#blue

blue sky---
as if one needs excuse
to go out for Sunday brunch

#moon

full moon before sunrise---
a chick walks ahead
mother

#night

October Saturday night---
no more
flip-flops

#fires

another day----
here heavy rain
fires in southern Cal

#ghost

late October fog---
a ghost
calling me names

#time

overcast morning---
my neighbor's bitch
giving me hard time

#shot

the flu shot---
my last time
mother held my hand

#spider

trick AND treat---
a spider busy weaving
late October

#flood

California wild fires
flames of hell---
Katrina's high waters

#store

at the grocery store---
a blond bombshell asks
where is the pumpkin

#sunset

dark clouds at sunset---
my neighbor
lights up his pumpkin

#cloud

as I pick an apple---
a dark cloud shaped
like a scarecrow

#warmth

late October warmth---
a witch
smiles at me

#blue

blue sky---
last night I updated
my haiku blog

#skeleton

mid October---
someone forgot a skeleton
on the playground

#moon

waxing moon above
the Hudson skyline---
she leans on me

#Park

Madison Square Park
at dusk---a bright yellow leaf
hits me in the face

#Tokyo

walking alone in Tokyo*---
she wears a Coke
vending machine

*Japanese fashion designs to fool

street criminals.Read more about it

at http://tinyurl.com/3y3c8m

#blue

blue sky---
a leaf swims
in yesterday's rain puddle

#fault

Sarkozy got divorced---
the socialists say
it was his fault

#sex

Times Square---
the only sex that's left
is in your head

#sunset

hand in hand
they disappear into the fog---
October sunset

#fog

morning fog---
a cyclist
sings

#cat

hazy dusk---black cat
with red neck band jumps between
tar covered roof tops

#apple

overcast morning---
I wipe the dew
off a Golden apple


#accent

new subway train---
the conductor
has no accent

#boomer

first baby boomer files
for social security---
save me a slice

#sunset

mid October sunset---
the cold wind
makes it sadder

#moon

going out she hides
her wedding band---
crescent moon

#yellow

October cold wind---
her yellow skirt
rises

#blue

morning blue sky---
she made
the cappuccino

#tourist

Madison Square Park---
a tourist asks
where's the bathroom*

*Many parks in New York City

don't have public bathrooms

including Madison Square Park.

#sky

blue sky---
my neighbor left
his garage door open

#wins

this time there's no
electoral college---
Al Gore wins Noble Peace Prize

#crowd

morning fog---
a smoke column fights
its way through the crowd

#wet

sudden October downpour---
her cigarette
got wet

#neon

predawn---
I turn on
a neon light

#sunset

October sunset---
have to go to the kitchen

window to view it

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat watches
a butterfly

#tanning

overcast sky---
he hands out fliers
for a tanning salon

#rush

morning rush after
a holiday Monday---
nothing changed

#Oktoberfest

sweltering day---
I go out for some
Oktoberfest beer

#route

Columbus Day---
I discover the shortest
route to an Irish pub

#machine

an old pin ball machine
in a bar---
dollar per game

#kiss

crowded subway---
he gives his girl friend
a long kiss

#sunset

sunset viewing
from a train window---
I ride alone

#smell

Saturday morning---
the smell of cooking
cholesterol

#cigar

fog hides the skyline---
Friday after hours
cigar bar

#line

morning fog---
a school boy walks
in a straight line

#pink

October night---
warm enough for
a laced pink lemonade

#fog

morning fog---
I skip
the oatmeal

#touch

evening rush---
we touch every time the train
comes to a stop

#traffic

overcast sky---
a traffic cop walks
with a smile on her face

#sunset

sunset---
a balloon moves up
till it disappears

#crisis

Indian reservation---
too few home owners
for a subprime crisis

#cap

October First---
I put away
my Mets cap

#windows

overcast sky---
the teenager next doors
opened his windows