#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