#sunny

last day
of the year---
it is too sunny

#moon

New Year's party---
the moon is watching
all this foolishness

#seagull

after the clouds cleared---
a gliding seagull
blocks the sun

#birds

early morning---
too many
mocking birds

#sunset

no more cheap wine---
two-thousands-and-six
last sunset

#cat

a cat climbing
a street tree stops---
noisy night

#lights

Herald Square
holidays lights---pigeons
among the viewers

#moon

lonely night
I cook huevos rancheros---
a half moon

#sun

cold and windy day---
the sun shows
no remorse

#emptiness

end of the year
emptiness---it's cooler
in the Bahamas

#movie

on the way
to see a movie---
I pass a couple fighting

#meter

rainy morning---
I have no more change
for the parking meter

#call

the sound of Muslim
call for prayers---
Christmas day

#turnip

I eat another
raw turnip---
Christmas

#moon

he cuts me off
on Christmas Eve---
crescent moon

#stardust

stardust on
leafless branches---
Madison Square Park

#anchovies

anchovies
or no anchovies---
no anchovies!

#snowman

praise goes
to his head---
an inflatable snowman

#south

late December---
an inflatable Santa
goes south

#broker

end of the year---
a stocks broker
gives his bonus to the poor

#deer

first day of winter---
a deer eludes
its hunters

#winter

winter solstice---
I'll just wait
till Christmas Eve

#ski

bright day---
my ski sweater
gets lots of attention

#dolls

before Christmas---
the overweight dolls
are on sale

#sunset

slices of pepper
of all colors---
December sunset

#sparrow

morning rush---
a sparrow stays
on the sidewalk edge

#red

she wears her red high heels---
I order champagne
by the glass

#note

under the Christmas wreath
a note---
rain drops melt the ink

#work

the office
Christmas party---
too much work

#Owl

morning stillness---
a Great Grey Owl
sees me

#chimney

mid December---
a want ad
for a chimney sweeper

#dawn

beautiful winter dawn---
I ran out of
Jasmine tea

#today

today marks six decades
that I follow my shadow---
where ever

#music

Beethoven's birthday---
my neighbor plays
that deafening music again

#rice

overcast morning---
not enough sugar
in the rice pudding

#jewelry

Christmas lights
on bare trees---
I buy her more jewelry

#silence

morning commute---
the silence
of end of the year stress

#sunset

all in red
and nothing is green---
December sunset

#haze

morning haze---
I keep recounting
how many Santas

#penny

got a penny?---
at a fountain
just before Christmas

#moon

a turtle hides---
winter
full moon

#lunch

lunch hour---
a kid asks me
where's Santa

#lights

m&m's sprinkled
all over the dark---
Christmas lights

#night

Sunday night---
she's still doing
today's sudoku

#sunrise

sunrise---
my breath
fogs the window


#green

cold Saturday night---
the barmaid puts sake
in my green tea

#stillness

morning stillness---
an icicle
starts to melt

#tree

as I ring my
doctor's doorbell---
a tree with no leaves on

#coldness

morning rush
no one looks up---
the December coldness

#sunset

melon in New York
is always in season---
Winter sunset

#ATM

December day---
a woman in red
jumps the ATM line

#seagulls

early morning---
a biplane flies over
gliding seagulls

#size

holidays shopping---
size of the tree
does matter

#moon

baldness becomes him---
full moon
from under a winter tree

#frost

first frost---
too much noise in the park
I put my hands on my ears

#sunset

a chorus line
with pink cheeks kick high---
December sunset


#kitten

morning stillness---
a kitten
yawns

#Hu

I bought a talking Santa
made in China---
Hu Hu Hu

#night

early morning---
last night stardust
is on the lilacs

#moon

strange faces are out
this saturday night---
the moon

#storm

the storm passed---and
warnings of tornadoes
that were hot air

#dry

rainy Friday night---
I stop at a bar
to dry out

#moon

who is this
masked man?---
the moon

#human

Union Square---
a herd of pigeons
chase away a human

#sunrise

sunrise---
a parrot sounds
a bit arrogant

#bonsai

the year close to its end---
a bonsai behind
trees on sale

#slate

overcast morning---
starting with
a blank slate

#wires

all the wires
are unplugged---
winter trees

#rush

morning rush---
the dozing lady has
a new red shopping bag

#sunset

the Christmas lights
are not working---
sunset

#moon

the harvest is over
I hang the sickle---
crescent moon