#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