#corn

a picnic---
corn on the cob reminds me
of the teeth I'm missing

#Park

Madison Square Park
a bride and groom
get photographed---end of May

#color

the UN tower---
all the windows
have the same color

#sunset

sunset---
suddenly
silence

#calm

Friday---
she wears a loose short dress
the wind is calm

#May

End of May---
I can't find
my swimsuit

#tenure

Harvard Yard---
the trees
have tenure

#sunset

sunset cool breeze---
the sparrows skip faster
than the leaves roll

#hat

bright day---
his black cowboy hat
casts a shadow on his eyes

#moon

clear Spring night
I buy two pizzas
for the price of one---half moon

#bounty

I taste big ripe tomatoes
from her bounty---
later she gives two more

#page

morning commute---
she has not turned
a page for a long time

#game

boring chess game---
a grand master
defeats me

#morning

early morning---
the Spring sun shines
on my callouses

#Park

Madison Square Park
sticky day---a sparrow
dips in the fountain

#drink

I'm dripping wet of rain---
the waiter asks
what I want to drink

#sermon

listening to a sermon
on Saturday night---
no mention of hell

#rent

chilly late Spring day---
I go to pay
my overdue rent

#goal

street soccer---
a passer by
scores a goal

#ride

stormy Spring morning---
her mother
needs a ride

#lunch

lunch hour in the park---
she is not
wearing panties

#Leprechaun

warm Spring night---
I stay out long enough
to see a Leprechaun

#gym

at the gym---
she calls the punching bag
a jerk

#cat

water drips
from a faucet---
the cat goes on a binge

#diet

trying on
a pair of jeans---
my diet is working

#sunset

sunset---
the Mets play
the Cubs

#fish

Monday afternoon---
old timers retell
their big fish stories

#birch

sitting under
a birch tree---
an ant climbs my bare leg

#white

Mother's Day---
she always liked
white roses

#Hudson

cleaner Hudson---
the old poles on which
piers stood now stand ducks

#Park

Madison Square Park---
the purple tulips
by the dog run look healthy

#Blue Jay

cool Spring morning---
a Blue Jay
lands on my windowsill

#toes

mid May---
she wears a diamond ring
on one of her toes

#skyline

low Spring clouds over
the city skyline---
the smog acts natural

#boring

boring Spring sky---
a sparrow on the fire escape
jumps down

#haze

morning haze---
she's still wearing
her chiffon nightgown

#pray

hot Spring day---
an old sheik
parked by the river to pray

#seagulls

Spring blue sky---
the seagulls
stay airborne

#fly

a baby fly
has not found yet
the kitchen---Spring

#sunrise

sunrise---
I continue dreaming
in color

#bright

a bright Spring day---
some graffiti
looks bigger than before

#door

morning rush---
the door of the train
does not open

#tulips

warm Spring night---
she dangles her giant tulips
over my face

#Park

Madison Square Park---
hear chatter at night
Spring warms up

#sunset

sunset viewing---
waiting for a cruise ship
to pass by

#bird

Cinco de Mayo---
a songbird
crosses the border

#daiquiri

she carries a book
by Hemingway---
I order a daiquiri

#Brazil

it's Autumn in Brazil---
I'd go there
if it's whatever

#ex

crowded subway car---
at the other end
an ex girlfriend

#blue

Spring blue sky---
a sailor tosses up
his hat

#hopscotch

Spring in the park---
next to a chess game
girls play hopscotch

#morning

overcast morning---
I let my brightness
get me through it

#sunset

the purple of her hair
and the sun's---
the rest is asphalt

#hide

bright Spring day---
the sun at my window
I have nothing to hide

#Monday

beautiful Spring day---
I keep forgetting
it's Monday

#moon

we get in bed---
an orange full moon
is ready to go