#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