#chopper

standing near a chopper
as it rises---
a man adjusts his trousers

#sunset

sunset---
a woman puts on
her taffeta jacket

#smoke

blue sky---
outside a clinic
a nurse takes a smoke break

#moon

setting full moon at dawn---
I switch discs
on the CD player

#kiss

Autumn giant strawberries---
I give her
a French kiss

#swing

end of September
cool wind---
a playground swing squeaks

#genes

old age---
I'm getting to know
my genes real well

#haze

morning haze---
I wipe
my eyeglasses

#moon

It looks like I forgot
a house light on---
full moon

#home

blue sky---
a polar bear
needs a home

#raw

A restaurant
with a raw bar---
she wears no under wear

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat tail
brushes my naked leg

#doves

the UN General
Assembly meets---
all the doves left town

#tears

blue sky---
no more
tears

#dry

dry late September day---
the sun shines
on her freckles

#Park

Madison square Park---
I watch the moon
through an American Elm

#spelling

a nun in the subway---
I watch I don't make
any spelling errors

#bubble

morning haze---
her bubble bath
is ready

#spider

a spider climbing
my window glass keeps falling---
not enough dirt

#dawn

dawn---
the smell of cooking rice
I go back to sleep

#tango

I'm scared
I step on her feet---
my tango teacher

#earthworm

as I wait
for my morning train---
an earthworm goes to work

#moon

mid September---
juice oranges are on sale
a half moon

#street

blue sky---
the street is littered
with torn paper

#suburb

suburb grocery store---
the shelf stuffers
speak English

#bride

a bride walks up
the steps of a church---
September blue sky

#toddlers

September play ground---
only the toddlers
keep coming

#teacher

September cool---
I run into
my first Spanish teacher

#moon

dusk---crescent moon
amongst dark clouds
I light more candles

#sunset

giving her roses---
September
sunset

#Park

Madison Square Park
cool September day---
dogs have fun

#artist

a street artist
soon finished the skyline---
September fog

#fly

a mid September fly
acts aggressive---
I ignore it

#staff

sea food restaurant---
staff better dressed
than their customers

#truck

hot September day---
homeless man stands
by ice cream truck

#white

morning blue sky---
last night I drank
all the white beer*

*a type of Belgian beer

#soaps

My barber likes
the Russian soaps---
watches while he works

#lose

playing ping pong
with an old friend---
I decide to lose

#Eleven

September Eleven---
a ferryboat on the Hudson
moves on

#oak

September rain---
I take cover
under an oak tree

#truth

my dentist
takes x-rays---
the pain of the truth

#fog

morning fog---
only a chimney
is still visible

#wins

Federer wins
the US Open---
again

#busy

sunrise---
a bee is busy
over the Azaleas

#book

hot afternoon---
she's lost in her book
I in her décolleté

#night

late night---
my neighbor is morning
Pavarotti

#dog

the dog keeps barking---
a gorgeous woman
passes

#week

first week of school---
the rowdiness
of teenagers in the subway

#stars

clear September night---
she watches the stars
of TV

#light

on my way to work---
she asks me
if I got a light

#dry

dry and bright
September day---
I skip the sauna

#sunset

September sunset---
only the regulars
at the beach

#sneakers

school started---
old sneakers dangle
from a street lamp

#school

first day of school---
a boy
forgot his name

#job

they go out Labor Day---
he keeps talking
about his job

#flags

Labor Day---
a migrant worker sells
American flags

#solar

bright Summer day---
viewing solar power cells
on City roofs

#cat

blue sky---
the cat plays
with a roll of tissue

#screen

Madison Square Park---
Federer playing tennis
on a big screen

#ends

a pigeon sings
but I am too sad to listen---
Summer ends

#play

August Saturday night---
no one wants to play
backgammon

#leaf

August ends---
a green leaf
twirls in the wind

#fence

arguing with my neighbor
across the fence---
a sparrow changes sides

#strawberries

the strawberries gone bad---
our Angora cat
is shedding again

#tennis

tennis rackets stick out
of shopping bags---
the US open started

#suit

a man dressed in a suit
is sock-less---
end of August

#sunset


sun shines on a mosquito
as it sets---
sitting next to a redhead

#empty

end of August---
an empty window seat
on the morning train

#bright

bright August day---
a fly in my room
refuses to leave

#milk

blue sky---
no milk
for my morning coffee