#girl

evening rush---
a little girl cries
as her father yells

#clouds

clouds moving in---
I pass a Japanese
that has a cold

#fat

Wednesday---
a fat lady makes me
forget Mardi Gras

#blue

blue sky---
the teacher writes a haiku
on the blackboard

#snow

morning snow---
she wears
geisha make up

#food

the Winter Olympics
on tv---cat food
commercials

#year

the cat starts
to have an attitude---
the year of the tiger

#chill

Winter chill---
I receive a valentine
from a witch

#shop

Valentine's Day---
a long line outside
a cupcake shop

#red

black bird on a heap
of soiled snow---
lovers wear red

#send

last Blizzard remnants---
send them
to Vancouver

#flat

TGIF---
a beer truck
has a flat tire

#bath

the day after---
pigeons take a bath
in melted blizzard snow

#blue

blue sky---
yesterday's blizzard snow
covers the rest

#tv

New York City blizzard---
ads for Florida living
on tv

#blizzard

blizzard---
the bars are crowded
but the subway is empty

#backwards

Toyota---
still moving
backwards

#River

East River nice day---
the captain coughs
Winter

#sunset

sunset---
walking in cold air
makes her blush

#rush

morning rush---
the rustle of newspapers
a Winter Monday

#miracle

the Superbowl---
the Saints do
a miracle

#smell

Superbowl Sunday---
no smell
of cooking

#blue

blue sky---
a football goes out of bounds
February

#night

Saturday night---
I meet her on Starbucks
bathroom line

#fog

morning fog---
the subway is full
of steaming spirits

#brass

the brass---
don't ask don't tell
is now non of your business

#snow

snow storm on the way---
I go rent
gone with the wind

#too

Toyota's troubles---
too much
soft talk

#blue

blue sky---
a winter tree
is also stark naked

#snow

morning snow---
I tell my barber do something
about my gray hairs

#rice

Haiti hunger---
rice is now
the dough

#River

East River stillness---
seagulls soar
Winter

#crook

Wall Street---
no one looks
like a crook

#nears

January ends---
Mardi Gras
nears

#blacks

fifty years ago---
four blacks sit at a counter
and order

#future

Australian Open---
future will carry
Murray on its wings

#moon

a line to buy bagels---
Sunday morning
full moon

#night

Saturday night---
I like to know what
she wears under her fur coat

#cheap

Japan's deflation---
beef bowls are cheap
but wages are even cheaper