#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