#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