#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