#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