#fountain

soda fountain---
a teen and her mother
come in for ice cream

#Park

Madison Square Park---
there is no one
in the tree house

#dancing

Saturday night---
the barmaid yells at me
I keep on dancing

#fog

morning fog---
my neighbor takes off
his turban

#more

the recession---
more
homeless

#dawn

dawn---
I water
the poinsettias

#night

Christmas night---
Venus shines
real bright

#blue

blue sky---
I do the dishes
on Christmas day

#wash

Christmas Eve---
I am too tired
to wash the dishes

#couple

more bad weather---
a couple standing on ice
argue

#rise

the recession---
rise in arrests
for shoplifting

#icy

icy sidewalks---
a cop
smirks

#first

the recession---
the first time Toyota
ends a year in the red

#spits

sunny day---
a paraplegic
spits on the snow

#blue

blue sky---
she falls
on her butt

#fog

morning fog---
the snow covers
everything

#fresh

fresh snow---
the graffiti looks
dirtier

#dog

the snow stopped---
a side street littered
with dog shit

#freeze

the recession---
Harvard puts a freeze
on hiring

#feet

snow flurries start to fall---
the bridegroom gets
cold feet

#snow

snow in the forecast---
my neighbor's husky
wags his tail

#moon

cold night---black cat peaks
from under black car
a half moon

#sunset

sunset---
I turn off
the Christmas lights

#fog

morning fog---
a cop gives me
the wrong directions

#look

happy hour---
they still look up when
Bush is on TV

#Lipstick

the Lipstick Building---
it inspires
pyramid schemes

#Park

Madison Square Park---
near by bank Christmas lights
have no green

#age

December Fifteen---
Feeling my age
as I climb the stairs

#full

near the subway---
a cemetery
is full

#blue

blue sky---
I go to buy more
Christmas gift wrap paper

#night

cold Saturday night---
I walk into
an OTB

#twins

full moon at sunrise---
the Siamese twins
have an argument

#beach

mid December---
driving by the beach
with the heat on high

#foreign

electronics store---
the salesman answers
in a foreign language

#shower

drizzle and fog night---
I stay home
and take a hot shower

#dog

morning rain---
a stray dog follows me
to the subway


#wind

Chicago---
the lake cold wind
smells fishy

#office

the recession---
the office Christmas party
is BYOB

#sunset

she went to buy
a pumpkin---
Winter sunset

#blues

morning Winter blues---
only the memory of old flames
warms me up

#smoke

frigid day---
mushroom shaped smoke cloud
car makers need bail out

#cold

cold morning---
a cockroach warms up
under my coffee cup

#moon

back home
I wipe her lipstick off my cheek---
a half moon

#evil

Pearl Harbor Day---
evil does not have
one address

#snow

first snow---
bride walks out
of a church

#blue

blue sky---
I take out the flowers
from my Jasmine tea

#bags

December evening rush---
the shopping bags
are smaller this year

#dawn

cold dawn---
the Christmas trees keeper
smiles

#checks

the recession---
the barmaid stops
cashing checks

#sunrise

sunrise---
she pulls black satin sheet
over her head

#bright

East River bright day---
I look away
kids wearing parkas

#blue

blue sky---
smoke travels
shaped like a whale

#brain

as I stare at my plate---
my brain had enough
broccoli

#blue

blue sky---
a monk has
nothing to say

#Venus

she has two
gentlemen callers---
Venus with Jupiter and the moon

#dawn

dawn---
last year dust
on the Christmas ornaments

#beer

the recession---
price of beer goes up
cheers

#fog

Sunday morning fog---
my neighbor's wife
is naked

#know

now we know---
it's Mumbai
not Bombay

#bargain

the recession---
I shop for a bargain
careful not to be walked on

#dog

dinner time---
outside grocery store
a dog waits

#red

Black Friday---
the buyers are deeper
in red than sellers

#blue

blue sky---
no whipped cream
for the pumpkin pie

#houses

Thanksgiving Day---
walking past
empty houses

#sunset

sunset---
the brandy tastes
of eggnog

#where

shopping for Thanksgiving---
but where are
the marshmallows

#roses

the bunch of roses
I bought her---
the dog ate them

#haze

morning haze---
Wall Street has
disappeared

#watch

my watch stopped---
I ask a beggar
what time it is

#Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge---
canyons of lust in view
recession waxes

#sunset

the recession---
the sun sets behind
Citibank skyscraper

#blue

blue sky---
the stock market
is closed today

#Saturday

Saturday night---
she wears her red high heels
Christmas nears

#bitter

bitter cold wind chill---
the mailman says
good morning

#price

the recession---
price of milk goes up
let them drink Guinness

#moon

her winter night gown
suddenly opens---
crescent moon


#turkey

late November farm---
a turkey looks
well fed

#push

gas station---
a GM car
needs a push

#noon

bitter cold noon---
the barmaid lost between
to wear or not wear her coat

#dawn

dawn---
a drunk pisses
on today's newspaper

#sale

the recession---
a madam
has a sale

#fish

first frost---
I feed
the aquarium fish

#monk

Thai restaurant---
the Beetles sing
picture of a monk

#blue

blue sky---
Barack talks
to Hillary

#smiled

evening mass---
a nun accidentally
smiled

#band

stadium cold wind ---
the marching band
plays louder

#Saturday

Saturday night---
a carriage horse
flirts with another

#fog

morning fog---
a peacock sees
no females

#bribes

the recession---
bribes rise
in value

#seagulls

morning fog---
seagulls on the roof
of a lighting company

#shot

I wait my turn
for the flu shot---
the bare arms of trees

#dawn

dawn---
waiting for the light
at the end of the tunnel

#way

crowded subway---
she keeps saying to him
no way

#movie

chilly November---
I rented a porno movie
by mistake

#moon

clear November night---
I forgot my bolo tie
full moon

#buy

Armistice Day---
I buy
more Euros

#comes

the recession---
China comes
to our rescue

#wind

early morning---
November wind
cools my anger

#crunch

the crunch of Autumn leaves---
as I pass
a dentures shop

#blue

blue sky---
I count
my piggy bank

#fight

Saturday night---
alone I watch
my neighbors fight

#River

East River Autumn---
street lights sparkle
the water at dusk

#sunset

Autumn sunset---
a vampire
licks lips

#beads

Autumn gloom---
an Afghan flips
his worry beads

#free

the recession---
a fortune teller
offers free massage

#plants

morning drizzle---
a truck driver unloads
potted plants

#music

November drizzle---
I turn off
the Zen music

#won

an heiress
shakes her head---
Obama won

#crabs

elections returns party---
smell of frying
Alaskan crabs

#roof

Elections Day---
seagulls crowd the roof
of the court house

#sunset

Autumn sunset---
church bells
ring

#one

Autumn---
no one in the courtyard
an opossum crosses

#moon

he finds a rattle snake
in his basement---
crescent moon

#cat

daylight saving time ends---
the cat wakes me
an hour early

#Saturday

Saturday night
crowded subway---
man sketches a camel

#pigeon

All Saints Day---
white pigeon pecks
a candy wrapper

#goose

warm Halloween night---
bared legs will have
no goose bumps

#bat

Halloween night---
a bat gets
no treats

#few

few days to the
elections---
I watch "Otello"

#cat

early morning---
the cat is fidgeting
I pour more coffee

#sparrow

October cold front---
a sparrow unable
to bite a piece of toast

#wet

as I walk
on wet Autumn leaves---
a poster of McCain

#fax

October wind storm
died down---
I fax her an apology

#witch

windy night---
a witch walks home
Halloween nears

#men

a laundromat---
it's all
men

#idle

bright Autumn day---
I idle
the East River light house

#sale

downtown---
plastic Fall leaves on sale
as I step on real ones

#soup

an SUV stops
to refuel---
GM on the soup line

#storm

haunting October rain storm---
she reads
her horoscope

#harvest

Illinois plays Wisconsin
football---
corn harvest is over

#day

the recession---
a day laborer
takes off his shoes

#moon

late October
restlessness---
crescent moon

#moon

October night---
who cares how stocks did
crescent moon

#blue

blue sky---
the grey cat
is hiding

#salad

at McDonald's---
I remember Paul Newman
from his salad dressing

#blond

late October wind---
her blond hair flies
along with the leaves

#leaf

October cold gusts---
green leaf blown
under my door

#cold

cold morning---
the bus has no heat
she knits a sweater

#sunset

East River Autumn sunset---
a swan
dips

#cat

black cat tries to
open a garbage bag---
moonless night

#diner

Sunday diner---
the after church crowd
are too loud

#pool

late October---
an empty
swimming pool

#coffee

Saturday night---
two smiling cops come
into a dinner for coffee

#train

Saturday morning train---
the sound of someone
brushing their hair

#close

close to Halloween---
the scarecrows are not
scary any more

#blue

blue sky---
one more form to fill
to take the flu shot

#sunset

October sunset---
a surfer
keeps on trying

#algae

East River black rocks---
algae flourishes
among garbage

#play

October park---
I watch school girls
play socker

#moon

where are my slippers---
a harvest moon
stares

#close

close to the elections---
will Hilary
beat Palin

#moon

dawn---she parked on
wrong side of the street
setting full moon

#thinks

Columbus Day---
someone here thinks
he's in Amsterdam

#crisis

banks crisis deepens---
a brief case left
on the steps of a church

#fall

Autumn courtyard---
as leaves fall
algae grows

#bad

Saturday night---
the comedy is so bad
I write a haiku

#moon

the recession---
it's time
to colonize the moon

#blue

blue sky---
the seagulls are busy
feeding

#smell

clear October night---
the smell
of cinnamon

#squirrel

warm Autumn day---
a squirrel wants to know
what I am reading

#moon

very dry night---
a half moon
hardly moving

#sunrise

sunrise---
a nun's car
broke down

#bad

bad day ends---
the barmaid says
she missed me

#work

the recession---
cheaper to drive to work
but work harder to find

#cigar

cigar bar---
customer complains
draft from open window

#blue

blue sky---
no liquidity
at the banks

#sale

more economic woes---
Champaign
on sale

#seagulls

October dawn---
seagulls wait
for the fish boats

#people

Autumn Sunday weather was good---
people
look exhausted

#cat

morning Yoga---
the cat and I
stare at each other

#night

October Saturday night---
alone I listen
to boleros

#fly

cold October---
a fly follows me
to the kitchen

#sunset

October sunset---
waiting for her
to finish cooking

#cold

cold October wind---
I wear my
baseball jacket

#debate

vice presidential debate---
can she play Pygmalion
or can't she

#blue

blue sky---
no one accepting
commercial paper

#fly

Japanese restaurant---
a fly
does not like me

#dawn

late September dawn---
I hear
crickets

#sweets

Ramadan ends---
my neighbor offers me
sweets for breakfast

#Park

Madison Square Park---
why are bankers
looking down

#lost

Mets last game
at Shea Stadium---
lost

#squirrel

Autumn---
a squirrel drops
a nut on my head

#grey

blue sky
changes to grey---
Paul Newman dies

#watch

evening fog---
I watch my neighbor
smoke his waterpipe

#sweat

more Autumn rain---
I wipe the sweat
off my face

#house

Autumn downpour---
I stand under the canopy
of a house for sale

#leader

another bank fails---
we need
a leader

#moon

I rush to buy
her birthday present---
crescent moon

#fly

Autumn waxes---
a fly lies
on its back

#talk

UN assembly meets---
easier to talk
than do

#foster

Autumn---
a foster child
being taught baseball

#second

Autumn's second day---
I admire
a tree's greenery

#witch

Autumn begins---
a witch opens
her curtains

#moon

dawn---I need light
to open my door
a half moon

#sits

Autumn sidewalk cafe---
a homeless lady
sits near by

#blue

blue sky---
I listen to her
tell me a lie

#date

Saturday night---
his sister going out
on her first date

#cat

bright September day---
the cat refuses
to go out

#dog

bright September---
a woman holding a baby
talks to her dog

#market

it's a samurai market---
but how come
the Yen is so low

#sunset

September sunset---
a dead leaf
at my feet

#dawn

dawn---
a rat trap
is still empty

#sale

sea food mart---
urchins
on sale

#moon

blue sky---
except
for a day moon

#finish

her birthday---
she does not have
to finish the broccoli

#ant

investment bank goes bankrupt---
an ant keeps busy
saving for winter

#tunes

Starbucks bathroom---
the tunes
sound better

#moon

dawn---wind blows
dust in my face
full moon

#dancer

tapping my fingers---
a flamenco dancer
stops and glares at me

#fly

morning stillness---
a fly keeps
walking the floor

#legs

Saturday night football---
she keeps
recrossing her legs

#laundry

doing laundry---
sand in the pockets
of my shorts

#dog

evening September fog---
the dog smells
another dog

#butterfly

September overcast skies---
a butterfly
stays low

#moon

reminds me
of face of my nanny---
almost full moon


#lock

September Eleven---
I remember to fix
lock of my backdoor

#hotter

September bright day---
cold wind makes
the sun feel hotter

#camp

Paris pales
compared to Palin---
McCain has now camp

#at

at Applebee's---
I finnished
my broccoli

#up

September---
I look up as
a jetliner passes

#babes

September street fair---
only the babes
look appetizing

#dawn

dawn---
an ant
comes back

#wear

September---
she stopped walking around
in her under wear

#blue

September blue sky---
the dog ate
his homework

#cat

September thunder storms---
I share my bed
with the cat

#make

September rain---
I make
split pea soup

#sunset

sunset---
dark clouds move in
I smell incense

#blue

blue sky---
the cotton candy man
is sold out

#means

September---
a little girl asks
what "Yankees" means

#trouble

trouble---
she took my picture
off her desk

#beach

evening rush---
I recall a beach
past Summer night

#blues

September blues---
I visit
the steam baths

#mate

McCain's running mate---
love
at first sight

#rubber

rubber mouse sticks out
of garbage can---
first day of school

#cheer

the U.S. Open---
the sun in my eyes
I cheer at random
.
#long

a long weekend---
I ran out
of chocolate

#flood

a hurricane will flood
New Orleans again---
why live there

#blue

blue sky---
they play tennis
without a net

#pants

August Saturday night---
so what if she wears
hot pants

#ends

rainy morning---
I go back to sleep
August ends

#rapid

East River rapid---
streaks of white clouds
Summer ends

#can

hurricane Gustav
targets New Orleans---
yes we can

#football

Barak on a football stadium---
the commercials
are by McCain

#relax

Labor Day weekend---
I'll relax by working
when it's over

#glass

early morning---
a yogi pisses
in a drinking glass

#lost

Democrats Party Convention---
she lost but he
has not won yet

#blue

blue sky---
I am getting to like
August

#dawn

dawn---
too late to go sleep
crescent moon

#roof

New Orleans jazz---
it can still
bring down the roof

#hard

hard times---
returning empty beer cans
to the store

#over

Olympics are over---

Obama comes back
as a mortal

#man

bar bathroom---
they fight
over a man

#fish

fish market
Atlantic salmon---
I caught bigger this morning

#dawn

dawn---
the smell of watermelon
from last night garbage

#food

restaurants food too expensive---
she wants to go
to McDonald's

#party

wedding party---
groom much younger than the bride
Summer ends

#sings

Tony Bennett sings---
I age well
too

#wind

wind fueled---Hurricane Fay shows
Daytona Beach what fast
really looks like

#war

August---
always good weather
for a war

#blue

blue sky---
no empty spot on the beach
late August

#eat

Summer Olympics---
pandas have
plenty to eat

#dawn

dawn---street lined with
empty trash cans
full moon

#dawn

dawn---
street lined with copper trash cans
full moon

#sunset

sunset---
the barmaid bows
as I pass her

#sunrise

sunrise---
I stop viewing
the lilacs

#hot

hot August night---
she stands
staring out of her window

#blue

blue sky---
no milk left
for the kittens

#woods

hiking the woods---
their coolness sedates
late August

#sloth

Olympic gymnasts perform---
I watch
a sloth sleeping

#go

Starbucks---
where do Yuppies
go for coffee now?

#stillness

morning stillness---
during late August
downtown emptiness

#sunset

through a hole in the clouds
the sun sets---
August lightening

#dawn

dawn---
a crow stands
on a gasoline pump

#night

August late night---
at the bar
she wears shorts and smiles

#blue

blue sky---
I put the bedsheets
in laundry bin

#pool

August crowded pool---
no one wants
to play polo

#cheap

grocery store at rush hour---
looking what's cheap
tempers flare

#truffles

fancy French restaurant---
but where are
the truffles

#board

Summer thunderstorms---
a surfer puts his board
on his head

#race

bicycles race on top
Great Wall of China---
that beats the Alps

#moon

August dusk---
pregnant woman takes a dip
a half moon

#Park

August Madison Square Park---
they all look like
Paris Hilton

#blue

August blue sky---
a Chinese dragon
fuming

#gossip

Starbucks Summer---
young Egyptian housewives
gossip

#cloudy

August cloudy skies---
who cares remnants
of which hurricane

#sunset

August sunset---
the eggplants have
in their soil baked

#mosquito

running after a bus---
mosquito in my way
August sun

#why

Hiroshima Day---
I still want
to know why

#chamber

Santa Fe---
chamber music swoons
August cactus stings

#price

a real estate broker
says its price now is---
whatever

#dawn

August dawn---
old man washes his feet
with garden hose

#cat

August fruit stand---
their cat
is well fed

#clouds

Summer clouds---
the snows of Kilimanjaro
are whiter

#blue

blue sky---
a jellyfish swims upwards
August

#heat

August heat---as they pass
her new boyfriend
tries to act cool

#anthrax

the man who
killed with anthrax---
killed himself with Tylenol

#blue

blue sky---
I look for place to hide
my diary from her

#taste

Summer barbecue---
it's the beer
that makes it taste good

#dawn

dawn---
a Coca- Cola sign
turns off

#backdoor

morning flower bulbs
at the backdoor---
who needs this kind of intrusion

#lilacs

morning haze---
she asks
who picked our lilacs

#cross

evening rush---
squirrel wants cross sidewalk
July

#golf

morning train---
he hauls his golf clubs
late July

#more

more Summer
economic misery---
I reread Marx

#sunset

Summer sunset---
she comes
too soon

#haze

Summer haze---
she wears
a beige bikini

#coffee

morning---
smell coffee from house
of difficult neighbor

#drunk

Central Park Summer---
the gondolier acts more drunk
than his passengers

#solar

high noon---
the air conditioner
runs on solar

#bride

Central Park Summer---
a bride
next to the water lilies

#jazz

Central Park Summer---
on a tree-roofed path
live cool jazz

#blue

blue sky---
who cares what color
Earth is

#dawn

dawn---
a line waits outside
the dialysis center

#pool

mid Summer---
swimming pool is crowded
she plays footsie

#seagulls

garbage bag busted---
seagulls call
Summer smog

#bank

outside a bank homeless man
holds sign---
they had me foreclosed

#dry

after a Summer dry spell---
the dog drinks
fresh rain water

#train

my train is late---
I watch a cockroach
going home

#sunflowers

bright Summer day---
I dump the wilted
sunflowers

#tree

dead tree cut
into pieces---
July nude beach

#moon

dawn--- trying again
to steal the show
full moon

#wind

Summer wind rushes through branches---
she stops
talking

#blue

blue sky---
she wears her Panama hat
July heat wave

#curse

another day of heat wave---
car exhausts make
cyclist curse

#poet

new poet laureate * ---
she has the same
hair cut as mine

* http://tinyurl.com/6nkr8u

#comes

gay bar---
she comes on
too aggressive

#rat

July heatwave---
a rat goes out
for breakfast

#sunset

July sunset---
Ozone level
too high

#dawn

dawn---
the hens are
all alone

#fast

at Chinese fast food to go
little girl sleeps---
Summer

#friendship

July waterfall---
his friendship * also knew
how to relieve

* remembering a friend who died recently

#flesh

mid July---
égalité
of naked flesh

#dawn

dawn---
a black cat comes out
of the garbage room

#cake

Bastille Day---
they now eat cake
and are too fat

#vine

Summer downpour---
I sit in a vine
covered patio

#maze

renovations---
the maze at
Lincoln Center Plaza

#horse

Central Park hot day---
driver of a carriage
talks to his horse

#tree

a peach bearing tree drops one
over my head---
Summer

#noon

Summer high noon---
the barmaid watches
a cowboy movie

#sunset

Summer sunset---
white with envy
a half moon

#gym

July at the gym---
It's too
cold

#squeaks

Summer playground---
is it Puppy who squeaks
or little girl?

#blue

blue sky---
a good friend died
yesterday

#rice

the price of rice went up
I order sashimi---
saki on the side

#dancer

July early morning sky---
a geisha dancer
still in make up

#fish

at Starbucks---
the smell of fish
July

#power

last month power bill---
I turn off
the air conditioner

#sunset

July sunset---
land too hot
a duck walks on water

#bells

five pm
church bells ring---
Frère Jacques

#smell

crowded Tex-Mex restaurant---
smell of sulfur dioxide
July

#carbon

Tour de France---
no carbon
footprint

#moon

crescent moon---
a July firework
fizzles out

#beach

clothing optional beach---
no one
smiles

#next

July Fourth fireworks---
I stand next to
an Iraqi refugee

#red

suddenly note the red
of Old Glory---
July Fourth

#tight

she wears tight blue jeans
and hijab---
July Fourth

#haze

Summer haze---
my neighbor wears
his turban

#Park

Madison Square Park July---
Blue Grass band plays
little girl dances

#sale

price of food is up---
a grocer has sale
on leftovers containers

#wind

Summer wind---
I turn off
the fan

#theater

hot day---
I take a nap
in a movie theater

#sardines

Summer crowded subway---
the smell
of sardines

#sunrise

sunrise---
heavy dust on my copy
of Paradise Lost

#showers

Sunday Summer showers---
she carries umbrella
but does not use it

#blue

blue sky---
a polar bear has fun
Summer

#drive

a man at the beach yells---
I need oil to drive home
late June sunset

#sunrise

June beach sunrise---
a man forgot
his swimsuit

#stamps

the price of food is up---
people on food stamps
need more stamps

#rerun

Summer---
fell asleep watching
a Yankees' rerun

#start

Summer deepens---
I start reading
Homer

#lox

overcast June morning---
lox and cream cheese
but no bagel

#sunrise

a peacock shows off
to a peacock---
California sunrise

#blue

blue sky---
foam from an ocean wave
at my feet

#boat

bright Summer day
East River boat ride---
the sparkle in her eyes

#share

Summer early morning---
a fat sparrow wants me
to share my bagel

#funny

George Carlin died---
that's really
funny

#clown

Summer fog---
a street clown
skips the make up

#coach

June street park---
his black nanny is
his soccer coach

#school

Starbucks---
Summer school students
sloth

#poison

tomatoes may
contain poison---
the price is still the same

#sunset

Equinox Summer sunset---
a kid's kite's
bye bye

#yellow

June cloudy skies---
the bride wears
yellow

#dawn

dawn---
an old friend calls
full moon

#pitcher

mixed softball game---
the pitcher
keeps bitching

#sunrise

sunrise---
a black woman in purple dress
glares at me

#tax

economy bad---
ninety-nine cent store
charges sales tax

#blue

blue sky---
the cotton in a field
is high

#Park

Madison Square Park
Summer---
dogs living well

#tight

Summer afternoon bedroom---
the Venetian blinds
are shut tight

#haze

Summer haze---
the barmaid puts
her legs on the bar

#sunrise

sunrise---
but a vampire still
has not had enough

#swing

June playground---
little girl squeaks
the swing squeaks back

#pasta

Summer downpour---
she orders her pasta
al dente

#wish

Summer showers---
I wish
I had soap

#nice

the smell of fried onions
as a car passes---
nice climate change

#where

Fathers' day---
but where
are they

#sunrise

June sunrise walk---
the dog
sweats


#loud

June clear night---
outside a bodega
the Salsa is loud

#moon

hot June---
lonesome singing on the roof
a half moon

#fish

slow Summer afternoon---
the barmaid listens
to my big fish stories

#blue

June blue sky---
I go to buy
sunscreen for her

#yellow

June white lightning---
the lilacs
yellow

#few

fourth day of heat wave---
the fun part is
people wear fewer clothes

#beer

Summer lightning----
the barmaid has a special
on white beer

#cigar

heat wave---
the air too bad to breath
I go to a cigar bar

#showers

Sunday heat wave---
in afternoon showers
a drunk pisses

#cat

heat wave---
the cat has
a bad dream

#Brown

Big Brown bested---
a hedge fund
takes a write down

#haze

morning haze---
an exhibitionist keeps
the curtains closed

#toes

fresh Summer strawberries---
she keeps pointing
her toes

#run

too humid
morning run---
I cheat

#cream

hot June---
the banana cream pie
smells bad

#warmth

June overcast skies---
Mariachis band
warmth in the park

#more

June rain stopped---
a drunk waters some more
the lilacs

#brick

June rainy day---
the brick layers
play scrabble

#legs

June---
not all legs
are created equal

#hours

the recession---
bankers still got
bankers hours

#sunset

watching people
who watch the East River---
June sunset

#blue

blue sky---
but the coffee
is too light

#wind

Summer wind---
she
sighs

#front

June First---
I move my shorts
to the front of closet

#rain

Saturday night---
because of rain
a bookworm stays home

#worm

The French Open starts---
a red worm
rises

#fly

windows closed---
I feel I'm captive
of the fly

#blue

blue sky---
I keep forgetting
which day of the week it is

#watch

May---
with binoculars I watch
graffiti artists at work

#sunrise

sunrise---
I ate the melon
day crescent

#sunset

the lilacs
glitter---
May sunset

#times

hard times---
the cab driver
used to be a banker

#drips

back to work---
vanilla ice cream drips
on my necktie

#Park

Madison Square Park hot day---
couple necking
pigeons fight

#Mars

our spacecraft landed on Mars---
when will the Martians
send real one to us

#leave

Memorial Day---
waiting for George Bush
to leave office

#tide

low tide---
she's on seaweed
diet

#sunrise

sunrise---
a fisherman
whistles

#eat

Saturday night---
after long wait in line
we have to eat with chopsticks

#fight

having a fight---
she tells me
stop acting like Sarkozy*

* http://tinyurl.com/3up89d

#blue

blue sky---
walking bare foot
the beeches open

#salad

almost Summer---
she cleans her closet
I order a Thai salad

#moon

full moon at dawn---
a swaying drunk
looks up and smiles

#tough

tough bar---
she just returned
from Iraq

#runs

sudden Spring showers---
her mascara
runs

#know

lower East Side bar---
he pretends
to know soccer

#blue

blue sky---
a new tar roof
glows

#turtle

heavy rain---
a turtle is having
a drink

#sunrise

sunrise---
the cat
comes home

#sunset

the wind lifts her skirt
she blushes---
Spring sunset

#Big

Big Brown---
a horse that can win back
our being in the black

#play

Mets play Yankees---
who wins
does matter

#fat

outside McDonald's---
a fat boy asks me
for a quarter

#fly

hot Spring sun follows/
drenching day---/
a fly flies

#blue

blue sky---
but she does not
smile

#know

at the gym---
she wants to know
who I think I am

#soap

more Spring showers---
a man hands out
free soap samples

#wears

beautiful Spring day---
the barmaid wears
a kimono

#dawn

dawn---
creeping dark clouds
erase it

#skirt

Fifth Avenue---
a man wears a skirt
many women wear pants

#blue

blue sky---
an ocean liner
departs

#lizard

finally a warm May day---
I stare back
at a lizard

#pet

morning after the storm---
I pet
the lilacs

#dance

one more dance---
she holds me
tight

#truck

wind swept cold rain---
truck makes stops
to deliver bottled water

#mothers

Mother's Day---
restaurants crowded
but who are mothers

#pond

on a pond
one of her chicks lags behind---
Mother's Day

#blue

blue sky---
the chatterbox
is silent

#night

Spring Saturday night---
a young man whistles
"Yankee Doodle"*

* http://tinyurl.com/skd9q

#storm

Spring rain storm---
the roof of the shower
leaks

#where's

Friday night at the gym---
she asks me
where's the bathroom

#juice

she swings her bare leg
as I talk to her---
juice bar

#sunset

hearing the call for prayer
as I pass a mosque---
Spring sunset

#ducks

Hudson River Park---/
ducks feed/
I order fish

#tee

trees dressed to a tee
girls undressed to a leaf---
Spring heats up

#tattoos

Spring warms up---
tattoos
not just on the arms


#sunset

May sunset---
I forgot to send
my old lady flowers

#cool

cool lounge---/
she sings in French/
with Spanish accent

#blue

blue sky---
I can't stand
the smell of ouzo

#playground

May playground---
girls on the swings laugh
at boys on the slide

#fugu

poison-free fugu*/
safe to eat its liver/
but don't eat its liver

* http://tinyurl.com/6nepqz

#pants

next to police precinct---
she waters her garden
and my pants

#drops

chilly May morning---
dew drops on the door
of the outhouse*

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outhouse

#night

Saturday night---
she said it's hot here
no more words spoken

#fog

morning fog---
I take off
my eyeglasses

#pool

Friday night---
a church organist
plays pool

#tears

early morning---
the lilacs survived
last night tears

#fifth

Starbucks---
she stands in fifth*
to wait for her drink

*Ballet position of the feet

#moon

dawn---
under crescent moon
a black bird sings

#balls

Spring waxes---
little girl plays soccer
with tennis balls

#blue

blue sky---
the white tulips
perk

#wind

six-fifteen---
playing softball
against the cold wind

#roof

waiting for
dark clouds to clear---
seagulls on a roof pace

#espresso

heavy Spring rain---
a friend spiced
my espresso

#cat

stormy Spring---
the cat hides
under my chair

#night

overcast Sunday---
the lilacs
remind me of last night

#red

Spring drizzle---
her frizzy red hair
gets wet

#rice

check out---
the clerk wants to know
how many bags of rice I got

#empty

overcast Spring day---
an empty plastic bag rolls
my shoe untied

#Park

Madison Square Park---
no sub prime anything
here

#fly

April ends---
the sun shines
on a dead fly

#blue

blue sky---
the parrot
is very quiet

#moon

needs another night cap
for the dawn---
waxing moon

#out

Union Square---
Spring
but no one speaks out

#blue

blue sky---
my neighbor tells
another big fish story

#dull

dull April afternoon---
one of my exes
calls

#primary

primary Tuesday---
it's about time
the fat lady sings

#beer

April
hot sun and cold wind---
I drink another beer

#dust

morning fog---
she wipes the dust
off her portrait

#play

mass at Yankee Stadium---
his Holiness decides
to play hardball

#rice

the price of rice
goes up---
I start hording sake

#paint

hot April day---
Cherry petals scatter
her new toenail paint

#Park

Madison Square Park Spring day---
dog and his mistress
walk shaking their tails

#moon

her blond hair shines
over her business suit---
full moon at dusk

#dawn

dawn---
out for a walk
my shadow scares me

#cat

hot Spring day---
the cat thinks
this is a jungle

#ring

the subway surfaces---
a symphony
of ring tones

#cap

April warms---
I chat with a woman
who wears a Sox cap

#blue

blue sky---
I step on white
Cherry tree petals

#give

give to Caesar what---
the Pope visits
on Tax Day

#sale

Tax Day---
the sun shines
on a house for sale

#sunset

I stopped to view
a Cherry tree---
April sunset

#blue

blue sky---
her windows are all
fogged up

#dancer

Greek bar---
I use sign language
to chat up the belly dancer

#blue

blue sky---
a grey horse pisses
on new grass

#trees

Cherry trees blossom---
construction workers
nonstop whistling

#bus

new driver---
my bus arrives
on time

#rest

foggy day---
the rest of this
is at present not available

#dawn

dawn---
the birds sing
the cat pretends sleep

#warm

warm Spring day---
the woman in the token booth
smiles at me

#Torch

new Olympic sport---
hide and seek
the Torch

#kitten

evening rush---
a kitten sticks out
of a crowded duffel bag

#sniffing

Starbucks---
green plastic stirrers
too narrow for sniffing

#what?

April cold wind
and hot sun---
Chinese what?

#voyeur

dawn---
a voyeur
needs more time

#cleaning

Spring cleaning---
I misplaced the Drano
in the frig

#blossom

Cherry trees blossom---
she asks have I seen
her new tattoo

#shorts

Spring sun warms---
she jogs on Third Avenue
wearing shorts

#Park

Madison Square Park---
people sit in Spring sun
wearing their Winter coats

#stairs

nice Spring day---
I help a neighbor
go up stairs

#sheep

economy is bad---
my barber switches
to sheep*

* http://tinyurl.com/4sox26

#church

early morning---
the sound of rock 'n roll band
from a church

#keys

Starbucks---
with so many keys on her ring
she may have your heart's

#tie

heavy rain---
I bend down to tie
her shoe laces

#cigars

waiting for my Cuban cigars
to arrive by Fed Ex---
Bill smokes

#pants

an old pair of pants
fit too loose---
Spring morning walk

#store

sunny Spring day---
at the corner store
firemen buy charcoal

#dawn

dawn---
a pile of black trash bags
wait for pick up

#wet

April showers---
who cares
about getting wet

#truth

April's Fool---
she tells
the truth

#barks

a cat runs
the parrot barks---
a dull March ends

#line

March drizzle---
a long line to buy
baseball tickets

#sunset

sunset---
a woman wearing
the burka passes by

#preacher

Sunday morning---
the preacher doesn't
talk elections

#class

upper class gym---
there's* more
women than men

* http://tinyurl.com/32s8pt

#blue

blue sky---
nothing left
of last night macaroons

#sunset

the sound of laughter
on the beach---
Spring sunset

#chill

late March chill---
her naked legs
suddenly part

#who

overcast skies---
who needs
all that progeny

#chats

morning rush---
man on my left
chats with woman on my right

#mushroom

late March warmth---
cloud shaped like
a mushroom head

#crowd

morning rush pale faces---
no Spring break
for this crowd

#shop

pluming and heating shop---
a bombshell passes
sunny March

#dawn

dawn---
the blandness
of an egg whites omelet

#tracks

seagull crosses to wrong
side of tracks---
an elections year

#lights

early morning---
the witch's lights
are still on

#Parade

Easter Parade---
the only time you see
fruits on Fifth Avenue

#blue

blue sky---
the sprinklers are not working
late March

#sour

candy store---/
I buy sour jelly beans/
Spring cold wind

#games

empty subway---
I think of last year Mets games
Spring

#blue

blue sky---
a nun looks down
Good Friday morning

#moon

full moon---
the barmaid kisses me
on the cheek

#day

Spring first day---
she wears
no bra

#wind

strong March wind---
my neighbor
coughs louder

#hear

in order to form
a more perfect union---
let's hear* one another

* http://tinyurl.com/yojote

#home

March showers---
I stay
home

#sunset

sunset---
not enough money
to buy a pizza slice

#sings

morning stillness---
a garbage truck
sings

#green

people wear green
for St. Pat Day---
naked trees

#blue

blue sky---
daisies
blossom

#sunset

sunset---clouds move in
I watch
a Grace Kelly movie

#Madness

March Madness*---
I keep watching
the golf channel

* http://tinyurl.com/3a2hmh

#St.

St. Patrick's Day---
the man at the door
cards me

#buds

lilac buds behind
iron bars fence---
it starts to rain

#Spring

Spring nears---
street gang threaten another
in a cheap diner

#Cab

overcast day---
an old Checker Cab*
passes by

* http://tinyurl.com/yo7mna


#hands

early Spring narrow street
lined with bare trees---
we hold hands

#moon

the barmaid is out
of lemon wedges---
a half moon

#blind

it's time the blind*
lead the seeing---
Elliot Spitzer resigns

* http://tinyurl.com/33nc2c

#moon

the barmaid smiles
at my joke---
waxing crescent

#blue

blue sky---
a white poodle
sleeps at my feet

#9

watch out for
all that spit flying around---
Client 9 uncovered*

* http://tinyurl.com/2fprc6

#moon

my second time---
barmaid remembers my drink
crescent moon

#run

brisk March---
PE class runs the tracks
as I wait my bus

#moon

the barmaid raises
her eyebrow as I enter---
crescent moon

#figure

today's crossword too hard---
I try figure
who's she calling

#jeans

grey patches of clouds---
I try to fit in my old
hippie jeans

#checkers

no one wants to play checkers---
I watch
a Charlie Chaplin movie

#quiet

morning fog---
my difficult neighbor
is very quiet

#time

a meter maid asks me
what time is it---
day light saving time starts

#blue

blue sky---
the kitchen sink
is clogged again

#enough

Starbucks---
work coffee breaks long enough
to ask for her phone number

#Decision

Dred Scott Decision Day*----
but this year
he is running for president

*On March 6, 1857, in its Dred

Scott decision, the Supreme Court

held that Scott, a slave, could not

sue for his freedom in a federal

court.

#white

morning strands
of white clouds---
she redyes her hair

#turtle

March coldness---
the playground grand turtle
raises its head

#shirt

March showers---
she swooshes my shirt
with her clinking clunker

#sunset

fog at sunset---
I ask for a second
Martini olive

#dawn

dawn---
I broke the bottle
of the orange juice

#warm

warm March evening rush---
the smell of dirty hair
and stale perfume

#stop

bus stop---she smokes
with one hand and shakes
at him the other's finger

#cap

March bright day---
I adjust
my Yankees cap

#hand

morning stillness---
my neighbor's hand
waves hello

#boy

boy pushes a load
of water melons---
February is over

#blue

Maya* blue sky---
I sacrifice
a dozen Blue Points

* http://tinyurl.com/yukkvy

#pauses

morning drizzle---
my window is scribbled
with pauses

#girls

sunny--- teen girls pass me
and giggle
almost Spring

#train

waiting for my train---
shadows of birds
travel the rails

#green

end of February---
too green strawberries
on sale

#blue

blue sky---
I ask her
that we hold hands

#stare

miniskirt--- her walk
makes it hard not to stare
almost Spring

#sunset

fog at sunset---
I view
a film noir

#exam

at Starbucks---
he grades
her exam

#Park

Madison Square Park---
couple dance tango
then pass the hat

#coat

park---
man in trench coat pretends
pissing in snow

#feather

February---
after snow stopped
a white feather falls

#burns

bright day---
yesterday's snow
burns

#blue

blue sky---
I go to buy
lactose free milk

#salmon

diner---
a redhead asks me
how's the salmon

#squirrel

snow melted
from the fire escape---
squirrel walks down

#blizzard

February blizzard---
I tell kids playing in snow
merry Christmas

#dawn

snow
at dawn---
no more milk

#windy

windy day---
the mailman
arrives early

#Saturn

holding the binoculars
in her hands---she has
more rings than Saturn

#tree

strong wind gusts---
I hug
a tree

#blue

blue sky---
some one whistles
in the bathroom

#sunset

February sunset---
I made
the salsa

#moon

she shows me
her new tattoo---
full moon sets

#dolphin

the rain stops
sun comes out---
a dolphin jumps

#dawn

rainy dawn---
I feed
the gold fish

#knocks

he knocks on my door---
wants to know
if Matilde lives here

#cat

Sunday morning stillness---
the cat
naps

#blue

blue sky---
I skip
Karate class

#dog

dog walking time in Chelsea---
I can smell
the loneliness

#terror

one more campus shooting---
isn't this
also terror?

#Park

Madison Square Park---
she's alone at the fountain
a half moon

#bud

Cherry trees
on her block bud---
Valentine's Day

#blue

blue sky---
senior citizen couple out
for Valentine's Day

#love

Valentine's Day---
when love is never free
but there's always a sale

#smiles

all the snow gone
this morning---
with last night barmaid smiles

#bar

caught in a snow storm---
I walk into
the nearest bar

#snow

the snow starts---
my neighbor quits
his computer game

#wins

Lincoln's Birthday---
whoever wins* today
prejudice loses

* 2008 Democratic Party

presidential primaries

#moon

afterwards
her smile widens---
crescent moon sets

#blue

blue sky---
so what if it's so cold
the pond froze

#moon

crescent moon
over skyline---
bridge traffic slows

#snow

strong wind driven
snow flurries---
it feels like facial

#leaves

February---
I watch an iguana eat
cactus leaves on tv

#pizza

Saturday night---
getting very hungry
waiting for a pizza

#dawn

dawn---
she's upset 'cause
I woke her up

#sunset

alone on a pier
he plays the trombone---
Winter sunset

#sand

a construction site
on a Winter day---
got sand in my shoes

#dancing

dancing a little---
I kill
a cockroach

#grey

grey sky---
the seagulls take
the day off

#year

for the new year*---
a temple nun
washes Buddha

* http://tinyurl.com/2ehdch

#lines

waiting for the train---
parallel lines meet
at infinity

#cat

warm February night---
the cat wants
to go out

#rat

sun behind clouds---
a rat runs
across the parking lot

#Giants

ticker tape parade
for the Giants*---
they're friendlier when off field

* The New York Giants won
Super Bowl XLII

#Tuesday

Fat Tuesday---
hope your candidate*
will have enough meat

* Fat Tuesday this year is
also Super Tuesday

#times

hard times---
a pimp
takes a write-down

#parrot

my neighbor's parrot
louder than usual---
tomorrow is Mardi Gras

#night

Super Bowl night---
I rush home
not to miss any commercials

#ice

morning ice on the roofs---
she closes
her chiffon curtains

#bridge

walking across
the Brooklyn bridge---
it's our cathedral

#dawn

dawn---
looking at last month
heating oil bill

#clicks

rainy night---
the clicks of high heels
behind me

#sunset

sunset---
the water in the gutter
freezes

#blue

blue sky---
an old man
forgot to shave

#snow

my snow boots still
in the back of closet---
January ends

#wind

strong wind pushes me---
how many watts
can it produce?

#phone

morning stillness---
I turn off
my cell phone

#plants

passing a funeral home---
their plants need
some water

#words

his last state of union speech---
he said the words
climate change

#beauty

outside beauty salon---
a bull dog pisses
on no parking sign

#dawn

cold dawn---
a migrant worker
cycles to work

#rose

a diner late January---
I touch a rose
to see if it's real

#salad

boring January---
I go get
a seaweed salad

#sunset

Winter sunset---
she leaves me
alone

#books

cold morning---
I exercise by
clearing my desk of books

#lost

all it took was that
his opponent wear black---
Federer lost*

*at the Australian Open

#moon

blue sky---
except for
a setting day moon

#tree

doing yoga---
the cat thinks
I'm a real tree

#heart

morning oatmeal---
the no pleasure
of preventing heart attacks

#blue

blue sky---
a child asks
where are the stars

#moon

dawn---
my night light won't go off
full moon

#men

women's basketball---
why aren't
the cheerleaders men?

#blue

blue sky---
the gluttony
of a smoke column

#dream

Martin Luther King Day---
I have a dream there'll be
no more hunger

#witch

bitter cold morning---
a witch has
her curtains open

#elephant

a Bangkok sidewalk cafe---
an elephant*
walks in

* http://tinyurl.com/2x9scx

#stop

a truck stop---
what does your car
want to eat?

#dance

a party---
trying to dance salsa and
speak Spanish at the same time

#sunrise

sunrise---
new graffiti
in black and white

#teach

sunny January day---
I teach a kid
how to draw beach balls

#blue

blue sky---
white lilies stick out
of a garbage bag

#play

the Australian Open---
watching them play
while here it snows

#moon

late night half moon
at the window---
she covers her hair

#first

first date---
she lets him hold
her iPhone

#moon

she offers to read
my Turkish coffee cup---
a half moon

#gym

at the gym---
everyone watches
the financial news

#phones

morning train in a tunnel---
the cool silence
of dead phones

#truck

overcast afternoon---
a garbage truck
wakes me up

#sunrise

sunrise---
her shiny hair
on my face

#football

mid January
betting on a football game---
out of habit

#blue

blue sky---
forecast of a snow storm
tonight

#Park

Madison Square Park---
got a quarter?
I have to use the toilet*

* Madison Square Park has now
a toilet which costs 25 cents per
use. Read more about it at
http://tinyurl.com/375dng

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat wants to talk
relationships

#luck

at the race track better luck sign

than horseshoes---
crescent moon

#top

from top of the world
he peeked at heaven---
Edmund Hillary* dies

* http://tinyurl.com/3dprzd

#milk

cloudy sky---
no milk to put
the granola in

#dawn

dawn---
the whiteness
of an all night diner

#mirror

bright day---
the dirt on my mirror
stares back at me

#trees

new year waxes---
dumped Christmas trees
line the street

#whisper

West Village bar---
she talks with
a hoarse whisper

#sunrise

sunrise---
New Hampshire
votes

#blue

blue sky---
who cares how white
her satin dress is

#bills

January---
bills of last month
arrive

#cat

mild winter night---
a street cat
acts up

#points

January Saturday night---
Empire State Building
red head points out

#river

Hudson river---
snow on the shore rocks
and seagulls

#sunrise

sunrise---
I get over
my January blues

#now

after winning Iowa---
Obama is now
black enough

#black

Big Apple Winter---
the wearing
of black

#smoke

very cold day---
a chimney
keeps on talking

#blue

blue sky---
looking through
an iced window

#cold

January bitter cold---
she
hugs me

#work

January started---
the silence
of going back to work

#rat

the cat sniffs
a spent firecracker---
soon comes the brown earth rat*

*name of the Chinese new year

#rice

new year's day---
there is rice
on the sidewalk

#new

new year's eve---
a man pisses
on fifth avenue

#snowman

last day of the year---
the snowman
is all gray