#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