#V

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

#map

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

#beaches

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

#pigeons

the old lady
who feeds the pigeons
sends her daughter

#movie

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

#ball

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

#afternoon

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

#song

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

#sunset

sunset---
no one noticed
her antique ruby necklace

#blue

early morning
blue sky---
I wipe my eyeglasses

#garden

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

#chopper

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

#hips

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

#wind

eating ripe strawberries
for breakfast---
gusty wind

#hot

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

#shower

sunday afternoon
rain shower--- cleaned
my boots

#spring

late spring---
the daffodils
hunch

#sunset

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

#dew

morning stillness---
dew drops
on the fire escape

#blond

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

#sex

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

#faucet

rainy morning---
a dripping faucet
woke me up

#seashell

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

#beasts

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

#school

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

#sunset

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

#happy

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

#food

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

#buzz

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

#horses

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

#tops

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

#cemetery

mothers day---
slow traffic
at the cemetery

#cat

overcast morning---
a cat stares
at a crow


#bubbles

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

#door

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

#gray

fog at dusk---
my gray hairs
pass unnoticed

#fast

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

#strawberries

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

#station

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

#oranges

the smell of peeled
oranges---
at daybreak

#worms

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

#mosquito

moonless night---
a mosquito
keeps on trying

#day

twilight---
day laborers
waiting for the contractor

#sunset

sunset---
an old man gazing
at wilted lilacs

#girl

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

#sunset

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

#garden

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

#spider

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

#crow

saturday morning
softball game---
a crow making catcalls

#t-shirts

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

#sunrise

sunrise---
the ants
are looking blacker


#hypnotist

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

#city

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

#sunset

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

#falcon

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

#sunset

sunset---
picking the last
daffodil

#rice

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

#hair

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

#may

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

#spring

spring light rain---
I close
the umbrella