#blue

July blue sky---
a man remembers
last night fireworks

#sunset

July Fourth sunset---
fireworks but no
gun powder

#River

East River choppy waters---
the carving of barbecue:
July Fourth

#DSK

DSK---
I wonder what De Gaulle
would have thought of him

#looks

IN GOD WE TRUST---
an immigrant looks at
a dollar bill first time

#fog

July Fourth dense fog---
life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness

#fog

New York Harbor fog---
Miss Liberty is still
visible


#fog

fog and rain---
a driver asks how to get
to the Mid-Town Tunnel

#thunder

this morning thunder and lightening-
tomorrow's night:
July Fourth

#cloudy

July Third cloudy sky---
a man plays chess
with himself

#sunset

July---
I skip the sunset
and wait for the fireflies

#soul

Summer strawberries---
they always remind me
of soul kissing

#blue

July Second blue sky---
a man walks barefoot
on the beach

#flag

blue clouds at sunset---
an American flag
is lowered for the night

#travel

in time for July Fourth:
DSK free to go---
just the USA

#hair

afternoon white patchy clouds---
she shampoos
her hair

#blue

July First blue sky---
a man sits under
a Field Elm tree

#sunset

a frisbee veers into the waters---
June pink clouds
in the horizon

#weekend

July Fourth weekend---
a pigeon walks unbothered
on the street median


#blue

blue sky---
a man puts on sunscreen
June ends

#sunset

the more the sun sinks
the more a blimp rises---
Fourth of July nears

#River

East River end of June---
the swans
are back

#Pope

if you can't beat them join them---
the Pope now
tweets

#blue

morning blue sky---
a June breeze gives me
goosebumps

#new

the new IMF head
is still French---
but is a woman

#fly

Summer---
a fly informs me
of dirt places in my kitchen

#haze

morning haze---
my neighbor talks to me
in a whisper

#out

Wimbledon---
both Venus sisters
are out of it

#sunset

Summer sunset---
at last
the clouds open up

#learn

a soccer field---
kids learn how to shoot at the goal
with no goalie

#blue

June blue sky---
a glider
soars

#sunrise

Summer sunrise---
a black cat goes to hide
under a parked car

#paper

Origami New York convention---
it's all made
of paper

#sunset

June sunset---
the sun behind clouds
but the redness is still there

#River

East River late June---
the pool is open
but no one is swimming

#blue

Sunday blue sky---
the masts of sail boats
parked in the marina

#sunset

sunset---
she says she had enough
kiss-and-let's-go-guys

#haze

Manhattan afternoon haze---
gay people no more
have to hide

#night

Saturday night---
a gay bar admits
straight couples

#fog

morning fog---
a kid watches
a Popeye cartoon

#dancing

there's dancing in the streets---
New York legalizes
same sex marriage

#River

East River June fog---
only the pigeons
are here

#fog

Friday morning fog---
if you arrive late
you have an excuse

#sings

Paul Simon almost seventy---
he still sings
Mrs Robinson

#dark

afternoon low dark clouds---
the skyline goes
soft

#fog

dense fog---
a math teacher re-explains how
to clear parentheses

#fog

Summer morning fog---
a street sparrow does not
fly as I pass it

#fog

afternoon fog---
Jimi Hendrix
sings

#chess

the chess players in the park---
when
the rain comes

#sun

the sun comes out---
the forecast still says
rain

#cloudy

cloudy sky---
a smoker looks at
a new cigarette pack

#sunset

Summer Solstice sunset---
a gigolo takes
his time

#glass

Summer raspberries---
it feels like munching
on sour glass

#cat

Summer Solstice---
the cat has a long wait
till night time

#First

First Day of Summer---
morning cool breeze
as I open a window

#to

Syria's Assad---
it's time he retires:
to Iran

#store

grocery store---
a little kid in the shopping cart:
enjoys the ride

#blue

beach blue sky---
a fashion model forgets
to bring her swim suit

#blue

Sunday blue sky---
a father takes his kids
to a concert in the park

#Day

Father's Day---
the letter "l" in Google
is a yellow tie

#net

fisherman's net
put out to dry---the Queensboro
Bridge Sunday morning

#sunset

June---
as the sun sets
the ac gets cooler

#night

June Saturday night---
dads go out on the town
with their offspring

#sweat

June Thai cuisine
AC is high so that
the food will not make you sweat

#blue

blue sky---
a kid forgets where he hid
his marbles

#sunset

a stormy day---
the sun shows up just
before it sets

#fog

afternoon fog---
a kid can't find anyone
to play hide and seek

#far

the skyline from far---
near by cell towers like
dwarf skyscrapers

#thunder

thunder and lightening---
pigeons fly fast and low:
people hurry

#shower

June morning shower---
a jogger will need another
when he gets home

#resigns

Weiner resigns---
he does the correct thing
for a change

#visit

Central Park out-houses---
for a quarter a visit
you can't beat it


#River

East River cool June breeze---
the benchwarmers
stop talking

#sunrise

June sunrise---
a tanning oil billboard
turns off

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
like lava from the top
of a volcano

#blue

June blue sky---
Superman
shows up

#quote

a Rousseau quote:
man is born free---
but every where he's in chains

#blue

blue sky---
a beach kite
soars

#sunset

patchy clouds at sunset---
she puts cream
on her strawberries

#River

East River nice June day---
a bank rat comes out
to look around

#blue

partial blue sky---
a balding old man
rearranges his hair

#women

Saudi Arabia Gov
the Prophet freed women:
they shackle them

#feet

the Tony Awards---
it's all
in the feet

#it

lab created bacteria---
don't like it
change it

#dead

now Bin Laden is dead---
people talk of him as human:
not demon

#fire

Arizona fire jumps the state line-
New Mexicans fight back
with fire

#fog

Sunday morning fog---
a cigar smoker takes
a walk


#loses

the Belmont---
Animal Kingdom
loses

#night

Saturday night fog---
only when they talk
I notice

#fog

Saturday fog---
a golfer asks his caddie
where the ball landed

#dark

Manhattan low dark clouds---
more reason to feel
claustrophobic

#River

East River---
I missed its cool breeze
during recent heat wave

#about

Arab Spring---
it's about the rich few
and the shabby masses

#blue

morning blue sky---
a teacher loses
her cool

#Prince

Prince Philip at ninety---
his tongue as sharp
as ever

#shower

the heat wave---
thunder and lightening:
I go take a shower

#set

staying home waiting
for the sun to set---
June heat wave

#wave

workers on scaffolds
paint a building---
second day of a heat wave

#haze

morning haze---
I finally adjust
the tv picture

#sunset

heat wave sunset---
finally the rage
cools down

#wind

it's the wind---
fire burns Arizona
ponderosa pine trees

#heat

June heat wave---
an ice-cream truck
breaks down

#prowl

more politicos prowl---
congressman Weiner
obsessed with his wiener

#blue

blue sky---
many carry umbrellas:
a June heat wave

#sunset

sunset viewed from the kitchen---
it feels like
the sun is cooking my food

#cloudy

cloudy sky---
a special on egg-whites only
breakfasts

#moon

crescent moon---
some one took a bite
of the Big Apple

#sunset

the sun comes out from behind
clouds to set---
Apple launches icloud

#River

East River Summer green waters-
the bank algae is
doing real well

#operas

this Summer---
DSK trial will beat all
day time soap operas

#please

Obama---
please tell Syria's Assad
to stop killing his people

#blue

blue sky---
a kid gets a new
coloring book

#River

East River cool June Sunday---
kids run races
to win medals

#dogs

Sunday morning---
two dogs sniff each other
while their owners chat

#sunset

a dunk shot---
the sun sets into a crack
of the clouds

#times

hard times---
a man forgets his
pants pocket out

#moon

crescent moon---
he wants a lemon peel
in his espresso

#sunset

June sunset---
enough lemon juice
to make my whiskey sour

#beach

June cools down---
a beach lifeguard
acts bored

#blue

morning blue sky---
a baker cleans
his oven

#shoots

Second Amendment---
Arizonian guns down five
then shoots himself

#River

East River choppy waters---
a tennis player keeps
breaking his serve

#day

Summer breezy day---
plenty of visible
goose bumps

#blue

blue sky---
the park chess table
is empty

#sunrise

sunrise---
the granite of the skyline
lightens up

#sunset

a kid blows soap bubbles---
June
sunset

#watch

tornado watch for NYC---
there is no
basement here

#hot

hot day---
a lizard tries
to get closer


#kill

the henchmen of Assad---
now they torture and kill
little boys

#fog

morning fog---
I remember last
night dream