#light

around a lamp
in the sunlight---
a butterfly circles

#man

overcast day---
a homeless man
puts on sunglasses

#cat

last weekend in August---
a cat
walks home slowly

#fly

a fly
on my computer screen
is at an Issa link

#drops

long pearl necklace dangles
under her umbrella---
and big rain drops

#weeds

he cuts the weeds
in his drive way---
his head always shaved

#sunset

she unties the bun
of her red hair---
August sunset

#snail

end of August---
a snail
takes it easy

#bikini

his mother-in-law---
walks around the house
in her bikini

#squirrel

sunrise---
a squirrel
goes down the fire escape

#day

bright day---
I look at the sky
searching for a haiku

#corn

a pigeon picks
at corn seeds---
my tooth ache returns

#bird

early morning---
a mocking bird
hovers over a crow

#owl

August midnight---
a city owl
goes home

#vanilla

boring day---I put
shredded chocolate
on the no fat vanilla

#tea

morning---sun light
running through
my jasmine tea

#town

August Saturday night---
the only ones still
in town are the bores

#orange

overcast day---
she wears
her orange dress

#turtles

watching turtles stare
at me from under water---
Central Park Boat House

#subway

mid August morning---
like a funeral
is the subway

#funeral

fallen tree---
the parking lot at a
funeral home is full

#blank

morning stillness---
a blank sheet of paper
flew away

#sunset

sunset---
she blushes as
she kisses me goodbye

#clear

clear morning---
a giant gold bar
in the western skyline

#chicken

barbecue chicken joint---
two fat women
serve it with no bras

#duck

hot night---
I remember how
a sick wild duck fell

#lighthouse

broken lighthouse---
with a flashing
red light on its top

#joints

early morning---
I spread suntan lotion
on rusted joints

#cars

kids playing in
a parking lot--- hide only
behind US made cars

#tortilla

sunrise---
spreading bean paste
on a warm tortilla

#walk

Sunday leisurely walk---
all the mosquitoes
stayed home

#brown

cool morning---
the green leaves swing in
tandem with her brown hair

#fish

Friday night---
I rush there before they
run out of fried fish sandwich

#sunset

sunset---
too much red pepper
in my salad

#clue

a crossword puzzle
has for clue:
"a brief poem"

#worm

early morning---
no one in the courtyard
but a worm

#moon

obstructed full moon---
the hood tilting
on the head of a monk

#bus

as I wait for a bus---
a blond in a red sports
car passes

#sunset

sunset---
I can smell the
beef carpaccio to here

#wind

cool summer wind---
I stroll
to the subway

#crowd

Italian cafe---
the World Cup crowd
still boasting

#jay

on a park bench
a blue jay stops
to look at me

#bums

August at
Union Square---
only the pigeons and bums

#Cuba

bookies are taking bets
as to when---
Cuba libre

#cat

he walks a dog
on a leash and a cat---
moonless night

#opera

early morning---
the opera singer
is on a roll

#sunset

it looks smaller
now the heat wave is gone---
sunset

#coffee

making iced coffee
in the morning---
the buzz of a fan

#metal

cool metal with
the volume up---
the heat

#balcony

fourth day of a heat wave---
Romeo sleeps
under the balcony

#heat

heat wave---
I hang out
in ice cream parlors

#smoothie

blueberry strawberry raspberry
smoothie---
makes lesss your misery

#moon

she bends down
to pick up a small coin---
August full moon

#ant

an ant climbs the wall
of a four star
french restaurant

#cool

evening cool---
finally the neighbor's
bitch shuts up

#August

August---
empty seats
at rush hour