#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