#up

May warms up---
the door of a sweat shop
remains open

#moon

crescent moon
above the skyline---
both the Yankees and the Mets lose

#playground

the street is their playground---
two kids fight over
who shot the other first

#blue

blue sky---
giant oil plumes deep in
the Gulf of Mexico

#night

Saturday night---
I tell her skip the desert
and let's go home

#butterfly

May waxes---
a butterfly lands
on a garbage truck

#sunset

sunset---
a bald man
blocks my view

#cars

First Avenue---
Obama passes by
in two separate cars

#River

Hudson River Park
nice Spring day---
no one takes off his shirt

#food

Whole Foods cafeteria---
rich people eat
poor people food

#cat

misty night---
a black and yellow cat
pauses

#fog

afternoon fog---
a dog follows
me around

#drizzle

May drizzle---
a couple have
a fight

#rush

morning rush---
the man next to me reads
yesterday's newspaper

#Park

cold wind dark clouds---
black birds take over
the Park

#walk

Astoria walk---
end of thirty eight street
a Steinway plant

#girls

Spring---
the girls lacrosse team practice
no touching

#blue

blue sky---
a white carriage horse
waits for a ride

#couple

Mothers Day in a diner---
a young couple
talk relationships

#Day

Mothers Day---
I go to the park
looking for bird nests

#sunset

Saturday sunset---
as I wait for her
not to show up

#bun

rainy morning---
she has her blond hair
up in a bun

#blue

blue sky---
the sun shines on
an ocean oil spill

#River

East River Spring---
the foul smell of water
followed by freshly cut grass

#haze

morning haze---
my GPS devise
makes a mistake