2 September 2011

#work

on his way to work---
a man draws plans
for his Labor Day Weekend

#blue

blue sky---
a couple argue
about money

#moon

its battery is weak---
crescent moon sets
behind the skyline

#sunset

September sunset---
a clown finishes putting on
make up

#store

a grocery store
with narrow isles---
frottage is not allowed

#exist

a query---
do Marxists
still exist?

#chef

an Uptown Sushi bar---
the chef says
he's Chinese

#rebel

when will the World rebel---
at how many Assad felled
the night before?


#blue

blue sky---
a back to school sale
September First

#lunch

Wall Street power lunch---
they drink it
the food is just an excuse

#blue

August blue sky---
a man covers his head
with today's Times

#green

a Muslim holiday---
the Empire State Building
lit in green

#end

Muslims celebrate
end of Ramadan---
kids parade in new clothes

#blue

blue sky---
a man takes his dirty clothes
to the dry cleaner

#start

he was there from the start---
David Honeyboy Edwards
dies

#lights

after the hurricane---
the skyline lights
burn bright

#River

East River aft an earthquake
and a hurricane---
as if nothing passed

#nature

when nature doesn't nurture nature-
Hurricane Irene felled
many trees

#blue

blue sky---
the subway is full
of smiling faces

#sunset

sunset---
the clean up
after a hurricane

#gone

cold air chases the hot---
Irene is
gone

#pigeons

pigeons are flying again---
Irene downgraded
to tropical storm

#like

morning---
Irene continues its onslaught
and I like it

#hair

on a wall in Tripoli---
"where's the guy
with crazy hair?"

#Irene

"good bye Irene
good bye Irene---
I'll see you in my dreams"

#flies

a hurricane---
the flies think
my kitchen is a storm shelter

#stop

New York screeches to a stop---
the dead quiet before
a hurricane

#surfers

New Jersey shore surfers stay
as the waves get bigger---
Irene

#because

looking at pictures
of a Playboy centerfold---
just because

#fog

fog at sunrise---
the overture to
hurricane Irene

#doing

hurricane Irene---
is it La Nina
doing?

#hurricane

shopping for the hurricane---
Yahrzeit Memorial Candles
are on sale

#watch

a hurricane watch---
a fly acts
agitated

#sunset

sunset blue and red clouds draw
a map of a costal line---
Irene nears

#flies

an August shower---
a floatplane
flies over

#secondhand

secondhand smoke
in a clinic restroom---
that's sick

#black

late August morning---
the sun shines on
a black garbage bag

#land

Sioux vs the Feds---
money and no land
or land and no money

#gone

after he's gone---
will Libya's rebels be able
to agree?

#Labyrinth

Jorge Luis Borges Labyrinth---
only a blind man
could see it

#subway

the earth quake---
it felt the same
as riding the subway

#blue

blue sky---
like a fly on a window
a chopper stands

#have

a smokehouse---
but they don't have
okra

#sunset

August sunset---
I peel a baby
tangerine

#fight

the earthquake---
I thought Zeus and Hera
were having a fight

#privacy

privacy---
a man posts a picture
of his lower back

#blue

blue sky---
a back to school
sale

#Libya

Libya---
where the mistakes of Iraq
were corrected

#job

August---
an unemployed man
finds a job

#blue

August blue sky---
a cool breeze makes it feel
bluer

#Jets

the Jets preseason opener---
in the poring
rain

#rebels

 "We are coming for you, frizz-head..."
Libyan rebels enter
Tripoli

#firefly

more of August thunder 'n lightning---
I watch
a firefly

#smile

I go and buy her flowers---
finally
she smiles

#Sunday

late August Sunday morning---
the HD is
not on


#sunset

Summer Saturday sunset---
a blond wears
a black dress

#cross

Queens Boulevard---
from one country to another
as you cross a street

#moon

a man tosses the ash
from his pipe---
a Summer day moon

#blue

Saturday blue sky---
a betting parlor floor
covered with tossed tickets

#radio

talk radio---
some are
poets

#sunrise

sunrise---
I turn off
the Tiffany lamp

#sunset

August thunder and lightning
at sunset---
kids like it better

#River

East River late August---
most of these skyscrapers
are empty

#noon

August noon---
construction workers talk
the economy

#bee

a Summer bee
can't make up its mind---
which rose

#light

the edge of the universe---
a ray of light has
no where to go

#go

Syria's Assad---
finally Obama says it:
he has to go

#windows

I close my windows---
August impersonates
October

#noon

August noon sun comes out---
I order
eggs Benedict

#bad

a bad haiku---
is someone else's
good haiku

#gray

August morning gray sky---
a man goes to the bank
to view his gold bars

#sunset

August sunset---
from the kitchen window
as I do the dishes

#kids

kids friendly restaurant---
a little girl goes to talk
to a toddler

#moon

the loneliness of
a mid August morning---
a day moon

#blue

mid August blue sky---
a tall ship folds
its sails

#an experimental haiku

1: she lies in bed +
1: he lies with her
time passes---
=3

#sunrise

sunrise---
a brass vase
glows

#sunset

Summer sunset---
a man says he squeezes his own
orange juice

#store

a seafood store---
they remind you
August has no "r"

#fog

Manhattan morning fog---
the taller you are
the less they'll notice you

#humor

promotion---
the obituary columnist
now writes humor

#above

overcast August---
the Empire State Building top
is above clouds


#sunset

end of a storm
sunset---
the silence

#lunch

August lunch hour---
the sparrows follow the pigeons
they follow the ants

#snow

aft a day of down pours---
how many feet of snow
were it a blizzard

#clouds

morning dark clouds---
steam rises as I pour
a cup of tea

#water

Summer---
Iran outlaws
water gun fights


#storm

skyline lights shine
on storm clouds
as they pass-August Sunday

#bicycle

Summer rain---
a man on a bicycle carries
an umbrella

#dancers

ballet dancers---
they are closet
contortionists

#fog

Sunday fog---
a preacher says
the devil works in hidden ways

#sale

a rainy day---
a man has a garage sale
on his umbrellas

#storm

Summer Sunday morning rain storm-
it sets you
daydreaming

#back

England is back---
just worrying
about soccer

#where

Summer tourists---
where's
the Empire State Building

#snow

Mount Rainier----
it's Summer but
the snow is still there

#sweet

first it's bitter
then sweet---
I taste Schaefer beer

#Thirteenth

Saturday August Thirteenth---
yesterday was still
an unlucky day

#dog

August waxes---
a dog follows
another dog

#blue

blue sky---
a man updates his Facebook status
with nothing on his mind

#happy

August Friday happy hour---
the bartenders have time
to listen

#space

morning subway---
I squeeze in the space
between two fat ladies

#blue

August blue sky---
a pacifist says
he has nothing to protest

#sunset

like a street lamp that's
about to turn on-
the sun sets  aside buildings

#hour

August lunch hour---
there aren't enough still here
to gossip about

#daughters

my next door neighbor---
five daughters
and no sons

#blue

morning blue sky---
a dog barks
at a black cat

#markets

nothing wrong with the markets-
they still don't do
what we want them to do

#sushi

a sushi bar---
the better it looks
the worse it tastes

#River

East River August---
no sounds but the calls
of seagulls

#blue

Summer blue sky---
a kid has to tidy up
his room

#red

the end of an August stormy day-
just a red
wriggled line

#riots

London riots---
the only stores not looted
were bookstores

#rain

Summer heavy rain---
a fish truck
passes by

#tulips

August afternoon fog and rain---
the yellow tulips
look lovely

#night

Summer night---
a moth enters my bedroom
and doesn't want to leave

#curtain

the fortuneteller---
no doorstep no door no bell
just a beads curtain

#blue

August blue sky---
a foulmouthed man
is having a fit

#try

the stock market---
wait few minutes
and try again

#sunset

Summer sunset---
a kitten plays with
an empty Coors can

#topple

Syria's Assad:
his killing urge wraps---
will soon topple

#sunflower

August sun behind clouds---
a sunflower is
eye-catching

#haze

Manhattan August haze---
only the tourists
are still there

#is

Northern London---
is it becoming the UK's
Hama

#ballroom

Sunday afternoon ballroom---
a man can't decide
which one to ask

#back

sunshine in my kitchen---
a giant cockroach lies
on its back

#sleep

trying to write a haiku
about sleep---
I fall asleep

#rain

August Sunday morning rain---
it is invisible
but to few

#fog

Saturday fog at sunset---
the bartender cuts
more orange slices

#most

Summer grocery store---
most buy steak
and water

#Ball

Lucille Ball
her centenary today---
I love Lucy

#break

Summer---
a team of huskies are on break
till Winter

#Pearl

now they are old men---
victims of Pearl Harbor internment
speak out

#cloudy

morning clouds
a kid looks for seashells
on the beach

#August

August---
every one is gone
and the living is easy

#Wall

Wall street Summer---
still a red bow-tie
and a navy blue suit

#hot

hot Summer day---
a man stares at an empty
beer can

#cute

she's cute---
Thailand elects
a prime minister

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
here and there
orange windows

#tall

the view---
tall condos of Manhattan
look at those in Queens

#ice

a cup of chocolate Italian ice-
aft a hot  Summer
walk

#boats

photo of a river---
a kid asks:
but where are the boats

#clouds

Summer clouds up---
a man shaves
his head

#freedom

yearning for freedom---
no despot survives
the anger of his people

#school

August First---
the back to school sales
start

#fog

afternoon fog---
an arrogant man still pretends
not see anyone

#trek

August night dream---
a trek in
a blizzard

#insect

Summer---
an unidentified insect
walks on my kitchen counter

#moon

crescent moon
over the skyline-
and a firefly

#baby

August---
the noon sun shines on
a bag of baby carrots

#blue

August morning blue sky---
a beachcomber finds
nothing

#money

D.B.Cooper---
the good old days when they did it
just for money

#First

August First---
is Ramadan First:
we all need patience


#bites

Manhattan in August---
even the cold ac
bites

#kid

a kid learns to walk:
by pushing her mom's
shopping cart

#gull

new immigrant---
a gray hooded gull
on Coney Island Beach