#water

heat wave---
a kleptomaniac
steals designer water

#crow

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

#Bach

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

#dog

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

#yogurt

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

#marina

the marina is packed
with boats---
rainy day

#chain

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

#whispers

the sound of whispers
as the subway
suddenly stopped

#cups

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

#truck

truck stop---
I take one sip
and spit

#rubber

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

#miso

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

#sticky

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

#presence

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

#sunset

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

#neighbors

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

#cherries

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

#candle

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

#sunset

sunset---
heavy thunder storms
cause a power outage

#jogger

hot day---
a jogger waiting
for the bus

#grapes

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

#cappuccino

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

#breeze

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

#wrong

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

#spider

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

#open

walking with
the umbrella open---
sunlight showers

#bar

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

#screen

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

#swat

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

#gumbo

early morning---
nothing left
of last night gumbo

#beige

a ripe peach---
I stain my beige
jacket

#chocolate

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

#catfish

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

#bald

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

#kite

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

#mango

overcast morning---
a fruit vendor
peels mango

#pearl

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

#wave

heat wave---
a streetwalker
goes to the boardwalk

#whiskey

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

#peach

dawn---
I cut a peach
into halves

#shirts

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

#train

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

#final

World Cup final---
Italy plays
Zidane

#red

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

#day

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

#money

unexpectedly---
I find money
in a drawer

#jam

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

#mirror

no mirror
can tell you truly
what you are

#lost

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

#fountain

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

#shower

rainy morning---
my shower
is not working

#tour

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

#subway

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

#tea

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

#eagles

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

#sunset

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

#crackers

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

#nymph

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

#penguin

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

#driver

sunday morning---
the designated driver
returns home

#penny

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

#dragon

morning stillness---
a dragon broke
into pieces

#cool

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

#sand

eating brown
rice sushi---
sand inside my sandals

#hate/love tanka

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

#head

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

#bride

outdoors wedding
reception---a fly
pursuing the bride

#sour

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

#turtle

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

#moon

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

#fly

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

#wrong

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

#lost

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