#coins

he looks at coins
to give a homeless man---
moonless night

#music

Beethoven's birthday---
my neighbor complains
the music is deafening

#woman

Christmas cheer---
a man tries to pick up
the woman next to me

#can

Union Square Christmas bazaar---
a man gives away
Coke in the new can

#bank

a bank Christmas party---
more cheer
than last year

#presents

holidays flea markets---
so many dumped
past Christmas presents

#blue

blue sky---

all the way
to infinity

#cold

bitter cold---
I go wear another
pair of socks

#prize

Obama takes a break
from two wars---
to accept the Noble Peace Prize

#blue

blue sky---
porn pictures laid
on the sidewalk

#sunset

sunset---
the smell of marinara sauce
winter

#fog

morning fog---
she pretends
not to see me

#empty

Christmas rush---
no bulging shopping bags

the Great Recession

#weeds

sunny day---
winter weeds where June
darlings dallied

#night

cold night---
a Santa Claus forgets
his lines

#lunch

Pearl Harbor day---
two cops eat
suchi for lunch

#River

East River gentle flow---
she runs her fingers
through my hair
 
#first

first season's snow---
an old couple kiss
a white mustache

#rush

Christmas rush---
a street vendor sells
underarm deodorant

#River

East River nice day---
leafless trees but the seagulls
don't seem to mind

#blue

blue sky---
the milkman
does not show up

#bag

holidays shopping---
a homeless lady
carries a Macy's bag

#moon

sunrise---
the Christmas lights are still on
and a full moon

#speech

Obama's speech
on Afghanistan---
no one is unhappy

mf

#night

December First---
a starry
night

#smiles

White House party crashers---
they have
nice smiles

#ends

overcast skies---
a florist has poinsettias
November ends

#River

East River nice Fall day---
a speed boat stops
to view the swans

#moon

noise from a garbage truck
wakes me up---
setting harvest moon

#break

Union Square Park---
so many men alone
Thanksgiving break

#blue

blue sky---
dead leaves fly into my face
November

#cat

locked out of the house---
a cat sits in the window
from the outside

#sale

Black Friday---
aspirin is
on sale

#dinner

Thanksgiving dinner---
I don't want
the drumstick

#day

a mourning dove sings
on the fire escape---
Thanksgiving Day

#nothing

Thanksgiving---
a homeless man
has nothing to say

#fog

morning fog---
a dog leads
a blind man

#River

East River warm day---
the chef goes outside
for a smoke

#clouds

November gray clouds---
a grandma shops
for a turkey

#time

evening stillness---
a kissing couple need
more time

#school

cold morning---
girls wearing skirts
walk to school

#cheer

November cheer---
I receive a gift
of cranberry jelly

#blue

blue sky---
my upstairs neighbor
vacuums her rug

#night

Saturday night---
a long line outside
a bakery of cupcakes

#sunrise

November sunrise---
a turkey is
having breakfast

#cat

the cat watches me
eating sardines---
finally I relent

#blue

blue sky---
but not even a drop
of honey

#cat

evening fog---
a cat does not
try to hide

#cloudy

cloudy day---
a fish store decorates
for Thanksgiving

#by

passing me by---
she smiles then frowns
then laughs

#day

bright day---
red corn poppy seeds on sale
Thanksgiving nears

#River East River nice day--- a duck opens its mouth wide Thanksgiving nears #River East River nice day--- a tug boat strains fallen leaves #blue blue sky--- I remember nothing of last night brawl #scarecrow November waxes--- a decapitated scarecrow in the garbage #fog fog over the skyline--- not just files but life on a cloud #moon a love potion--- there is water on the moon #trip Friday the Thirteenth--- I win a free trip to where I live #wind cold wind gusts--- a morning jogger runs in place #fight as I listen to an opera--- my neighbors have a fight #sunrise sunrise--- view but no warmth November   #seconds Armistice Day--- the seconds hand passes eleven #fresh Veterans Day--- the fresh wounds of Fort Hood #nothing Autumn Monday afternoon--- nothing happens Roosevelt Island

#leaves East River Summer day--- just ignore the falling leaves #fog morning fog--- a turkey walks into a wall November #florist Claude Levi Strauss dies--- a florist has wild forget-me-nots #blue blue sky--- fingers yellowed from smoking November #sale November--- a sale on yellow pepper #gun Fort Hood--- when a coward with a gun runs out of options   #moon blue sky--- but for a day moon #yellow dark clouds at sunset--- bright yellow leaves get noticed #best the Yankees win the World Series--- Pettitte at his best #blue blue sky--- no more ghosts November Third #moon full moon at sunrise--- a yogi faces west #results election results--- Bloomberg lost because his win is not big enough #River East River nice day--- a kid falls asleep on his mama's lap

#cream I ask for whipped cream on the pumpkin pie--- Autumn ennui #hill New York City Marathon--- women run up a hill I walk on #day all saints day--- a witch acts as if yesterday never happened #wolf a lone wolf waits till it's dark--- October ends #swan Central Park--- a swan casts a spell on a witch #dawn dawn--- a ghost changes into a pile of trash bags #beer Upper East Side--- the barmaid recommends pumpkin beer #wind noon wind gust--- a ghost rides a swing in the park #party a Halloween party--- I go as myself no comments   #rush morning rush--- a robot whistles #fog morning fog--- a ghost takes off the white sheet

#vampire

a vampire is embarrassed---
October has not ended
a half moon

#River

East River calm waters---
kids make plans
Halloween nears

#birds

Halloween nears---
a flock of white birds
fly south

#blue

blue sky
a witch pretends
to be happy

#night

Saturday night---
a ghost is tipsy
fallen leaves

#man

late October---
a homeless man says
trick or treat

#dead

October dead leaves---
a witch passes me
hat less

#art

he looks like a tree
dressed for a fight---
samurai art at the Met

#bread

pass the bread please---
the number of hungry people
exceeds a billion

#leaf

East River nice day---
a falling leaf
startles me

#sunrise

October sunrise---
pumpkins are
on display

#night

October night stillness---
my irobot
attacks me

#blue

blue sky---
I have no coins
for the parking meter

#kid

October spooky night---/
the neighbors kid does not/
call me sir

#fog

morning fog---
ghosts crowd the streets
October boredom

#chill

October chill---
a grave digger
sweats

#sunrise

October sunrise---
a witch closes
the curtains

#night

October moonless night---
a ghost looks
real

#heavy

October heavy rain continues---
a skeleton has
no comment

#shot

the flu shot line---
the man in front of me
keeps coughing

#rain

October heavy rain---
a vampire
feels thirsty

#chill

October wind chill---
a homeless man laughs
as I pass

#cross

October the Thirteenth---
she wears
a cross

#house

October midnight---
an apparition outside
a house for sale

#door

Columbus Day---
the UPS guy knocks
on the wrong door

#sunset

October sunset---
goblins lurk
waiting for darkness

#night

October Saturday night---
her perfume
makes me sneeze

#clouds

October morning dark clouds---
a witch
smiles

#what

now what---
Obama wins
the peace Noble prize

#moon

I check to see
if it still looks the same---
NASA bombs the moon

#night

moonless night---
a burglar forgets
to bring a flash light

#bright

October bright day---
a scarecrow
smiles

#night

October night strong wind---
a ghost arrives
early

#rain

October rain stops---
a butterfly
comes by

#ghost

early October---
a ghost minds
his own business

#moon

shy about
the gray in his hair---
a day moon fades away

#blue

blue sky---
a lizard
does nothing

#moon

the cat has not
slept a wink---
full moon at sunrise

#River

East river nice Fall day---
the soccer ball
keeps going out of bounds

#fog

Sunday morning fog---
the art class
moves indoors

#night

October---kids still jam
an ice cream shop
Saturday night

#moon

I pull the bed sheet
over my head---
a harvest moon sets

#sunset

October sunset---
she keeps raising
her pants

#search

October First---
I search three closets
to find a sweater

#tsunami

tsunami in Samoa---
a wave of tears
all the way over here

#wind

cold September wind---
changing from sweat
to goose bumps

#Bridge

Queensboro Bridge walkway---
a kid passes me
in a toy car

#blue

blue sky---
I empty
my inbox

#rain

evening rain---
I wait for my bus
inside a bar

#teacher

suddenly they quiet---
the teacher returns
last exam papers

#fog

Sunday morning fog---
the church bells
ring louder

#Bridge

Queensboro Bridge walkway---
viewing New York and
not having to look up

#prunes

I buy Italian prunes---
sweetness then
sourness

#crack

September perfect day---
there is a crack
in her window's glass

#bright

her ice cream cone drips---
bright
late September

#dogs

a man is out
with three dogs---
moonless night

#bar

no more cursing---
the barmaid sets
the bar higher

#kid

I teach subtraction to a kid
using coins---
he does not like it

#nothing

the UN meets---
the art of saying
and doing nothing

#page

morning train---
everyone is
on the same page

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
my white omelet
is ready

#dark

overcast skies---
I open a bar
of Belgium dark chocolate

#leaves

first day of Autumn---
the trees leaves
look luscious

#day

first day of Autumn---
we need not worry here
about hurricanes

#last

last day of Summer---
the lawn sunbather
loosens her top

#up

September nice day---
a brick layer
stops to look up

#horse

Central Park conga band---
a carriage horse
walks to the beat

#blue

blue sky---
take a look at
life after death

#River

East River blue sky---
I forget
to put on sunscreen

#haze

morning haze---
a jogger
runs backward

#care

free health care for all---
but will it cover
my fortune teller

#wind

morning stillness---
the sound
of wind chimes

#cat

sardines for dinner---
I share
with the cat

#dress

morning rush---
her taffeta dress
touches me

#sunset

sunset---
firemen stop
to look

#River

East River sunny Monday---
ducks relax
on the soccer field

#loses

US Open---
Federer
loses

#plays

U of C plays
Ohio State---
Ares takes notes

#down

the US Open---
Serena Williams
melts down

#blue

blue sky---
I dig out a beer mug
from the frig

#fog

evening fog---
a cigar bar
keeps its door open

#teacher

September early morning---
a teacher writes
on the board her name

#skips

rainy day---
a female impersonator
skips the make up

#silence

September Eleven morning
in a coffee shop---
the silence

#speech

Obama's health care speech
to Congress---
there's still cotton in some ears

#lost

the US Open---
Oudin lost
there is still next year

#beach

morning clouds
oyster fishermen unload---
a rocky beach

#stand

summer street roses stand---
a man asks
for daffodils

#snail

back to work
after Labor Day---
I pass a snail

#more

at the US Open---
Oudin does it
one more time

#horse

a carriage horse
has the day off---
happy Labor Day

#moon

for greener energy
I turn off the lights---
Full moon

#cat

Labor Day weekend---
the cat
stays out till late

#star

at the US open---
a star is born
Melanie Oudin

#blue

blue sky---
a ditch digger stops
to take off his shirt

#moon

she gets up
to breast feed her baby---
a harvest moon

#hi

how to greet others
in the era of the swine flu---
just say hi

#dog

a dog walk---
she says
don't be shy now

#dawn

September dawn---
a lighthouse
goes to sleep

#side

Roosevelt Island---
their backyards face
the Queens side

#rules

anti free market rules
Japan surrenders---
September Second

#River

East River nice day
but no picnics---
September First

#blue

blue sky---
a little girl
asks me why

#River

East River foul smell---
two men argue
about health care public option

#sunrise

sunrise---
wind blows dirt in my face
last day of August

#River

East River August---
her artichoke salad
is yummy

#haze

morning haze---
I pass a dog whose hair
covers its eyes

#crickets

Arlington Cemetery---
Ted Kennedy is lowered
crickets sing

#fog

morning fog---
a street artist
draws with charcoal

#break

out of beer
August night---
I break the piggy bank

#haze

morning haze---
I postpone
cleaning my windows

#garden

a beer garden---
the only plants
sit at the bar

#lion

a lion fights
till the end---
Ted Kennedy dies

#clock

my wall clock
stops clicking---
I can't sleep any more

#gym

gym locker room---
two men talk
IRAs

#sale

a sale on dark chocolate---
and I have only
ten dollars

#blue

blue sky---
August dust
on the radiator

#sunset

August sun sets---
but sunflowers are
still here

#Park

Astoria Park---
two men discuss
their love of Rivers

#sale

on the Brooklyn Bridge---
they offer for sale
only bottled water

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat plays
with a fly

#sunset

sunset---
a black and yellow butterfly
at my window

#sparrow

August boredom---
a sparrow stands on my balcony
and sings

#spider

Summer tidying---
a spider web catches
my emptiness

#heat

August heat---
an ice cream truck
ran out of gas

#sunset

sunset---
a homeless man
sets the New York Times on fire

#barber---

a new barber---
he asks if I want
less gray hair

#force

on a bar stool---
the force of gravity
is stronger

#blue

blue sky---
the hum of the ac
August heat wave

#cool

August---
a hookah cafe bubbles
with cool

#fly

August---
a fly walks
up the thermometer

#cool

August---
how to stay cool
inside a yellow cab

#Park

Central Park heat wave---
an ambulance stands
where girls in bikinis lie

#night

Saturday night jealousy---
she tells me
it's all in your mind

#forty

the flower children
are now grandparents---
Woodstock at forty

#mugged

mugged too often in Harlem---
he buys a gun
and shoots them

#blue

blue sky---
the beach is full
of umbrellas

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
a dragon ran out
of fire

#cool

August cool---
she wants to go
mushroom hunting

#read

August boredom---
I read
Alice In Wonder Land

#shower

the Perseid meteor shower---
Perseus sword beheads
the Medusa

#sunset

August sunset---
I watch it from the inside
of a green house

#corn

August sun---
sweet corn ripens
in the ground

#picture

beach---a little girl
ask me to take her picture
with her camera

#pigeons

Summer watermelon---
I spit the seeds
to the pigeons

#fight

after a fight---
she watches
a silent movie

#fog

morning fog---
had enough of yesterday's
high definition

#night

Saturday night---
so many women
but not enough Viagra


#blue

blue sky---
a sale on
toilette paper

#cat

our backyard fish fry---
a couple bring
their cat

#River

East River Summer breeze---
girls
chat

#sunset

an octopus spills
its ink---
clouds at sunset

#why

Hiroshima Day---
the reason why
we must keep talking

#sunset

Summer cherries---
I kiss her
as the sun sets

#beach

August beach---
his kite gets entangled
with hers

#blue

blue sky---
it's too hot
to wear any cloths

#River

East River rapids---
a bass sax player moans
August heat

#boring

boring Summer afternoon---
I arm wrestle the barmaid
she wins

#rooster

August sunrise---
a rooster is late
making the call

#fly

August rain stops---
a fly leaves
as I open the window

#kid

Upper East side---
a kid wears
an AIG t shirt

#River

East River bright day---
soccer players change
mooning the sun

#blue

blue sky---
the smell of
suntan lotion

#sunset

Summer sunset---
she shows me eggplants
growing in her garden

#beer

White House beer summit---
the White Sox beat
the Yankees

#swing

Summer cool breeze---
an empty swing
swings

#fly

as I pace
the station platform---
a fly follows me

#River

East River sudden down pour
sunbathers take
a shower

#fog

morning fog
graffiti artists are
busy working

#horse

a carriage horse
refuses to move---
July ends

#blue

blue sky---
and empty
pockets

#hot

hot July night---
my neighbor opens
her curtains

#blue

blue sky---
I watch
the surf

#complaints

July sudden downpour---
there are no
complaints

#sunrise

Summer sunrise---
salsa dancers are still
strutting

#Yellow

Yellow Yellow *---
she should teach
at Harvard

* http://tinyurl.com/mzndeb

#stupid

stupid *---marked by or resulting
from unreasoned
thinking or acting

* http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupid

#sparrow

playing tennis---
I confuse a sparrow
with the ball

#tears

noon disparate clouds---
she has the tears in her jeans
in the right places

#shadow

Manhattan lunch hour---
my shadow quits
on me

#wind

a wind farm---
Don Quixote would
have had a field day

#eclipse

eclipse of the sun---
monks in orange
pray

#blue

blue sky---
I order my eggs
sunny side up

#race

evening fog---
a race car driver
takes the subway

#fog

morning fog---
a beggar wears
an orange coat

#night

starless night---
a fisherman talks
to himself

#light

July Twenty---
Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
in the Earth light

#River

East River July---
so many picnics
I get hungry

#blue

Sunday blue sky---
a kid comes out
of confession

#Park

Central Park July---
a juggler
sweats

#way

and that's the way it is---
Walter Cronkite
dies

#fog

dense fog---
a nudist beach
empties up

#beach

Summer ennui---
there are no girls to watch
on the beach

#sonata

the moonlight sonata
on a moonless night---
and empty arms

#smarts

Judge Sotomayor's smarts---
she grew up watching
Perry Mason

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
a Yoga class
does the head stand

#wind

Summer rush of wind
through the leaves---
she stops whispering

#cake

Bastille Day---
in a cafe they eat cake
as homeless men pass

#blue

blue sky---
she tells me
a white lie

#sunset

Summer sunset---
coal miners
surface

#Park

Madison Square Park Summer---
boys watch girls
girls watch every thing

#River

East River blue sky---
the wake
of a speed boat

#roots

roots---
Obama travels
to Africa

#night

Saturday night---
the chaperon
goes for a walk

#blue

blue sky---
a monk does
nothing

#River

East River breeze---

a sail boat overtakes
an oil tanker

#beer

a beer garden---
there is a bathroom
every where you look

#porcupines

I go so deep into
a pine wood---
I start thinking of porcupines

#cool

cool July day---
the ice cream man
goes for a coffee break

#flowers

Tour De France---
all these men do this
for a kiss and flowers by day's end

#blue

blue sky---
a column of smoke
moves sideway

#dragonfly

lonely in the park---
a dragonfly
caresses my face

#class

morning stillness---
I watch
a Tai Chi class

#horse

Central Park green house gases---
a carriage horse shits
as he passes me

#blue

blue sky---
where did yesterday's
seagulls go

#fireworks

July Fourth fireworks---
he tells me they got
bigger ones in China

#sunset

Fourth of July sunset---
streaks of red and orange
the fireworks follow

#trust

beautiful weather
on July Fourth---
in God we trust

#Fourth

July Fourth---
Iranian protesters say
they were tortured

#blue

blue sky---
I buy dandruff
shampoo

#resigned

Sarah Palin resigned---
to do
what

#blue

blue sky---
a fisherman's bucket
is still empty

#lighthouse

late night on the beach---
the only light on
is that of the lighthouse


#ocean

a beach downpour---
they come out of the ocean
into a shower

#beach

on the beach---
a man tells me
go fly a kite

#haze

Summer haze---
the bikinis are skimpier
than usual

#night

Summer moonless night---
in the light of fireflies
we kiss

#clouds

Summer day clouds---
so what
if they will rain

#water

hot day---
a beggar asks for money
to buy a bottle of water

#blue

blue sky---
but for a crowd
of Summer kites

#River

East River choppy waves---
I wait for her
to tie her hair

#fair

Summer street fair---
a sign says
beware of kids

#sunset

Summer sunset---
clouds as blue as the mountains
of an iced Coors can

#blue

blue sky---
I step
on dog shit

#stop

June evening thunder storm---
my neighbors stop
shouting

#dead

Sinatra sings on my ipod---
a man yells
Michael Jackson is dead

#now

Iran's green revolution---
where would it be now
without women

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
I see a mountain range
with fire beneath it

#door

steamy June---
a Chinese take-out
keeps its door open

#River

East River Summer---
workers give a tree
a trim

#tan

late June crowded subway---
but no one has
a sun tan

#shot

dictators don't
discriminate---
a woman is shot in Iran

#clouds

June afternoon---
the same dark clouds
I pour more Cabernet

#cold

Summer morning---
it's too cold
to wear shorts

#fight

at the gym---
I watch a woman
learn how to fight

#day

first day of Summer---
a son buys his father
flowers

#night

Saturday night rain---
a couple eye the lobsters
in a water tank

#River

East River dark clouds---
a little girl paints the sidewalk
pink with chalk

#sunset

June sunset---
when we wake up
how many died in Iran?

#lunch

lunch hour---
a long line of women
at the ice cream cart

#rain

rain---
mist
fog

#Park

Madison Square Park---
a folk singer sings
about no liquidity

#cooler

Upper East Side---
their graffiti
is cooler

#blue

finally blue sky---
but still
no peace of mind

#River

June East River---
girls versus boys rope pull
the girls win

#ants

June morning---
a line of ants
at the subway entrance

#mosquito

I go out
in search of a haiku---
a mosquito bites me

#dawn

dawn---
an old neighbor
unable to recall my name

#print

the New York Times is
now on Twitter---
all the short words fit to print

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat refuses to come
when I whistle

#night

June Saturday night---
a priest stops
to buy flowers

#loaf

partially blue sky---
a half loaf is less filling
than a whole

#sunset

after days of fog
the sky clears at sunset---
she buys the champaign

#neck

on a street bench
a couple neck in the fog---
censored

#write

June evening---
the fog has left nothing
uncovered to write about

#fog

morning fog---
she wears sunglasses
in the subway

#open

New York---
opposite a church a mosque
both have their doors open

#fog

morning fog---
a garbage truck
makes no noise

#water

overcast skies at sunset---
I water
the lilacs

#storm

Summer night thunder
and lightening storm---
but no one here to hug

#River

June East River---
a discarded condom
on new grass

#wears

June overcast skies---
she wears
a see through blouse

#lunch

Sunday street park---
wearing a burka she eats lunch
with her man

#horse

the name of the horse
who won the Belmont---
Summer Bird

#Park

Central Park aft days of rain---
healthy grass
pale crowd

#haze

morning haze---
a circus acrobat
disappears

#day

June rainy day---
the park ball field
is full of mud

#fog

morning fog---
too much steamed milk
in my espresso

#speaks

Obama speaks to Muslims---
a native American
listens

#water

a June downpour takes a break---
I go out to buy
more water

#fog

dense fog---
a blind man crosses
the street alone

#seen

almost Summer---
I come across daffodils
more than Wordsworth ever seen

#open

the recession---
more nude entertainment bars
open

#horse

GM is bankrupt---
I pat a carriage horse
in Central Park

#River

June East River rapids---
schoolgirls learn
to play rugby

#blue

blue sky---
my GPS
stops working

#traffic

New York bans cars
in Times Square---
the streetwalkers are unhappy


#River

Hudson River cool breeze---
so many men
go topless

#moon

moon above the skyline---
and all I got
is a half pita bread loaf

#blue

blue sky---
a fish monger opens clams
a May lone cloud

#pizza

pizza for dinner---
it's been long time
since I've seen the moon

#fog

morning fog---
the cat ignores
the neighbors' husky

#River

East River---sparrows drink
from a street puddle
May mist

#fog

morning fog---
I visit my friend
the fortuneteller

#bride

the sun behind a thin cloud---
the groom unveils his bride
late May

#rat

morning haze---
a rat stares back
at me

#garden

late night---
she shows me her garden
I taste her tomatoes

#blue

blue sky---
as if last night fireworks
never happened

#River

East River---
the sun shines
Memorial Day

#battle

kids fight a gun battle
in the swimming pool---
Memorial Day

#fly

late May---
a fly lands on
a poem by Isa

#fog

Saturday morning fog---
a boy wears his uniform
to go to school

#bird

whistles as she passes---
a bird
flies away

#blue

blue sky---
but not enough
sunspots

#River

East River rapids---
I run my fingers
through her white hair

#nothing

ozone level too high---
a woman wears nothing
under her skirt

#sunset

sunset---
a women softball game
ends in lots of hugs

#cool

bared bodies watching weather
starts---
I keep my cool

#sunset

sunset---
the sound of people singing
as I pass a church

#stands

late May---
a butterfly stands outside
my closed window

#River

East River stills waters---
I toss a rock in them
clear skies

#blue

blue sky---
a monk
looks up

#pigeon

a street park---
I watch a pigeon
try to earn daily bread

#sunset

sunset---
May clouds cracked enough
to see purple and red

#swaps

first time in a casino----
he asks if they have
credit default swaps

#bride

overcast May---
the bride wears
a yellow gown

#River

East River Saturday
clouds clear---
she smiles

#cat

morning blanket fog---
the cat wants
to go out

#River

East River green waters---
a friend gives me a sip
of his absinthe

#haze

morning haze---
I receive an ad
for a cemetery

#dense

afternoon dense fog---
the barmaid gives me
another for the road

#fog

morning fog---
more talk about more
pictures of detainees' torture

#River

East River nice day---
a gust of wind blows
trash in my face

#blue

blue sky---
she walks around the house
topless

#sunset

sunset---
I step on
dog shit

#fastest

morning commute---
the bicycle lane
is the fastest

#eat

a grocery store---
finding out what two priests
like to eat

#dogs

asphalt park---
the squirrels are not afraid
of dogs

#flowers

on side streets
kids carry flowers---
Mother's Day

#blue

blue sky---
a sale on kitchen ware
for Mother's Day

#may

finally the sun came out---
how May can be
may be

#fog

morning fog---
my voyeur neighbor
loses his hard-on

#River

East River warm Spring day---
an old dog pisses
on new grass

#friend

blue sky---
a rare friend
comes home

#sunset

after a stormy day---
sunset
she's done putting on makeup

#women

the sound of women
whispering---
moonless night

#River

East River low clouds---
the Chrysler Building needle
pricks

#orange

still no sunshine---
I eat
an orange

#clothes

the emperor has no clothes---
the swine flu is just
another flu

#parrot

gloomy Spring day---
a parrot keeps saying
smile honey

#petals

cold rainy day---
Cherry blossom petals
carpet the sidewalk

#mist

morning mist---
she takes off her eyeglasses
to see me better

#can

rainy May Sunday---
at a bus stop
an empty can of beer

#cash

short on cash---
Kentucky Derby won
by a fifty-to-one long shot

#night

Saturday night---
but no kissing
the swine flu

#bard

the bard has no beard---
the UK first female
poet laureate

#beer

Friday afternoon downpour---
a beer truck stops
to unload

#monkey

May Day---
a monkey at the zoo
raises his fist

#River

East River dark clouds---
bright green leaves sprout
April ends

#news

Obama's news conference---
I turn off
Mozart

#sunset

Hudson River sunset---
no talk here about
the swine flu

#blue

blue sky---
I forgot
my flu mask

#gym

at the gym---
does their sweat
carry swine flu virus

#wave

April heat wave---
I decide not to
turn on the ac

#swine

swine flu scare---
I stay home and cook
my pork real well

#blue

blue sky---
my neighbor shaves
her legs

#empty

Spring in the park---
two homeless men play poker
for empty cans

#River

East River hot day---
from a sail boat
she dangles her feet

#night

Saturday night---
we drive her mother
to the airport

#haze

morning haze---
I forgot
my swimming goggles

#frog

boring Spring day---
a frog jumps back
into the pond

#seagulls

early morning---
seagulls eat garbage
a French bistro

#River

East River warm night---
couples in cars
stop to view

#blue

blue sky---
I remember to buy
hand sanitizer

#war

more April showers---
the barmaid tells
her war stories

#green

Earth Day---
the government prints
more green

#sunset

sunset---
she gets upset and leaves
but her shadow does not

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat warms up
by jumping in the air

#drizzle

April drizzle---
an outdoors cafe
is crowded

#dawn

before dawn birds sing---
a security guard
searches for them

#dancer

the sound of trumpets---
a bull fighter views
a ballet dancer

#haze

Sunday morning haze---
she wants
her coffee spiced

#truck

April hot day---
an Asian girl screams
ice cream truck passes by

#cat

April warms up---
the cat has
a new friend

#River

the wake of a boat passes---
a row of East River
white Cherry trees

#moon

before dawn---
a turtle stops at green
a half moon

#River

East River Park---
suddenly his hand disappears
as he touches her

#blue

blue sky---
empty pockets
after Tax Day

#River

East River sad feelings---
Cherry trees blossom
on the other bank

#flowers

Tax Day---
a banker sends
his mistress flowers

#breath

over night trash---
the smell of
acetone breath


#River

East River courting teens---
behind her veil
she smiles at him

#got

my yearly physical---
I only got
the recession

#Gibbous

before dawn---
cigarette in his mouth a drunk talks
Wanning Gibbous

#hat

New York Easter Parade---
a hat made from fake
hundred dollar bills

#blue

blue sky---
a sugar daddy stops
at an ATM

#sunset

Hudson River Park sunset---
a same sex couple
on a bench hold hands

#haiku

lonely Spring Saturday---
I look at the graffiti
for a haiku

#ransom

pirates kidnap a ship captain
for ransom---
Good Friday

#roof

Good Friday---
seagulls gather on the roof
of a fisherman

#River

East River clear day---
the algae reminds me
I need a shave

#blue

blue sky---
but tomorrow is
Good Friday

#River

East River Spring drizzle---
alone
I stick my finger in its waters

#solar

a sign on the door---
our sun tanning machines
are solar

#blossom

a little girl blows
bubble gum---
cherry trees blossom

#movie

Holly Week---
I watch
a Woody Allen movie

#age

rainy day---
I bet the barmaid
I can guess her age

#showers

April showers---
the man behind me
keeps cursing Poseidon

#rain

April in Paris---
the rain shower scene
is as good as in New York

#blue

Sunday morning blue sky---
I need more
Alka-Seltzer

#night

Saturday night---
empty bar she teaches me
to belly dance

#who?

the Obamas visit
France---
Jackie who?

#rush

Spring thunder storm---
she asks me
what's the rush

#haven

finances US deficit
a haven for the rich---
China

#house

Spring drizzle---
a newly homeless man
views an abandoned house

#cat

morning fog---
my neighbor can't find
his Siamese cat

#bud

leaves bud on some trees---
a cabbie makes
an obscene gesture


#cross

April Fool Day---
a liar stops saying
cross my heart

#Red 2

Fargo's Red River---
a snow storm calls
but no flood

#Red

Fargo's Red River* crests---
the moon shines
on disks of ice

* http://tinyurl.com/c2wxxg

#skyline

Spring night lightening ---
as if the skyline
needs more illumination

#dawn

dawn---
I take a short cut
through a full cemetery

#signs

signs of Spring---
the lilacs at the entrance
of a skyscraper bloom

#aura

clear day---
I view Citibank skyscraper
but where is the aura

#snake

Third Avenue--
a woman carrying a plant
wears snake leather shoes

#rain

morning Spring rain---
a joker* stops
to wipe his eyeglasses

* http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/opinion/28Tartakovsky.html?th&emc=th

#girl

March warms up---
a little girl says she has
to go pick up her daughter

#blue

blue sky---
the cat
yawns

#cat

overcast March---
the cat plays with a ball
of dust under the bed

#River

East River still waters---
the softball game
remains scoreless

#prisons

the recession---
some states close
prisons*

* http://tinyurl.com/c9upxa

#deer

March suburban road---
a deer stands
at a bus stop

#sunset

March sunset---
the colors of Spring
but where is the bloom

#blue

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

#mailman

cold and sunny Spring day---
the mailman in shorts
smiles then winces

#history

a book on Greek history---
Socrates covered
in one page

#roses

no evidence
of Spring yet---
I buy her roses

#stillness

morning stillness---
my neighbors
whisper

#night

March Saturday night---
I lost another bet
on a basketball game

#blue

blue sky---
I await
the lilacs bloom

#sunset

sunset---
she finished planting
the eggplant

#cat

first day of Spring---

snow flurries

the cat scratches its head

#drizzle

Spring drizzle---
the sound of high heels
behind me

#dawn

before dawn---
a man shouts
Google is down

#River

East River---
a man takes off his shirt
almost Spring

#blue

blue sky---
warm enough to play
hopscotch on the sidewalk

#moon

Saint Patrick Day---
the moon looks
greener

#red

Saint Patrick Day---
a Brit wants
to paint the town red

#tree

March haze---
a leafless tree reminds me
of my neurons

#teacher

early morning---
a teacher asks
who was Richard Nixon

#River

East River high waters---
the park swimming pool
is still waterless

#haze

Sunday haze---
a long line to go up
the Empire State Building

#home

the recession Spring Break---
why not stay home
and go to tanning salons

#shadow

overcast skies---
she wears blue
eye shadow

#night

Friday the Thirteenth night---
a witch needs
more time

#moon

Friday the Thirteenth---
before dawn
full moon

#trash

the recession---
even trash*
has become worthless

* http://tinyurl.com/dks3nr

#horse

a grass mud-horse*
steps on a river crab---
watch your language

* http://tinyurl.com/bwlbmh

#River

East River light drizzle---
a truck driver stops
to piss

#fog

morning fog---
the new grafitti is
minimal

#skull

doctor's office---
skull
but no skeleton

#cat

early morning---
a cat passes
without looking at me

#rotini

I cook rotini---
she says she wants
al dente

#fog

morning fog---
the man ahead of me
is walking backwards

#hair

rain clouds---
she takes the towel
off her hair

#neighbor

Sunday morning---
my neighbor needs a couple
of aspirins

#Park

Madison Square Park
warm March day---
naked limbs of humans and trees

#blue

blue sky---
a robin lands
on new grass

#River

East River nice day---
a used condom
on a pile of dirty snow

#music

morning rush---
a man plays Zen music
on a banjo

#leaf

March---
a dead leaf
under the lawn mower

#hour

Upper East Side---
the happy hour is
recession proof

#moon

she puts the pads
in her bra---
a half moon

#River

East River choppy waters---
kids have
a snowball fight

#roofs

roofs covered with snow---
just ignore
the graffiti

#blue

blue sky---
yesterday's blizzard snow
soiled

#moon

a street accordionist
plays a tango---
crescent moon

#blizzard

blizzard---
flakes agitate
darn mosquitoes

#white

waiting for a blizzard to come---
the bar tender ran out
of white rum

#snow

snow storm---
the bus arrives
on time

#night

Saturday night---
carrying flowers he rings
the bell of a dark house

#blue

blue sky---
dew drops on the cover
of the garbage can

#Friday

thank God it's Friday---
a blues joint
is full of bankers

#pigeon

Spring like day---
a pigeon enters
through the window

#trees

the sun rises earlier---
but where are
the trees buds

#wipe

I forget---
tell her to wipe her forehead
Ash Wednesday

#River

East River bright day---
I bury my head
in her lap

#blue

blue sky---
she wears
a kimono

#flowers

she bought me flowers---
my wallet is missing
ten dollars

#rush

morning rush---
on his porch he rides
a stationary bicycle

#water

I take out the garbage---
frozen gutter water
moonless night

#sunrise

sunrise---
a seamstress ran out
of black thread

#sunset

sunset---
the rain clouds
start to move out

#cat

it starts to snow---
the cat wants
the milk warmed

#happier

the recession---
under achievers
are happier

#blue

blue sky---
the jasmine tea
is ready

#moon

predawn---
she says ah
crescent moon

#smoker

windy night---
a smoker finds shelter
behind a garbage truck

#Vietnam

Vietnam---
it's occupied
by Yankee factories

#crescent

the night watchman
almost closes his eyes---
waning crescent

#night

late night drizzle---
she carries her belongings
in a kids cart

#recipe

Winter morning---
I read a recipe for
Ful Mudammas

#lost

they are lost---
newly weds
shop for a home

#moon

dawn---
a cowboy saddles his horse
crescent moon

#River

sunny East River day---
a talkative old man
asks me my name

#sunrise

sunrise---
outside a closed bar
a couple are still talking

#tax

Greek diner---
there is no recession here
only income tax

#blue

blue sky---
I finish last night
Cabernet

#gym

the gym
is crowded---
Valentine's Day

#kiss

recession blues---
it's the kiss that counts
on Valentine's Day

#blue

blue sky---
but is it
true

#dress

Friday the thirteenth---
I buy her a black dress
for Valentine's Day

#Lincoln

President Obama
gives a speech---
Lincoln is two hundred

#Darwin

a cockroach climbs the wall---
Charles Darwin is today
two hundred

#streaks

warm February day---
on Coney Island
an old man streaks

#tax

the recession---
long lines to file for
income tax early

#night

lonely night---
I call the automated
telephone operator

#stand

at a news stand---
a kid asks
what is A-Rod

#blue

blue sky---
a soldier returns
from Iraq

#River

kids chase the ducks away---
calm East River
Winter waters

#kite

a kid goes
to fly a kite---
windy Winter warms up

#moon

a baker goes home---
full moon above
the skyline

#church

Saturday night---
a church service with a good
rock band

#blue

blue sky---
but where is
my double espresso

#cold

the cold spell lingers---
a banker tells me his woes
in a jackuzzi

#moon

late night---
a gal walks with a sway---
waxing moon

#swans

the last of Mr B's swans---
Darci Kistler*
retires

* http://tinyurl.com/c353wd

#polka

cold morning---
she offers to teach me
the polka

#star

the recession---
four star restaurants
accept walk-ins


#blue

blue sky---
a banker smokes
a US made cigar

#sauce

snow storm at dusk---
the smell of
marinara sauce

#sunrise

sunrise---
she blows out
the blackberry candle

#River

I view the East River
through a bodega's glass---
I feel hunger

#bank

morning---
a beggar outside a bank
asks me for some TARP

#yells

warm Winter Sunday---
a kid on a toy horse
yells go Steelers

#game

Super Bowl Sunday---
the high school soccer game
is crowded

#moon

my neighbor missed
his evening prayers---
crescent moon over the skyline

#blue

blue sky---
she says she likes
bald men

#sunset

sunset---
as I walk on thin ice
I remember her

#class

early morning---
a nun reads to her class
"Romeo and Juliet"

#moon

he takes off his wedding band---
crescent moon visits
Venus

#ends

January ends---
sparrows
sing

#support

the recession---
bankers girlfriends*
form a support group

* http://tinyurl.com/d4cynf

#snow

morning---
a snow ball fight
ends with a hug

#wave

cold night---
I dream of what women wore
in the heat wave of last year

#fog

train station morning fog---
a woman walks
into the wrong restroom

#tv

I rewind my Timex---
no more
analog tv

#dawn

dawn---
a cops car
stops at red

#greed

the recession---
Sunday's sermon
is all about greed

#blue

blue sky---
no more tissue
in the bathroom

#moon

out with her---
he is stuck for words
moonless Saturday night

#dance

Winter doldrums---
outside a dance school
a little girl strikes a pose

#walks

January warms up---
my neighbor walks
in her underwear

#man

internet cafe---
a man falls asleep
while viewing porno

#wind

cold wind---
the headline says
no torture

#quality

the recession---
quality of subway musicians
improves

#blue

blue sky---
I forget the tea kettle
is on the stove

#purple

purple horizon---
Obama wakes up
in the White House

#oath

Obama takes the oath---
words jump
he reins them

#moon

with a shovel on his shoulder
he sizes up the snow---
crescent moon

#out

snow at dusk---
a white poodle
is out for a shit

#King

Martin Luther King Day---
Obama's
is tomorrow

#biplane

East River Winter day---
a biplane flies low
then rises

#snow

Sunday morning snow---
all the talk shows guests
have gray hair

#blue

frigid day blue sky---
a white smoke column
acts up

#house

bitter cold day---
a house for sale
has its door wide open

#cook

blue sky---
it's too cold to cook
marshmallows outdoors

#jet

Hudson River Winter day---
a jet airliner
lands on the water

#Paris

the recession---
Paris is not Paris
without Champagne*

*

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/

fashion/15paris.html?pagewanted=2&

th&emc=th

#snow

morning rush---
snow falls inside
my new shoes

#waiting

the recession---
waiting for Obama's
inauguration

#blue

January blue sky---
the circus is still
in town

#night

chilly night---
I ask
if I can sleep with her

#moon

late night
a banker worries about
his golden parachute--- full moon

#blue

blue sky---
who cares about that sliver
of pink and orange

#the

the recession---
McDonald’s
prospers

#walk

out for a walk---
the sun sets now
later than before

#blue

blue sky---
snow covers
tar painted roofs

#night

Saturday night---
it snows
we go ice skating indoors

#tree

cloudy January---
a white plastic bag
on a leafless tree

#is

Japanese restaurant---
the Cabernet is
excellent

#moon

January night---
the game keeper falls asleep
full moon

#heat

January evening rush---
an empty seat
where the heat works

#snow

snow flurries---
the fire escape steps
need cleaning

#rainy

January rainy day---
the barmaid
has a hickey

#horses

the recession---
I limit my bets
to only horses

#moon

snow in the forecast---
I open the curtains
the moon

#makes

morning stillness---
the train conductor---
makes no announcements

#plastic

the recession---
plastic surgeons
offer discounts

#bear

warm January day---
the zoo polar bear
stays indoors

#follows

January East River---
a contrail
follows it

#moon

a kid kicks
a soldier's helmet---
January half moon

#blue

blue sky---
a seagull
flies alone

#lock

the recession---
my neighbor puts
another lock on his door

#away

January---
getting away from it all
in Times Square

#dawn

dawn---
a Christmas tree
sticks out of the garbage

#moon

I am tired
of her sword play---
crescent moon

#blue

blue sky---
she wears new shoes
on New Year's Day

#snow

snow flurries
on New Year's Eve---
a drunk says Merry Christmas

#bonus

New Year's Eve---
a banker hides his bonus
under his mattress

#moon

so what we are
out of bread---
crescent moon

#plays

Tex-Mex restaurant---
the mariachi band plays
Jingle Bells

#bag

after Christmas---
a bag lady carries a bag
full of empty bags

#pools

the recession---
so many deserted pools*
skateboarders jump in


*http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/2

9/us/29pools.html?th&emc=th