#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