#cafe

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

#party

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

#sunset

sunset---
stuck in traffic
in the lincoln tunnel

#window

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

#mosquitoes( after Issa)

two mosquitoes
keep arguing
over my pillow

#hear

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

#breakfast

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

#tulips

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

#azaleas

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

#robbery

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

#ecosystem

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

#sunset

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

#ant

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

#birth

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

#sunset

sunset---
the smell
of cooking beets

#pushy

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

#about

morning fog---
nothing
to write about

#rain

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

#cold

cold morning---
newly sprouted leaves
shiver

#noisy

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

#smile

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

#blood

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

#chill

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

#horse

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

#tracks

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

#skyline

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

#opera

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

#skin

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

#smoke

cloudless sky---
a smoke column
rises horizontally

#whisper

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

#bread

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

#backgammon

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

#blanks

dense fog---
the early morning charm
of blanks

#sunset

Good Friday---
a steady drizzle
at sunset

#strawberry

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

#southern

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

#sky

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

#chocolate

someone left
the chocolate bunnies
out in the noon sun

#sunset

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

#egg

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

#veggies

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

#boss

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

#bunnies

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

#subway

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

#sunday

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

#red

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

#football

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

#mailman

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

#black

dusk---
a black cat
trying to be friendly

#pigeon

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

#grapes

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

#leaves

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

#flake

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

#column

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

#roof

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

#kids

kids on
a schhool trip---
dragging their feet

#umbrella

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

#time

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

#leaves

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


#cleaning

spring cleaning---
the dust of winter
is heavier

#coin

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

#face

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

#parrot

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

#out

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

#madness

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

#teacher

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

#sandals

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

#traffic

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

#sunset

a beach fruit vendor
packing his goods---
sunset

#cherry

sunny day---
searching for
cherry blossoms that bloomed

#soccer

after school---
his mother teaches
him soccer

#goose

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

#sunset

sunset---
a leisurely walk
through a slum

#bubble

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

#cat

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

#siesta

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

#house

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

#yogurt

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

#chess

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