#sunset
at day end---shaped like a serpent
a blue cloud with the sun as
it's eye
#phone
a woman on her phone
blocks my way---
then my phone rings
#River
East River July ends---
even the skate board slides
are not crowded
#thanks
Sunday brunch---
the maitre d' thanks me
for showing up early
#blue
blue sky---
a giant anteater
has breakfast
#sunset
Summer sunset blush---
that's when I open
my curtains
#what
Norway---
they are not diminished
by what happened
#ends
July ends---
a man broke:
wants to raise his debt limit
#birds
New York Summer---
too many birds
and not enough time
#blue
Summer blue sky---
a teakettle
whistles
#fire
sudden Summer downpour---
the sound of a fire
siren
#fog
evening fog---
the sound of
a sax player
#tree
Summer---
a bonsai tree sits
next to the doll's house
#day
a cloudy day lightens---
the Karmapa visits
New York
#sunset
late July sunset---
blueberries
on sale
#crumbs
Summer bread crumbs---
the pigeons try to scare
the sparrows away
#hot
Summer delirium---
my neighbor asks
why the hot water is cold
#chimes
the Altman Brothers New York
Concert for Hepatitis C---
it chimes
#close
Summer---
two men walk together so close:
they look like holding hands
#bark
July morning---
a dog barks at a cat
the cat ignores it
#blue
July morning blue sky---
a yogi
breathes
#news
the news from Norway---
I look up the temp
in Arizona
#daffodils
after a heat wave---
she dumps
the yellow daffodils
#smoke
morning low dark clouds---
smoke columns
connect
#sunset
the debt ceiling will rise---
clouds break
for the sunset
#fog
evening fog---
the steam room
is empty
#apple
Summer---
a man swings a lacrosse stick
under an apple tree
#Sun
Dear Summer Sun,
thank you for staying away-
come back soon
#indoors
July Times Square---
indoors it's cold enough
to be New Year's Eve
#hot
July---
the hot yoga class
meets outdoors
#man
New York City---
a man and a man go
to get married
#apple
Summer garden---
a couple share
an apple
#shower
Sunday Summer cloudy sky---
I wish for a
Spring shower
#sunset
heat wave sunset---
it looks cooler
than it is
#water
July heat waves---
I keep going
to Seven-Eleven for water
#Park
heat wave---
in Central Park Pond
ducks dive under water
#dog
heat wave---
a dog retrieves a frisbee
from a pond
#temp
heat wave---what was the temp in
Garden of Eden
for no clothes?
#walk
"like a flower bending in the breeze"-
I go to walk
in a heat wave
#second
second day of a heat wave---
Frank Sinatra
sings
#moon
a heat wave---
so many white shirts:
I look for a day moon
#blue
blue sky---
an open fire hydrant:
the heat wave waxes
#sunset
heat wave sunset---
like putting a penny
in an ironworks furnace
#sings
a heat wave---
Pavarotti
sings
#shy
strangers are less shy
on Facebook-
than in the subway
#snow
a heat wave---
just like a snow storm:
I stay home
#fabric
cotton---
the perfect for a heat wave
fabric
#haze
morning haze---
a carriage horse stays home:
heat wave on the way
#fog
July fog at sunset---
a clown prepares
to go on stage
#River
East River hot July---
the tennis players
murmur under their breaths
#wind
Arab Spring---
the wind of revolt sweeps
the relics of old despots
#cat
morning stillness---
the cat paces
back and forth
#whitewash
the hearing---
Murdoch's whitewash gets
whitewashed by a foam pie
#sunset
sunset---
a shinny penny outside
a nickel and dime store
#sun
hot July morning---
the sun shows off
what a star is good at
#station
packed hot subway station---
an empty train passes
without stopping
#lightning
Summer lightning---
the softness
of her cheeks
#snow
July---
a man is arrested
with snow in his pocket
#blue
July blue sky---
a man looks at
a Dead Sea Scroll
#bird
Summer waxes---
a bird pretends to be
a cicada
#sunset
Summer sunset---
as kids play their
shadows become longer
#blue
blue sky---
a man goes to buy
the Sunday New York Times
#sunset
Saturday July sunset---
a long wait till
it gets dark
#night
night time---
as I look for a lost key
she asks if need some company
#blue
blue sky---
a man looks for the other
of a pair of slippers
#sleeps
morning seaside---
the lighthouse
sleeps
#Day
Bastille Day---
French tourists visit
Miss Liberty
#What
"What's Going On?"---
I listen to
Marvin Gaye
#blue
morning blue sky---
writing haiku on
a Milky Way wrapper
#blue
morning blue sky---
beauty
but no beast
#sunset
July sunset---
clouds shaped like the animals
of a merry-go-round
#line
a line at a park water fountain-
two sparrows
ahead of me
#blue
July blue sky---
a cool breeze lifts
a plastic bag up in the air
#shower
a Summer shower before
you get home---
heavy downpour at sunset
#River
East River July---
it's cool enough
not to wear a shirt
#fly
Summer morning---
as I open my window
a fly leaves
#song
an approaching train
blocks the birds' song---
then the birds' tree itself
#blue
July blue sky---
the smell of
car exhausts
#blue
July blue sky---
a whale
surfaces
#seeks
are we alone or not---
NASA seeks
Mars
#scandal
what Murdoch needs right now-
is a British
sex scandal
#moon
the moon---
like the North Pole:
no one wants to live there
#haze
July morning haze---
an old man takes
off his eyeglasses
#sunset
heat wave sunset---
I wait
for the blush
#cool
July Sunday---
every one tells you
to stay cool
#blue
July blue sky---
hikers climb to the top
of a ski slope
#sunset
July sunset---
the redness of people
coming back from the beach
#listen
Summer Saturday afternoon
beer garden---
I pretend to listen
#blue
July blue sky---
I order Saganaki
for lunch
#free
they are free---
South Sudan becomes
the newest nation
#River
East River Carnival---
the Triboro bridge dwarfs
the Ferris Wheel
#haze
July morning haze---
the lifeguard keeps blowing
his whistle
#World
News of the World---
finally they got
Murdoch
#shower
Summer shower---
after just taking one
at home
#blue
July blue sky---
grass grows in cracks
of a shopping mall parking lot
#bear
hot July day---
a zoo polar bear
stays indoors
#Square
Union Square---
the ones who are reading
are also watching people
#figs
Summer figs---
you peel each and put it
in your mouth all at once-
