Wednesday, December 01, 2010

#bird

a nor'easter
a sole bird soars
then free falls

#door

December tempestuous entrance---
tossed umbrellas
at a mosque door

#fog

morning fog---
a man wants more steamed milk
in his cappuccino

#US

who's killing Iran's scientists---
some think it is Israel
and US

#fog

evening fog---
the cat comes back
with an appetite

#better

Christmas trees are here---
they look better
undecorated

#River

East River nice day---
Autumn trees prick
my attention

#it

WikiLeaks---
is it a
soap opera

#doll

a rag doll still guarding
a garden---
November ends

#reindeer

Fifth Avenue---
so many reindeers
but no women in high heels

#moon

Thanksgiving left overs
from paper plates---
a day moon

#blue

blue sky---
smoke rises from
Santa Claus chimney

#cigar

Saturday night---
she asks me if I have a light
for her cigar

#game

a football game---
as the sun sets
the players' shadow gets taller

#blue

blue sky---
morning frost
on my window

#feed

giant garbage bags
day after Thanksgiving---
how many can they feed

#fog

morning fog---
a street vendor has a sale
on orange colored scarfs

#loss

Black Friday---
a weight loss clinic
is having a sale

#game

Thanksgiving day football game---
the New England Patriots
win

#clouds

morning dense clouds---
a nurse goes to work
on Thanksgiving day

#River

East River day before Thanksgiving---
seagulls await
tomorrow's trash

#blue

blue sky---
swift wind lifts up
street trash

#men

must be his stare---
Andrew Cuomo picked
one of the sexiest men

#patience

Penn Station before Thanksgiving---
patience will not
get you out of it


#moon

Thanksgiving week starts---
I wake up to take Alkaseltzer
a day moon

#moon

full moon faces west---
many east side windows
are dark

#JFK

the day JFK died---
we still recall
where we were

#wear

if you are flying---
make sure you wear
underwear

#blue

blue sky---
a bald man looks
up

#moon

I wake up to feed the cat---
a harvest
moon

#Pope

the Pope condones condoms---
for male HIV positive
prostitutes

#squeaks

they nest in the elevated
station tracks---the squeaks
of breaks and birds

#swing

Autumn swings---
a girl screams as the wind
gives her a hand

#moon

I seek a palm reader insight---
a day moon changes
to a night

#window

they decorate for Christmas---
naked mannequin
in a store window

#sings

Moroccan club---
as the belly dancer rests
Aznavour sings on tape

#blue

blue sky--
the chatter of kids
waiting for the school bus

#moon

a currency trader buys gold---
full moon
over the skyline

#wind

the wind gusts---
Autumn leaves fly in the same
pattern as the birds

#blue

blue sky---
the roofs are still wet
from yesterday's storm

#marry

his mother would have approved---
Prince William will marry
a commoner

#Feast

sheep graze on a meadow---
the Muslim Feast
of Sacrifice starts

#fog

morning fog---
having a top floor office
does not mean you're farsighted

#moon

that black cat is out again---
a half moon behind
thin clouds

#back

Obama is back from Asia---
now the haggling in Congress
restarts

#her

Winter tidying---
what's her panties
doing in my closet

#blue

blue sky---
a flock of sheep crosses
a country road

#sunset

Autumn sunset---
a black cat is let out
early

#Park

no more dough for a hotel---
two tourists stay on
a Central Park tree

#tell

don't ask don't tell---
Cindy McCain comes out
for repeal

#moon

as she sits at the bar---
her jeans slide
a half moon

#tree

Rockefeller Christmas tree
cut down---why not have
a permanent tree

#right

evening walk---
the sound of a cop siren
I move right on the sidewalk

#blue

blue sky---
the cat hides
under the bed

#eleven

Veterans Day---
next one is on
eleven eleven eleven

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
the wind pushes Autumn leaves
towards the horizon

#River

East River mid November wind---
it's still nice enough
to smile

#war

Obama in Indonesia---
we are not at war
with Islam

#cold

Autumn cold gusts---
I keep wearing then not wearing
my gloves

#moon

crescent moon at sunset---
she hesitates then
kisses me

#blue

blue sky---
a fisherman puts out
his net to dry

#Bush

Bush talks about Bush
on TV---
regrets but no apology

#Venus

Autumn dawn---
Venus sets
as I shave

#genes

New York City Marathon---
genes decide
the winners

#cat

Daylight Saving Time starts---
the cat still awakes
when it's hungry

#squirrels

Winter suburban scrubbing---
how can squirrels
eat

#sunrise

sunrise purple clouds---
a hunting dog tracks
a deer

#knees

Tomas hits---
muddy water covers
Haitians to their knees

#pigeons

pigeons feeding---/
a mother tells her kid/
dejalo comiendo

#tent

what is a tent
in the face of a rain storm---
Tomas aims at Haiti

#fog

evening fog---
some one behind me
speaks in Cockney

#fog

morning fog---
the dry cleaner says
he can't find my coat

#book

Bush writes a book---
no WMD's
and still no regrets

#River

East River bright Autumn day---
algae on charcoal black rocks
looks healthy

#loaf

a half loaf beats none---
Obama keeps the Senate
but loses the House

#cargo

cargo planes from Athens
carry bombs---
Hermes caduceus

#blue

blue sky---
New York voters cast
paper ballots

#stop

Elections Day---
go stop the bashing
of Obama

#macho

she's macho---
Brazil elects its first
female president

#sunset

Autumn's colors at sunset---
nothing left for
the imagination

#blue

blue sky---
I step on
a giant cockroach