Marx, and History
history is the
solving of great
human contradictions
#in the age of globalization
a human is a collection
of zeros and ones---
like this
#John Paul II 1920-2005
heavy rain in New York---
all day
tears of millions remember him
#flash flooding
more flash flooding here---
I look up the forecast
for Riyadh
#reductio ad absurdum
have you heard the reductionist
talk?
he forgets when you ask:"why?"
#lost love
a lost love is missed
on a cloudy day
at sunset
#review of complex numbers
life is
a complex number:
with real and imaginary parts
#rush hour
rush hour---
poster of a peeled tangerine
above a tight empty seat
#metal gates
my windows metal gates drawn-
a checkered crow
passes by
#I was wrong
I thought asleep
I said yes to her-
but I was wrong
#wrinkle
sunset---
clouds wrinkle
as they dress the sun
#an urban haiku
vibrations of subway trains
tickle
parked cars alarms
#mother
the bird went looking for mother-
last time they met
she was so lonely
#flooding
after the flooding of last night
the sky still cloudy-
no bird sings
#back to Earth
a huge tunnel made of light
dragged the bird
back to Earth
#old sponge
then the bird flew
landed on the moon
had a bite, then said: old sponge
#bird
a cute bird
stood on my shoulder
and sang a sweet lie
#Easter sky
grey Easter sky---
a chorus of birds sing
from thorny branches
#Easter morning
Easter morning---
behind the bushes
flashes of white fur
before dark---
a blimp sinks through
layers of blue and orange taffeta
#the sun sets
early spring---
where I see the sun sets
has moved behind a skyscraper
#reading tea leaves
America will be
China
and visa versa
#self portrait
I painted my self portrait---
Shakespeare
with hair cut
#snakes
warm spring weather---
I visit the snakes
at the zoo
#two
blond in the subway---
two bags one black, one brown
two shirts: black and orange
#homework for the dirty
read
the ten commandments
then wash yourself
#bamboo
tic tac toe---
toy bamboo ladders
in a flower shop window
#graffiti
graffiti on roof tops
looks brighter
during spring time
#sea gulls
sea gulls---
soaring high as airplanes
in a no fly zone
#mind under matter
ask a peacock if
he's got more mind than matter
he'd say that's insane
#baseball cap
nice spring day---
out on a lake my shadow
wears a baseball cap
#rateology 101
to get rid of a rat
encourage
that rat to come out
#Hegel, Marx, and History
history is the
solving of great
human contradictions
#in the age of globalization
a human is a collection
of zeros and ones---
like this
#John Paul II 1920-2005
heavy rain in New York---
all day
tears of millions remember him
#flash flooding
more flash flooding here---
I look up the forecast
for Riyadh
#reductio ad absurdum
have you heard the reductionist
talk?
he forgets when you ask:"why?"
#lost love
a lost love is missed
on a cloudy day
at sunset
#review of complex numbers
life is
a complex number:
with real and imaginary parts
#rush hour
rush hour---
poster of a peeled tangerine
above a tight empty seat
#metal gates
my windows metal gates drawn-
a checkered crow
passes by
#I was wrong
I thought asleep
I said yes to her-
but I was wrong
#wrinkle
sunset---
clouds wrinkle
as they dress the sun
#an urban haiku
vibrations of subway trains
tickle
parked cars alarms
#mother
the bird went looking for mother-
last time they met
she was so lonely
#flooding
after the flooding of last night
the sky still cloudy-
no bird sings
#back to Earth
a huge tunnel made of light
dragged the bird
back to Earth
#old sponge
then the bird flew
landed on the moon
had a bite, then said: old sponge
#bird
a cute bird
stood on my shoulder
and sang a sweet lie
#Easter sky
grey Easter sky---
a chorus of birds sing
from thorny branches
#Easter morning
Easter morning---
behind the bushes
flashes of white fur
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