#blue

blue sky---
I stare at a blank page
New Year's Day

#1/1/11

1/1/11
I am still
single

#kiss

Times Square new year's eve---
too long a wait
for just a kiss

#time

New Year's Eve---
the subways run
on time

#poodle

sunshine---
a poodle wears
snow boots

#duck

the blizzard debacle---
but Bloomberg is
a lame duck

#slush

early morning---
standing in slush a man
wishes me happy new year

#sunset

sunset deep orange---
as if that dirty snow
is not even there

#blue

blue sky---
I step into a puddle
of melted snow

#cat

dawn---
a black cat acts self conscious
snow on the ground

#River

East River snow
covers it's banks---
Winter stillness

#wild

Nevada---
prison inmates break wild mustangs
it takes one to know one

#black

overcast sky---
a car skids on black ice
soiled blizzard snow

#walk

a walk on yesterday's
blizzard snow---
soft enough to take off your shoes

#born

born on Christmas Day
he shall be Levon---
Elton John has a son

#Moon

I wear my sheep skin jacket---
a Cold Moon is hiding
somewhere

#sunset

sunset---
the whiteness of the snow
makes the red hotter

#snow

sunshine---
new snow looks
beautiful

#blue

morning blue sky---
where did all this snow
come from

#watch

blizzard whiteouts---
beautiful to watch
from indoors

#over

half-and-half---
blizzard clouds still over Manhattan
blue sky here

#skis

the blizzard day two---
people go to work
on skis

#penguins

the blizzard intensifies---
I read about
penguins

#water

a blizzard---
it's like walking
under water

#light

the sun sets---
I view the falling snow
by the light of a street lamp

#stops

the Jets at the Bears---
it stops snowing
there

#wind

wind driven snow---
the only way you can see
is by not looking

#skyline

the blizzard waxes---
the Manhattan skyline
is whitewashed

#beer

the blizzard arrives---
I go to the corner store
and buy beer

#dirt

early morning---
I view street dirt
before the snow comes

#blizzard

Christmas---
I can't wait till the forecast
blizzard arrives

#cooking

Christmas Noon---
still no smell
of someone cooking

#gift

Christmas Day---
the only gift I got
is still in the mail

#use

Christmas Day---
I use
the nutcracker

#Day

Christmas Day---
I keep thinking today
is a Sunday

#silence

Christmas Eve---
finally the sound
of silence

#River

East River Christmas Eve---
the water runs
very softly

#blue

blue sky---
she wears a conspicuous hat
a day moon

#sunset

December sunset
from a parking lot---
red but no green

#tree

New York Christmas tree---
lights colors as various as
the viewers faces

#lower

freeze---
the temp outside my window
is lower than that of my freezer

#beard

morning cloudy sky---
a Santa Claus puts on
his beard

#nears

Christmas Day nears---
the shopping bags
get smaller

#sunrise

sunrise---
a Cold Moon faces the sun
high tide

#Moon

I pour more eggnog---
a Cold
Moon

#cat

Winter Solstice---
the cat wants
to go out

#blue

December blue sky---
her bed room window
fogs up

#River

East River December---
only the seagulls
are still here

#blue

blue sky---
the cat looks at its reflection
in the bathtub water

#Moon

I put more logs
in the fire---
a Cold Moon

#pizza

as I wait for my pizza
the neighbors cook
marinara sauce

#cloudy

cloudy sky---
a bachelor changes
his bed sheets

#tell

it's ok to tell---
don't ask don't tell
has been outed

#night

cold Saturday night---
every one
just talks

#moon

an alchemist smiles---
a day moon changes
to a night moon

#like

Obama beware---
Afghanistan starts to look like
Vietnam

#moon

the noise of a garbage truck
wakes me up---
December harvest moon

#moon

a street Three-card Monte game---
a day moon changes
to a night moon

#blue

blue sky---
a turtle withdraws its neck
into its shell

#sunrise

December sunrise---
stuck in a
traffic jam

#panther

a pink panther comes in
from the cold---
Blake Edwards dies

#lists

wish lists---
two kids debate the existence
of Santa Claus

#blue

blue sky---
a kid skates
on a pond

#moon

holidays happy hour---
a day moon changes
to a night moon

#last

last month of the year---
I look for signs how am I
one year older

#moon

moon over the skyline---
Christmas tree ornaments are
on sale

#price

bitter cold wind chills Wall Street---
the price of gloves
goes up

#blue

blue sky---
a seagull lands
on a pile of snow

#ground

snow on the ground---
a column of smoke
resists rising

#snow

a snow shower---
I turn off
the lights

#River

East River Winter day---
a boat has its
lights on

#sunrise

sunrise---
a yogi does
the Cobra

#fog

morning fog---
the door of the women steam room
does not shut tight

#blue

blue sky---
Christmas trees on sale lie
against real trees

#fog

evening fog---
a Salvation Army soldier
rings his bell louder

#wish

cloudy sky---
I wish for
the first snow

#subway

December subway---
no one is pushing
because there's no room to push

#sunset

sunset from an indoors patio---
heated by
solar energy

#fire

no Bill of Rights---
the government will fire workers
who read WikiLeaks

#if

December Times Square---
don't go there if
you are in a hurry

#walk

a Winter walk---
I think of Salsa music
and Summer

#blue

blue sky---
a Santa Claus puts
his suit out to dry

#bars

Assange behind bars---
your truth will
set you free

#moon

brisk cold wind---
a crescent moon goes
behind a blanket of clouds

#news

Pearl Harbor Day---
I read the news
about North Korea

#barber

new barber---
he tells me his
life story

#dog

morning walk---
snow flurries as the sun shines
the dog shakes it's head

#cars

December cold night---
the sole sign of life
is the smell of cars exhausts

#cafe

Internet cafe---
she smiles as
she looks at her screen

#night

Saturday night---
the line outside a bar
is all women

#bag

December running track---
a plastic bag rolls
alone

#blue

blue sky---
the wind disperses the scrips
of a stocks broker

#Cube

a crack in dark clouds---
a kid works out Rubik Cube
as he walks

#sunrise

Winter sunrise---
the smell of
burning wood

#stop

I stop at my window---
my neighbor decorates
his Christmas tree

#blue

blue sky---
a beduin takes off
his head dress

#sunrise

I open the bathroom curtains---
sunrise day after
a rain storm

#light

candle light at sunset---
Hanukkah
starts

#rush

rainy evening rush---
umbrellas collide and go
like stock cars