#sunset

sunset---
she lets me
hold her hand

#girls

late Spring---college girls
are out on the town
no one whistles any more

#Avenue

the Cherry Blossoms
of Park Avenue---
their petals don't fall

#sunrise

sunrise---
blooming daffodils
steal the show

#drizzle

Spring drizzle---
she lets the umbrella
dip back

#snail

morning stillness---
a snail is one step
closer to the edge

#space

late afternoon---time to
stare into empty space
at Starbucks

#donut

morning rush---
the donut drips on
the story about trans fats

#grey

Spring dark clouds---
my barber asks
if I want all the grey out

#sunrise

sunrise---
baby leaves
go to work


#end

end of the line---
a priest
smiles at me

#sunset

sunset---
she rests under
the Cherry Blossom tree

#nothing

sitting in the warm
Spring sun---
I think of nothing

#breeze

early morning---
a Spring breeze
carries car exhausts

#hot

hot Spring day---
the girls across the alley
sunbath on the roof

#sunset

sunset---
she makes me
a blackberry smoothie

#Hudson

bright Spring day---
The Hudson sparkles
crystal cups click

#moon

warm Spring night---
her cleavage glistens
under a crescent moon

#dog

beautiful Spring day---
a dog never
catches the frisbee

#home

blue sky---
a cleaning lady takes
the morning train home

#sunset

sunset---
no more rays
shine on the clock dial

#shirts

overcast morning---
I am out
of clean white shirts

#lips

her lips are about
to kiss---
Cherry Blossom buds part

#sunrise

sunrise---
the purple buds
in her flat garden

#dark

cold and dark Spring day---
a dead squirrel
in a tree pit

#knights

morning rush---
the usual
black knights

#gun

Virginia Tech blood---
why is it so easy
to buy a gun?

#sun

high pressure moved out
low pressure moved in---
but still no sun

#bus

Spring rain storm---
running to catch a bus
that splashed me

#refunds

downpours
on Tax Day---
but for me no refunds

#Park

Madison Square Park---
a winter tree statue
sexier than real ones

#walk

morning walk---
beneath a tree
new leaves brush my cheek

#age

feeling my age
in the gym---
an old lady flirts with me

#rivers

heavy Spring rain---
in a bar the beer
runs like rivers

#sunset

sunset---
my friend says
there is no haiku

#work

morning rain---
umbrellas
go to work

#moon

wearing a white mask
because of the pollution---
a day moon

#shirt

New York subway---
her tee shirt says Red what?
early Spring

#arrows

mid April---
a tree has not shot
any of its arrows yet

#sunrise

sunrise---
her picture
fell down

#tomatoes

picking tomatoes to buy
she asks me which ones
I like best---Spring

#buds

morning stillness---
the tree buds
keep on pointing

#dove

Easter Sunday---
a white dove
flies off a church tower

#cat

blue sky---
the cat hides
under my desk

#goggles

swimming next to me---
her bikini bra
is smaller than my goggles

#mall

cold Spring day---
palm trees inside
the shopping mall

#Friday

Good Friday---
my neighbor prays
in a mosque

#bells

snow flurries close to
Easter---
the sound of bells

#tree

gloomy day---
a blind man passes
a blooming cherry tree

#chill

Spring chill---
I remember
January warmth

#rain

pouring rain---
I run into
my swimming instructor

#sunrise

sunrise---
too many yellow tulips
and no lilacs

#deli

eating in a deli---
the bread basket
has some unleavened

#neighbor

holy week---
my neighbor
gives me a hug

#gym

at the gym---
each time I look at her
she looks back at me

#pink

she has her toenails
painted pink---
Sakura petals fall

#dancing

standing in line---
all women to see
all men dancing

#Fool

April's Fool---
I don't receive any mail
in my Bulk folder

#kite

Fourteen Street Pier
two boys fight
over a kite---Spring wind

#horsefly

a horsefly in my house
thinks it is a free country---
Spring

#moon

pissing at night---
a full moon tells me
if my aim is bull's-eye

#chopper

blue sky---
above my head stands
a traffic chopper

#guitar

evening rush---
a man plays the guitar
but no one hears it

#moon

warm Spring night---
a setting moon
takes its time

#Mums

fine Spring day---
the Spider Mums
got me


#geese

a flock of geese
flies in a circle---
Spring

#leather

beautiful Spring afternoon---
my neighbor wears
her black leather skirt

#pear

farmers market---
a pear looks like
a potato

#sidewalk

on a deserted sidewalk---
a long line
of ants

#Break

Spring Break---
two coeds turn their heads
to look at me