#fog
afternoon fog---
the cat watches TV
instead of the window
#heroes
Fukushima heroes---
some of them
are bound to die soon
#clouds
low clouds---
a smoke column bends
and goes side ways
#dog
morning Spring drizzle---
a dog shakes itself
as it passes me
#cigar
dark clouds over the skyline---
a cigar smoker says
it's romantic
#hill
nice Spring day I climb a hill---
at the top
four contrails
#cloudy
mostly cloudy sky---
an MD
looks up
#keeps
Fukushima---
it keeps on
mushrooming
#cat
a new lost cat---
how come they all
look alike
#cobra
Spring fever---
a cobra escapes from
the Bronx Zoo
#blue
blue sky---
a banker takes off
his suit jacket
#sunrise
sunrise---new leaves
bud
#speech
Obama's Libya speech---
he does not want to intervene
more now
#walk
morning walk---
I search for
Cherry Blossoms
#blue
blue sky---
a man climbs the fire escape stairs
to the roof
#sunset
skyline at sunset---
airplanes from Newark Airport
keep on rising
#sun
sun at my kitchen window---
the smell of barbecue
from my neighbor
#walk
Spring walk---
the sun is hot the wind cold
a China man smiles at me
#morning
early morning---
a teacher forgets
today is Sunday
#dilemma
Syria's dilemma---
with violence he can't stay
and without he leaves
#blue
Sunday blue sky---
I empty my desk
drawers
#hour
Earth Hour save energy event ---
skyline lights shut off
for one hour
#sunset
March beach sunset---
they are all inside their cars
doing whatever
#eye
sunny Spring day---
old graffiti catches
the eye
#retake
rebels retake Ajdabiya---
finally the no-fly-zone
gets teeth
#bad
Fukushima---
from bad to worst
a nightmare
#blue
Spring blue sky---
a frog jumps
into a pond
#food
food shortage in North Korea---
babies starve while the army
well fed
#aid
aid to Japan---
is now big business
in the US
#cold
cold noon walk---
all content even dormant
babes in their moms pouches
#River
East River ducks flock rests---
all at once they swim
in the same direction
#blue
blue sky---
a beggar counts
the coins in his cup
#sun
the Spring sun at
my windows---
the Winter dust makes me cough
#rhyme
morning low grey clouds---
snow on the ground
and no rhyme for my honey
#water
Tokyo tap water is radioactive---
send them
Poland Spring
#dies
Elizabeth Taylor died---
I thought she had already
with Richard
#compares
Obama's Libya compares
not to Bush Iraq---
but Bush dad Iraq
#fog
fog at happy hour---
the bartender forgets
my tequila sunrise
#rain
Spring snow shower---
it's rain
when it lands
#fog
morning fog---
a ghost is unhappy
getting ignored
#talks
mayor Bloomberg among
his cohorts---
he talks down to them
#money
Libya---
only ones with money play---
others die
#River
East River Spring day---
rapid wind rapid waters
and rapid kissing
#blue
storm clouds are clearing---
a Bluejay stops
by
#meat
where is the meat---
the no fly zone is not enough
to oust Kadaffi
#wall
Taro, Japan---
their tsunami wall
was not high enough
#fog
fog over the skyline---
I steam up my windows
cooking pasta
#fog
morning fog---
an eye doctor says
he can't see anything
#kids
a cold night---
a kids playground is empty
the wind whistles
#River
East River first day of Spring---
the ice-cream truck
shows up
#like
the French connection---
Kadaffi makes me like
Sarkozy better
#cases
Syria---
where George Bush outsourced
one of his torture cases
#bent
Tokyo Tower bent
by the earthquake
that's the first fix it
#day
Spring first day---
the cat wants
to go out
#blue
Sunday blue sky---
the airports
stay open
#moon
sunset---
a super moon rises
a worm creeps on
#night
Saturday night wedding---
the bride
is a man
#sunset
March sunset---
it feels like
Winter is over
#break
Spring break---
their teachers travel
north
#blue
morning blue sky---
but no maple syrup
for my pancakes
#Madness
March Madness---
not the loop variety
but the Libyan
#sunset
the sun shines into
my kitchen as it sets---
the smell of baked sugar
#River
walk under
the East River Triboro bridge---
a kid pulls his toy car
#park
warm Spring day in the park---
that kissing is getting
out of hand
#all
Libya is no exception---
they are all like
Saddam Hussein
#blue
blue sky---
out there is
a desert
#be
may be not too late---
US forces will intervene
in Libya
#green
the Empire State Building
doled in green---
Saint Patrick Day ends
#smile
the warmth of an Irish smile---
nice weather on
Saint Patrick Day
#Day
Saint Patrick's Day---
the East River looks
as if it's green
#blue
blue sky---
a fortune teller says
she can see what's coming
#moon
late night---
a drunk crawls home
a Full Worm Moon
#cause
Benghazi ---
Obama's inaction
will cause a bloodbath
#buy
Libya---
will any one still buy oil
from Kadaffi
#chalk
nice Spring day---
kids draw in colored chalk
on the sidewalk
#pub
five pm---
I relax in a pub
tomorrow is Saint Pat's Day
#fog
morning fog---
a pickpocket thinks
no one can see him
#scenes
Japan's scenes of rubble---
they will rebuild
they have done it before
#River
East River Spring wind---
ducks fail to swim up stream
switch to go with the flow
#lake
Bahrain---
the tear drop is
becoming a lake
#blue
Spring blue sky---
a smoke column mates
with a cloud
#moon
late night---
the light of a candle
and a half moon
#wind
Japan's power plant radiation---
the wind will decide
who dies
#news
I watch the evening news---
Obama has plenty
on his plate
#River
East River Spring dark clouds---
only the black squirrel
acts happy
#fault
Japan---
living on a fault line
makes you smart to survive
#blue
blue sky---
she hauls deposit paid
empty containers
#Sunday
overcast Sunday---
my neighbor says
everything has two sides
#inflation
as Japan's plants close---
a tsunami of world wide inflation
will come
#god
the god of earthquakes---
man's cruelty is nothing
compared to nature's
#cat
Day Light Saving Time starts---
the cat jumps
every time it passes the clock
#night
Saturday night---
women walk selling roses
red only
#Japan
Japan has survived
many disasters---
our dropping of atom bombs
#sunset
sunset---
a contrail sinks into
the horizon also
#blue
morning blue sky---
the mailman delivers
nothing to me
#Gun
the end of
news article on Libya---
google ad for Gun Oil Lube
#checks
March morning---
a gardener checks
on the tulips
#heart
Japan's disaster---
it makes your mind shut off
and your heart cry
#day
a kid in a carriage puts
back his head and laughs---
nice Spring day
#River
East River nice Spring day---
blue sky blue waters and
few clouds: white
#11/3/11
11/3/11 ---
tsunamis hit
Japan and Hawaii
#more
now Hawaii---
the earthquake of Japan's
tsunami yields one more
#full
Obama's reserve---
US Libya policy
is full of potholes
#tsunami
a tsunami hits Japan---
hope my haiku friends
are all well
#sunrise
sunrise---
clearing storm clouds start
to show sky skin
#rain
heavy rain---
a drunk pisses while
holding his umbrella
#day
foggy day---
I run into many dust balls
Spring cleaning my attic
#fog
morning fog---
the crew supervisor
keeps yelling stop
#dawn
dawn---a giant ghost
Empire State Building
with its lights off
#dark
dark clouds over the skyline
the lights shine
brighter
#go
Kadaffi must go---
or oil price will push
stimulus doe down the drain
#nurse
March Wednesday---
a nurse has ash
on her face
#cloudy
morning cloudy sky---
a nurse comes out for a bit
of polluted air
#moon
crescent moon over the skyline---
she shows lots
of cleavage
#River
East River gentle waters---
buds appear on trees
a warm breeze
#blue
blue sky---
a white carriage horse
trots
#still
Fat Tuesday---
it's still "Mardi Gras"
in the "Big Easy"
#Day
International Women's Day---
we all have an
X chromosome
#watch
"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark"
I watch
"Titanic": the movie
#moon
crescent moon over the skyline---
tomorrow
Fat Tuesday
#moon
crescent moon at sunset---
a sign says two for
the price of one
#blue
Monday blue sky---
yesterday people went to church
in a rain storm
#new
breakfast diner---
no new faces but
a new juke box
#cloudy
morning cloudy sky---
I had enough
of that oatmeal
#movie
fog mixes with smoke
mixes with low clouds---
like a Fellini movie
#passive
Libya---
McCain says
US should not be passive
#fog
Sunday morning fog---
more ghosts
than the usual
#oysters
Saturday night seafood restaurant---
she asks I eat
more oysters
#blue
March blue sky---
a sign on a window says
no more oysters
#cat
cloudy Saturday morning---
the cat does the same
it does every day
#no
the Zawiyah massacre---
still no no-fly zone
for Libya
#clouds
clouds move over the skyline---
the bartender goes
to wipe the tables
#sunset
clouds at sunset---
a yoga class starts
with the sun salute
#blue
blue sky---
clouds elongate
like contrails
#question
question---
how many should die
in Libya till US sends the marines
#blue
afternoon blue sky---
two contrails intersect
a sinner looks up
#cigar
lunch hour---
a cigar smoker asks
what the rush for
#blue
blue sky---
coldness makes the heart
yearn more
#price
Libya---
eventually the price of oil
will impose a solution
#sunset
sunset--- I tell a dirty joke
enough of a blush
to ask her out
#River
East River March choppy waters---
ducks bob seagulls soar
people just me
#lunch
Wall Street lunch hour---
the food does not matter
the price does
#blue
blue sky---
a leafless tree stares back
March
#error
Empire State Building
in red white and blue---
must be a software error
#cross
rush hour---
a squirrel decides to cross
traffic slows down
#likes
he can have him---
Hugo Chavez likes
Kadaffi
#blue
blue sky---
a junk yard dog
barks at me
#First
morning sunshine---
a bus driver smiles
March First
