#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