Thursday, December 01, 2011

#sunrise

sunrise---
shoes at the entrance
of the prayer room of a mosque

#blue

I dig up my
heavy sweaters---
December First blue sky

#sunrise

a jogger wears
a sweatsuit and gloves---
November last sunrise

#mist

November mist---
for a better odor
visit the perfumes section

#clouds 5/7/5

morning low dark clouds---
a woman dressed in purple
wants to know my sign

#clouds

morning dark clouds---
a woman asks me
what is my sign

#River

East River sunset---
a black swan
waits

#like

a pas de deux---
it is obvious
she does not like him

#ball

Christmas decor---
a front porch Santa has
a tennis ball for a nose

#River

East River Thanksgiving---
leafless trees and
algae covered black rocks

#blue

late November blue sky---
a sale on
HDTV's

#organ

late November---
the sound of an organ
as I pass an old church

#sale

late November sunshine---
potted poinsettias
on sale

#sunset

sunset---
I look up orange streaks all over
Thanksgiving weekend

#blue

blue sky---
a man belches
Thanksgiving leftovers

#sunrise

Black Friday sunrise---
the cheap stuff by now
sold out

#River

East River Thanksgiving Day---
so many out working off
the turkey

#blue

blue sky---
plenty of room for the balloons
of Thanksgiving Parade

#sunrise

sunrise---
the smell of roast
Thanksgiving Day

#lit

Empire State Building lit
red and orange---
Thanksgiving is tomorrow

#cook

late November---
his wife says he can't even
cook an omelet

#fog

morning fog---
a man says he's just arrived
from London

#fog

evening fog---
a theatre still has tickets
for a partial view

#war

ball games that mimic war---
at times play stops
and fighting erupts

#train

overcast morning---
a toy train passes
through a tunnel

#dots

the skyline---
little dots of lights
where real people live

#work

late November---
a Santa Claus
goes to work

#River

East River late November---
grey sky and waters
a tanker sails by

#town

Manhattan China town---
going to a foreign land
in the subway

#blue

Manhattan blue sky---
you can only see it
one piece at a time

#tennis

Saturday morning---
a tennis player waits
for his mate

#blue

late November blue sky---
Indians send
a smoke message

#times

hard times---
for many their holidays cheer
is a pretense

#blue

November blue sky---
a man dives
for wild oysters

#plum

kid asks who's the
sugar plum fairy---
Nutcracker opens tomorrow

#gumbo

the torrential rain stopped---
I crave a gumbo
for lunch

#overcast

overcast sky---
a yellow submarine
surfaces

#lib

lib ed---
it costs a lot to talk all night long
but it's worth it

#turkey

a November tree is oven red---
going to buy
a turkey

#fog

afternoon fog---
a man keeps walking
and saying excuse me

#pigeons

as she feeds the pigeons---
watch out as you pass under
power lines

#rain

mid November rain storm---
nothing needs plenty water
but the car wash

#name

Facebook wants your real name-
a rose by any other name
still a rose

#occupy

occupy Wall Street is outed---
if you can't beat 'em
join 'em

#cloudy

cloudy morning---
a man munches on
a powdered donut

#pain

flashbacks---
the pain of adults who were
molested by their teachers

#cloudy

November cloudy sky---
a woman wears cherry red
high heels

#Thirteenth

November the Thirteenth---
a man doodling keeps
drawing a rabbit foot

#like

the windows of a vet---
dogs and cats look like us
when they're sick

#sunrise

can't get enough worship
of the lovelorn---
full moon at sunrise

#sunset

Saturday sunset---
a kissed bride
blushes

#blue

Saturday blue sky---
the kids soccer game
is still scoreless

#pale

afternoon smog---
I go indoors to see
a whiter shade of pale

#moon

still out trying to score---
November full moon
at sunrise

#leaves

fallen Autumn leaves---
rounded up and sent
to incinerators

#Day

blue sky---
a mourning dove calls---
Veterans Day

#11

11/11/11---
the next time
you'll be dead

#counter

Japan's hand held
device of choice---
is now a Geiger counter

#Casablanca the movie

"of all the gin joints---
 she walks
 into mine."

#fog

morning dense fog---
football coach Joe Paterno
is fired

#River

East River November---
a plastic bag on a tree
refuses to fall

#haze

morning haze---
a carriage horse wears
blinders

#moon

needs company
on a cold night---
full moon close to Venus

#still

a triple whammy
quake tsunami radiation leak---
and still clicking

#Day

Empire State Building lit
in red white and blue---
Elections Day

#fact

past Sci Fi is future fact---
NASA to land astronauts
on Mars

#beat

the one who beat Ali---
Joe Frazier
dies

#blue

morning blue sky---
a man driving to work
has a flat

#River

East River balmy Fall day---
the playground is full
of screaming kids

#winners

an OTB office---
a man checks discarded tickets
for winners

#blue

morning blue sky---
a guard goes to his job
in a jail

#moon

after all the pumpkins are gone-
a setting November
full moon

#River

East River November---
the ice-cream truck
is still here

#faith

God tests the faith of Abraham---
the Muslim Feast
of Sacrifice

#blue

blue sky---
a scholar reads
the Dead Sea Scrolls

#blue

New York blue sky---
runners take off their sweatsuits
to run the marathon

#tangent

Geometry board
tangent to a curve---
moon and contrail in a blue sky

#spider

my website is down---
I watch a spider
working on its

#blue

morning blue sky---
a photographer runs out
of film

#sunrise

as I look west
glass of windows on fire---
sunrise

#people

all these lonely people---
where do they
come from

#River

East River November---
choppy waters and hobbling wind
a boat floats

#blue

Friday blue sky---
a woman wearing the hijab
looks up

#Egyptian

the First Egyptian Revolution---
Nasser topples
King Farouk

#clouds

morning clouds---
a woman knits a sweater
November

#sunset

sunset---
a man says his phone solar battery
is now fully charged

#shift

end of her shift---
a waitress goes
into a jacuzzi

#blue

November blue sky---
a dog pisses
on yellow leaves

#tents

Occupy Wall Street---
color of their tents blue
like that of cops cars

#moon

as the nights get longer---
a day moon becomes night moon
at sunset

#blue

morning blue sky---
a man takes off the wrapper
a dark chocolate bar

#moon

Alchemy---
a day moon changes to night moon
at sunset

#River

East River November
bright sun shines on yellow leaves-
brisk wind