#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