#Iraq
a man has a nightmare---
the "Shock and Awe"
invasion of Iraq
#clouds
skyline low clouds---
the outline of
a Himalayan village
#smell
Autumn cleaning---
it now smells of chemicals
instead of bacteria
#circles
as the Earth circles the Sun---
each day is the start and end
of a year
#blue
blue sky---
a kid says he can't
find his homework
#gaze
a lover's gaze---
the skyline
seduces
#kiss
the rain stops
the sun comes out---
a couple kiss
#smoke
afternoon dark clouds---
a smoke shop has a special
on nicotine gum
#ends
a man tries to think
of something to say---
September ends
#sunshine
Autumn sunshine---
a swarm of flies over
street spilled garbage
#low
evening low clouds---
the Empire State Building
loses its prick
#fog
afternoon fog---
a smilie face is
turned upside down
#year
Rosh Hashanah---
Jews will celebrate
their new year
#fog
morning fog and rain---
a school kid is happy
to be in class
#car
Saudi Arabia---
sentenced to ten lashes
for driving a car
#sunset
fog at sunset---
a man orders
a pepperoni pizza
#dead
there's no meaning to dead end
other than dead end
#Park
Astoria Park---
the sound of walking
on dead leaves
#harvest
a mother says:
"you always harvest what you sow"-
September
#fog
morning fog---
a man keeps re-cleaning
his eyeglasses
#sunset
Autumn sunset---
a store has no more
pumpkins
#slope
a downhill skier
looks at a bare slope---
September
#clown
early morning---
a circus clown
sleeps
#blue
blue sky---
an ambulance is stuck
in the morning traffic
#women
Saudi Arabia grants
women right to vote---
but still they can't drive
#food
street food---
grass grows in cracks of sidewalks
sparrows love it
#River
East River Autumn---
a duck swimming downstream
keeps whirling
#flowers
next to the sunflowers---
pumpkins are
on sale
#blue
blue sky---
a little girl drops
her rag doll
#sunshine
the storm clouds start
to recede---
sunshine in the horizon
#moon
a kid asks his dad
where did it come from---
the moon
#dawn
dawn---
a flashing yellow
traffic light
#talks
the Mideast talks---
Arabs and Israelis talk
a lot
#storm
an Autumn rain storm---
it's romantic
if you're indoors
#Day
First Day of Autumn---
everyone carries
an umbrella
#light
there's something that's
faster than light: neutrinos---
dump your physics books
#sunset
overcast day---
enough pink to know
the sun has set
#day
overcast day
the subway has more
pizzazz than the street
#fog
morning fog---
a couple kiss at the top
of the Empire State Building
#swings
Feast of San Gennaro---
Little Italy swings
in-spite of the rain
#cloudy
cloudy days---
they make loneliness
coarser
#fog
morning fog---
a pencil sketch needs
sharper lines
#whatever
the "don't ask, don't tell"---
is now
whatever
#smell
I crack a window
to get some fresh air---
I get more smell of cooking
#beach
a parked car has
its windows steamed---
a rainy beach day
#cloudy
cloudy sky---
a man has egg whites
for breakfast
#sunset
sunset---
a ballet dancer starts
to warm up
#River
East River---
so many bridges now
hence, no more ferries
#roof
under the same roof---
a dog and a cat decide
to coexist
#blue
morning blue sky---
nothing is left of last night
blueberry pie
#River
East River brisk bright
September Sunday---
cotton puffs clouds
#chant
Children chant---
an Ukrainian church
has a street festival
#moon
a man says he does not
believe in spirits---
a day moon
#blue
Sunday blue sky---
a Muslim woman readjusts
her head scarf
#sunset
Saturday sunset---
a hair dresser
works faster
#train
Saturday morning---
rabbits on the tracks
a train blows its horn
#sunrise
September sunrise---
a leaf falls off
a tree
#look
Autumn nears---
I look for
a sweater
#chill
sudden September chill---
I drink
my coffee hot
#moon
morning day moon---
just the snow cap
of a mountain
#blue
morning blue sky---
a man looks
at lilacs
#sunset
at the end of a rainy day---
the horizon clears
at sunset
#shower
September shower---
no one takes
notice
#week
New York fashion week---
the audience also
dresses up
#moon
sunrise---
a man bites into a biscuit
waning moon
#deal
Mideast deal---
Israelis will not yield
'cause Obama seeks second term
#sunset
the glow of gold---
the sun sets behind
City Bank headquarters
#clouds
afternoon dark clouds---
a man puffs
on his pipe
#asphalt
gang kids---
making an asphalt park into
an asphalt jungle
#dawn
dawn---
the skyline lights turn off
a September full moon
#River
East River mid September---
only the ice-cream truck
is missing
#men
attention men---
the more caring you are
the less your sex drive*
*ref: NYT 9/13/2011
#blue
blue sky---
a cards player thinks
it's his lucky day
#sunrise
sunrise---
a night moon changes
to a day moon
#moon
Empire State Building
lit in blue---
September full moon
#lost
the US Open
men's final---
Nadal lost
#age
age does not matter---
Doris Day has
a new album
#says
day after---when a president says
we don't torture
he should mean it
#blue
morning blue sky---
a bakery is out of
powdered donuts
#moon
a student does another
all nighter---
a setting moon at sunrise
#ends
overcast sky at sunset---
September the Eleventh
ends
#ring
waiting for him she stares
at her engagement ring---
Nine-Eleven
#marks
as we mark Nine-Eleven---
Japan marks six months
since Three-Eleven
#moon
Nine-Eleven---
the night watchman acts jittery
a full moon
#won
US Open---
Nadal versus Murray:
they both won
#sunset
sun peaks through holes
in the clouds as it sets---
a kid holds a rag doll
#dark
blue sky---
an astronomer looks
for dark matter
#moon
it's still too early
for pumpkins---
a setting full moon
#sunset
late Summer---
the sun sets behind
the chimneys of a power plant
#jobs
Obama's jobs creation speech---
without jobs
he might lose his job
#life
city life---
strangers will get to know you
without speaking with you
#blue
as an old lady sweeps
dead leaves---blue sky appears
from behind dark clouds
#fly
the fans are on---
a fly keeps walking
the floors
#River
East River Summer---
the tennis players think
it's the US Open
#storm
after the storm---
an old lady feeds
the pigeons
#clouds
a morning of dark clouds---
I hurry to go
into the subway
#fog
the storm fog
still covers the top floors---
just CEO's are affected
#class
math class---
a student flashes back
to his Summer vacation
#fog
morning fog---
a dog walks
its owner
#visit
they all want to visit
the Big Apple---
remnants of storm Lee pass through
#for
punctuation---
is not for writing:
it's for speaking
#birds
a nor'easter---
birds do fly in the rain:
if they have to
#fog
a college town---
the fog adds
to the confusion of new students
#school
for the first day
of the school year---
a new rain storm
#ends
a walk at sunset---
garbage bags line the streets
Labor Day ends
#well
the US Open on Labor Day---
tennis players
are well paid
#Day
Labor Day---
the politicians continue their
mundane blabbering
#poodle
a Summer picnic---
a poodle has the hots
for another
#PM
new PM in Japan---
may be they should choose
a woman for a change
#sunset
dark clouds at sunset---
the US Open lights
brighten up
#horses
when horses ran the bus system---
time on the job:
dead in four years
#Spring
they're having their own Spring---
Israelis protest economic
hard times
#Games
the Olympic Games---
I'm still bitter about
losing to London
#vote
UN vote on
Palestinian statehood---
US will lose by winning
#Day
this Labor Day Weekend---
just say
yes we can
#sunrise
cloudy sky at sunrise---
I put sugar
on my grapefruit
#starts
Empire State Building
lit in red, white, and blue---
Labor Day Weekend starts
#robots
unemployment---
robots replace
people
#River
East River choppy waters---
just a seagull to view:
late Summer
