#sunset

July sunset---
I fetch the ball for
the tennis players

#blue

blue sky---
the beach is covered
by umbrellas

#four

the iphone four
antenna ruckus---
Jobs says Apple is not perfect

#man

Summer park---
a man falls asleep
looking at his cell phone screen

#stops

BP stops the oil spill---
but will the gulf
ever recover

#moon

crescent moon
over the skyline---
a sushi chef looks up

#sunset

July sunset---
after a hot day
the watermelon tastes cool


#fly

July morning---
a fly lands on
her hair brush

#eat

Bastille Day---
here they say
let them eat pizza

#fog

morning fog---
the pigeons stop
flying

#rain

probability of rain---
I try to decide
to go out or not

#clouds

Summer low moving clouds---
skyscrapers
scrape

#River

East River Summer day---
so many gazers
all alone

#sweeps

Summer doldrums---
a car mechanic sweeps
the side walk outside his shop

#wins

World Cup Final---
Holland plays dirty
but Spain still wins

#blue

blue sky---
a cruise ship passes
a retired lighthouse

#play

the World Cup semifinal---
Germans play
Germans

#kite

July beach---
a purple kite soars
above the seagulls

#moon

waning crescent moon---
the heat wave
dwindles

#two

July early morning---
a jogger carries
two bottles of water

#water

heat wave---
a beggar says
he ran out of money buying water

#sun

the heat wave continues---
the sun takes
the day off

#wave

New York City heat wave---
many walk with umbrellas
over their heads

#back

Tour de France---
Lance Armstrong is back
to a sluggish start

#barber

no more dirty jokes---
the new barber is
a woman

#blue

blue sky---
a sign lists the rules
at a nudists beach

#sunset

July sunset---
Frank Sinatra
sings

#market

the stock market is closed---
a big crowd
at an OBT parlor

#Venus

July Fourth fireworks start----
Venus is over
the skyline

#sale

Independence Day---
an unemployed man has
a garage sale

#off

July Fourth---
an illegal immigrant
has the day off

#night

Saturday night beach party---
clothes are optional
but there are no lights

#moon

the bus driver acts
absent minded---
a July day moon

#sunset

Summer sunset---
she puts lilacs
in her charcoal colored hair

#has

cool July morning---
the mailman has
the hiccups

#is

W. S. Merwin is
the new poet laureate---
Om

#hair

Elena Kagan
confirmation hearing---
she has her done

#blue

blue sky---
I need to clean
my windows

#sunset

June sunset---
she puts her navel
in my face

#fans

morning---
I watch pigeons shake their wings
like fans in the hot humid air

#proof

the proof of the pudding---
Elena Kagan confirmation hearing
starts

#flute

Summer hot day---
the sound of some one
playing the flute

#moves

the World Cup---
UK loses to Germany
Churchill moves in his grave

#fog

morning fog---
Citibank building loses
the other half of its top

#or

Lawrence of Arabia---
or is it
Stanley o Afghanistan

#night

West Village Saturday night---
the skirts are short the legs young
and I'm old

#wars

wars---
because they are easy to start
they are very common

#our

our genome---
the difference between you and I
is two percent

#blue

blue sky---
a June bride poses
alone

#moon

full moon---
a man looks up when
he is pissing

#River

East River Summer dusk---
they all leave
except the swans

#victory

Afghanistan---
no one uses the word
victory any more

#general

general McChrystal---
or is it
MacArthur

#blue

blue sky---
an octopus runs out
of ink

#sunset

June sunset---
she asks me to taste
her bloody mary

#full

Summer solstice---
the bar is full
of procrastinators

#yellow

World Cup
Brazil wins---
in team shirts fans hail a cab

#pa

Father's Day---
a beggar says to me
thanks pa

#River

East River---
an oil tanker passes
shut tight

#morning

June nice morning---
my neighbor works in her garden
without a bra

#night

Summer late night---
the sound of
giggling from the roof

#blue

blue sky---
a florist has
white daisies on sale