#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