#coins

he looks at coins
to give a homeless man---
moonless night

#music

Beethoven's birthday---
my neighbor complains
the music is deafening

#woman

Christmas cheer---
a man tries to pick up
the woman next to me

#can

Union Square Christmas bazaar---
a man gives away
Coke in the new can

#bank

a bank Christmas party---
more cheer
than last year

#presents

holidays flea markets---
so many dumped
past Christmas presents

#blue

blue sky---

all the way
to infinity

#cold

bitter cold---
I go wear another
pair of socks

#prize

Obama takes a break
from two wars---
to accept the Noble Peace Prize

#blue

blue sky---
porn pictures laid
on the sidewalk

#sunset

sunset---
the smell of marinara sauce
winter

#fog

morning fog---
she pretends
not to see me

#empty

Christmas rush---
no bulging shopping bags

the Great Recession

#weeds

sunny day---
winter weeds where June
darlings dallied

#night

cold night---
a Santa Claus forgets
his lines

#lunch

Pearl Harbor day---
two cops eat
suchi for lunch

#River

East River gentle flow---
she runs her fingers
through my hair
 
#first

first season's snow---
an old couple kiss
a white mustache

#rush

Christmas rush---
a street vendor sells
underarm deodorant

#River

East River nice day---
leafless trees but the seagulls
don't seem to mind

#blue

blue sky---
the milkman
does not show up

#bag

holidays shopping---
a homeless lady
carries a Macy's bag

#moon

sunrise---
the Christmas lights are still on
and a full moon

#speech

Obama's speech
on Afghanistan---
no one is unhappy

mf

#night

December First---
a starry
night

#smiles

White House party crashers---
they have
nice smiles

#ends

overcast skies---
a florist has poinsettias
November ends

#River

East River nice Fall day---
a speed boat stops
to view the swans

#moon

noise from a garbage truck
wakes me up---
setting harvest moon

#break

Union Square Park---
so many men alone
Thanksgiving break

#blue

blue sky---
dead leaves fly into my face
November

#cat

locked out of the house---
a cat sits in the window
from the outside

#sale

Black Friday---
aspirin is
on sale

#dinner

Thanksgiving dinner---
I don't want
the drumstick

#day

a mourning dove sings
on the fire escape---
Thanksgiving Day

#nothing

Thanksgiving---
a homeless man
has nothing to say

#fog

morning fog---
a dog leads
a blind man

#River

East River warm day---
the chef goes outside
for a smoke

#clouds

November gray clouds---
a grandma shops
for a turkey

#time

evening stillness---
a kissing couple need
more time

#school

cold morning---
girls wearing skirts
walk to school

#cheer

November cheer---
I receive a gift
of cranberry jelly

#blue

blue sky---
my upstairs neighbor
vacuums her rug

#night

Saturday night---
a long line outside
a bakery of cupcakes

#sunrise

November sunrise---
a turkey is
having breakfast

#cat

the cat watches me
eating sardines---
finally I relent

#blue

blue sky---
but not even a drop
of honey

#cat

evening fog---
a cat does not
try to hide

#cloudy

cloudy day---
a fish store decorates
for Thanksgiving

#by

passing me by---
she smiles then frowns
then laughs

#day

bright day---
red corn poppy seeds on sale
Thanksgiving nears