#train

crowded train---
a teen keeps saying
she needs to pee

#moon

as I come out
of the subway---
a day moon

#carnival

Summer carnival---
a flat chested woman
enters the wrong rest room

#chair

business is slow---
a street artist draws
the customer chair

#sparrows

end of the month---
no bread left over
to feed the sparrows

#Park

Madison Square Park---
the party tent full
of men in blue long sleeves

#drips

Summer Solstice---
an air conditioner drips
on my neck

#moon

crescent moon
at the city sky line---
watching from a beach chair

#sing

cool breeze---
the cicadas
sing louder

#rent

going to pay my rent---
I pass
a homeless man

#pool

Summer pool---
she crawls
I butterfly

#moon

nothing left
of the melon wedge
but the skin---crescent moon

#blink

dusk---
fireflies blink
and her diamond tongue ring

#sunset

Father's Day---
he would have stopped
had a smoke at that sunset

#bride

blue sky---
a June bride
finishes dressing up

#Park

Madison Square Park---
after the rain stopped
the sprinklers start

#teller

the fortune teller
tells me---say less
observe more

#Summer

Summer---waiting
for a rainy Sunday
to have a fish fry

#race

once more a sparrow
wins the race
but loses the prize---to a pigeon

#sunset

sunset---
a black cat
comes out to stretch

#squirrel

a squirrel on the fire escape
stares---
I go wear some clothes

#sunrise

sunrise behind
overcast skies---
the milkman does not show up

#trains

subway new trains---
hard low plastic benches
now don't doze

#mildew

overcast Summer day---
I flush out the mildew
from an old cap

#poodle

Summer downpour---
a poodle not covered
by his master's umbrella

#balls

Summer playground---
many balls thrown
but no catches

#sunset

sunset---
I made
the sangria

#hair

blue sky---
she puts her blond hair
in my face

#tune

Summer afternoon---
a passing old man
whistles a happy tune

#sanctuary

bird sanctuary---
suddenly
all the chirping stops

#truck

an ice cream truck
stands on Fifth Avenue---
it tastes the same

#frisbee

Summer haze---
a yellow frisbee
hangs in there

#twist

at the gym---
I finally learned
how to dance the twist

#school

sunny June morning---
two kids walk
silently to school

#Park

Madison Square Park
at rush hour---
playing toddlers scream

#wind

cool Summer day---
the wind turns
my fan

#bee

doctor's office---
I hear the buzz
of a bee

#home

morning stillness---
a ghost
goes home

#breeze

a cool breeze---
finally
she says something

#dusk

Summer dusk---
she shares her yogurt
covered blackberries

#hurricane

hurricane season started---
my neighbor buys
a hybrid car

#rain

heavy rain---
the canopy leaks
a luxury tower

#sunset

sunset---
she gets up from the grass
to wear her shorts

#butterfly

stormy Summer clouds---
a yellow butterfly
stays

#Zoo

Central Park Zoo---
young male goats show off
for a living

#First

June First---
a kid walks
with his shoelaces untied

#pool

crowded swimming pool---
her finger nails
touch my toes

#hot

hot day---
a man shares his ice cream
with his dog

#dance

dance night in the park---
two trees
have branches entangled

#Park

Madison Square Park---
much bared female limbs
the trees' fully covered

#reddish

Sharapova
at the French Open---
her tan is reddish

#dawn

a Summer dawn---
the suntan lotion ad
turns off its lights

#moon

a day moon
at sunset---
a haijin ghost

#squirrel

too much pollution---
a squirrel keeps
scratching itself

#sailors

Memorial Day---
two sailors chat
with a homeless man

#starts

Memorial Day---
starts Iraq's
scorching Summer