#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