#help

Haiti Earth quake---
the poor man
and the rich man cry for help

#River

East River idyllic day---
so far away
from Haiti

#from

Times Square---
the man in the tickets booth
is from Haiti

#sunset

sunset---
Haiti continues
counting the dead

#read

if you live in China
you can't read this---
right on Google

#look

Haiti---
stop trying
not to look

#blue

blue sky---
a flood of tears
over Haiti

#poor

many die in Haiti
earthquake
why is it always the poor

#River

East River calm waters---
the benches are empty
Winter

#horse

January---
a carriage horse
looks bored

#Park

Central Park Serpentine---
snow covers frozen waters
don't fall

#talk

New York January---
no noise but that
of who talk to themselves


#ride

Winter subway ride---
ad for a Caribbean
school of English

#abuse

Italy abuse of
migrant farm workers---
the pope speaks out

#cold

the sun is bright
but the air is cold---
his mother-in-law shows up

#River

it's been so cold---
I miss the East River
in Summer time

#blue

blue sky---
a cat hides
under a car

#eat

Winter---
I eat dried blueberries
she touches her callouses

#is

Hollywood---
is Avatar the virtual
remake of Tarzan

#pinch

January warms up a pinch---
I take off
one sweater

#death

Germany---
nine homeless men
freeze to death

#pass

Epiphany Day---
I remember I'm broke
as I pass a church

#blue

blue sky---
a homeless man dances
while wearing a garbage bag

#old

an old woman asks
for directions to a bar---
Winter

#advise

advise for the CIA---
search
everybody

#blue

blue sky---
a V of birds fly south
ice on my window

#over

the holidays are over---
is Obama
coming back

#moon

he can't get enough
of her---
full moon at sunrise

#new

the new year---
a homeless man
has a new sign

#night

first Saturday night of the year---
I ask her to go
bawling

#pearls

a tourist wears
a necklace of pearls---
January fresh snow