#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