#First

December First morning---
the sun is nowhere
to be seen

#counts

Friday night---
a black jack player
counts his chips

#ends

Christmas trees
are on sale---
November ends

#blue

well after sunrise---
a Winter blue sky is full
of contrails

#blue

November blue sky---
a fireman climbs
the long ladder

#doubleheader

doubleheader---
full moon next to Venus
I have a night cap

#sunset

Winter sunset---
the whistle of a
Florida bound train

#sunny

sunny after a storm---
Christmas shoppers are back
with vengeance

# moon

from behind dissipating
storm clouds---November
full moon peeps

#fog

afternoon fog---
a nor'easter beats
a desert storm any time

#sunset

Samurais duel at sunset---
contrails crisscross
a blue sky

#frog

a snow storm is on the way---
a frog jumps
into a pond

#forecast

today's forecast---
a nor'easter will dump
a mix of rain and snow

#post

post Thanksgiving---
my neighbor keeps playing
Dance Macabre

#moon

there he goes---
burning the midnight oil
November full moon

#new

nothing new under the sun---
a man finds
a shiny penny

#wind

Christmas shopping---
I buy a pianist
wind chime

#sunrise

Sunday sunrise---
when God rested
man shops

#moon

Saturday night full moon---
let the mooching
start

#husky

cold windy November---
a husky enjoys
his walk

#evolution

all revolutions---
are outcomes
of politics evolution

#sunrise

sunrise---
a parrot says
what's for breakfast

#blue

November blue sky---
a shopper looks
at rain coats

#Square

Herald Square dawn---
Black Friday shoppers wait
in line

#sunset

Thanksgiving sunset---
pass the cranberry sauce
please

#moon

Thanksgiving---
half loaf beats null
a day moon

#JFK

the day JFK was shot---
coincides with this year's
Thanksgiving

#Santa

late November---
a class on how to be
a Santa Claus

#dawn

at dawn---
Venus sparkles
Happy Thanksgiving

#blue

November blue sky---
I dip a pretzel
in chocolate syrup

#touch

crowded subway---
the touch of a hand
on my lower back

#dawn

as a cat passes by---
softly dawn
slips away

#River

East River grayness---
a black duck floating down stream
flaps wings to slow down

#owl

around closing time---
a night owl tries to pick up
the barmaid

#dawn

Winter dawn---
a squirrel jumps
into a trash can

#moon

I go to buy bread---
above the skyline
a half moon

#sunset

post sunset---
chocolate covered
pomegranate

#warmth

for warmth in Winter---
share your bed
with some one

#dawn

Winter dawn---
an old man walks
a grey dog

#sunset

sunset alchemy---
gold turns into
ruby

#sunrise

Sunday sunrise---
its silence is
deafening 

#qualms

blue sky and red clouds---
a virgin says
I have no qualms

#daffodils

November sunrise---
the daffodils are
shining

#porches

mid November---
many porches still have
their Halloween stuff

#goose

November chill---
a goose dives
under water

#job

the grandchildren
of baby boomers---
they're trying to find a job

#stillness

morning stillness---
a car driver yells
at a cyclist

#blue

Autumn blue sky---
a tourist climbs
the Statue of Liberty

#dawn

Autumn dawn---
Venus in
the western sky

#River

East River late Autumn wind---
only the lonely hearts
are here

#fortune

Wall Street---
you can make a fortune
trading penny stocks

#sunrise

rain at sunrise---
reading today's news
makes me want to cry

#peace

Obama's second term---
let's give peace
a chance

#Day

Veterans Day morning fog---
unlike the fog of war
it's harmless

#Nirvana

a contrail aims at sun
as it sets---
Nirvana

#Indian

an Indian Summer day---
a man carves and lights
a pumpkin 

#ask

ask Petraeus---
about war
not women

#haze

skyline morning haze---
a man complains
the coffee is too cold

#affair

the Petraeus affair---
what would George Patton
had said

#dryness

Winter indoor dryness---
I refill
my humidifier

#love

General Petraeus resigns---
love is many
splendid things

#bar

on the roof of a bar---
pigeons perch
on the TV antenna

#moon

waning crescent moon---
the law of diminishing returns
kicks in

#blue

Autumn blue sky---
I return empty beer bottles
to the vender

#sunset

Autumn sunset blush---
red roofs covered
with fresh snow

#insects

Winter---
the only insects you run into
are cockroaches 

#sound

November dawn---
the sound of
shoveling snow

#storms

rain mixed with snow---
our storms become complex
climate change

#wins

Obama wins---
a second nor'easter is
on the way

#blue

Elections Day blue sky---
I vote for
Barak Obama

#sunrise

Elections Day sunrise---
we are not
a red state

#sunset

a November sunset---
it beats all the Thanksgiving
decorations

#storm

living in a shelter---
after a storm leveled
their homes

#sunrise

Autumn sunrise---
the smell of
cornflakes

#moon

blue sky---
above a column of smoke
a day moon

#sunrise

a mix of blue and pink
is it a boy or a girl---
sunrise 

#aftermath

the country that sent
men to the moon---
can deal with Sandy's aftermath

#in

it's Autumn
in New York---
Sinatra sings

#moon

November blue sky---
I wear my white cap
a day moon

#skyline

evening---
the skyline sparkles
what hurricane

#River

East River post Sandy---
sewage tainted
waters

#patchy

morning patchy clouds---
Big Apple fights to get up
from Sandy's knock out

#First

December First morning---
the sun is nowhere
to be seen

#counts

Friday night---
a black jack player
counts his chips

1 November 2012

1 November 2012

#ghost

November First---
a ghost shows up
one day late

#moon

at sunrise---
full moon in the western sky
November First

#trees

hurricane Sandy
fell lots of trees---
ones I admired

#sunset

cloudy sky at sunset---
a black cat sits
in the kitchen window

#River

East River post
Hurricane Sandy---
as if nada happened

#monster

for a Halloween monster---
pick any Arab
dictator

#know

October Thirty-First---
do you know what
your kids are doing

#wins

Sandy wins by knockout---
not a one-two punch
but a hook

#kiss

a wine bar---
we sip Cabernet
and French kiss

#sunrise

sunrise---
the aftermath of Sandy
now the clean up

#parts

they say Sandy has two parts---
one hurricane
the other nor'easter

#monster

morning skyline fog---
Sandy creeps on
a Halloween monster

#rebels

looking for rebels---
visit an Arab
country

#rush

morning rush---
cancelled because of
Hurricane Sandy

#killer

Sandy is coming---
nature still
the most killer of life on Earth

#ask

in India---
a Brit stops
to ask for directions

#moon

as we wait the hit
of hurricane Sandy---
a full moon

#River

East River Autumn---
a sail boat chases
a tanker

#stuff

just the right stuff
for Halloween---
a hurricane is coming

#hurricane

morning sunshine---
tomorrow hurricane Sandy
will arrive

#gods

the gods on Mount Olympus---
do not cross them
they'll get you

#never

never---
don't ever say
forever

#inch

Apple says---
its new iPad mini
is every inch iPad

#River

East River grey Autumn---
a red tanker gets towed
by a red boat

#lace

another overcast morning---
I lace my coffee
with bourbon

#sunset

overcast skies
the sun sets---
in the minds's eye

#fog

skyline fog---
all these CEO's don't look
out the window any way

#touch

in grief---
a touch is worth
a thousand words

#sunrise

late October sunrise---
a woman in black
holds a broom

#moon

late night---
as I pass a peddler of roses
half moon

#lost

lost in her blue eyes---
I ask her to repeat
what she said

#Lily

Lily of the Mohawks---
the pope canonizes
a native Indian

#sunset

October Sunday sunset---
a man waits for his date
to show up

#billiards

Sunday afternoon in a bar-
I watch women
playing billiards

#dawn

Sunday dawn---
a house window painted
for Halloween

#sunset

Saturday sunset---
enough orange to make you
a dare devil

#group

one of these days---
I'll start my own haiku group
it'll be on a cloud

#blue

late October blue sky---
pumpkins are
on sale

#fog

Friday late night---
revelers exiting a bar
greeted by dense fog

#walk

a nor'easter---
umbrellas walk
the streets

#loud

when in the Grand Canyon---
give a speech
the rocks have loudspeakers

#sunrise

Autumn sunrise---
dark clouds cap
the skyline

#sunset

overcast sunset---
a man flags
a yellow cab

#season

the heating season starts---
outside too cold
inside too hot

#hungry

without food stamps---
many seniors will go
hungry

#sunrise

October sunrise---
a witch comes
home

#miser

nice Autumn day---
a miser counts
his gold

#sunrise

sunrise---
who won last night
presidential debate

#sunset

mid October sunset---
a ghost peaks
from under a cloud

#sunrise

sunrise---
I eat almonds covered
with dark chocolate

#rain

after the rain stops---
the skyline lights
glitter

#dance

rain at sunset---
I look up
sun dance

#crunch

crunch---
human feet walking
on Autumn leaves

#ear

David Axelrod---
his phone is always connected
to his ear

#apples

Autumn---
New York State green apples
flood the market

#sunrise

Autumn Sunday---
a clear sunrise followed
by an overcast sky

#earthworm

an earthworm---
you can't tell its sex
'cause they're both

#blue

Autumn morning blue sky---
brisk wind makes
the sun's heat impotent

#peace

a continent of war
attains peace---
EU receives a Noble

#wins

Mo Yan---
a Chinese communist wins
the Noble lit prize

#River

East River Autumn blue sky---
bank's black rocks
and the garbage strewn on it

#blue

October blue sky---
it's three weeks till
Halloween

#dawn

a dawn Autumn shower---
I take a hot one
before going out

#fog

skyline afternoon fog---
a railroad worker posts
the orange flag

#seat

at Starbucks---
a rainy day gets me a seat
to write a haiku

#hair

hair cut day---
my barber says
you look younger now

#River

East River under
the Tappan Zee Bridge---
the cars sound like airplanes

#Day

Columbus Day---
a tourist ends up in the Bronx
instead of Times Square

#stillness

morning stillness---
a cyclist
whistles

#play

rainy Sunday---
no one wants to play
Parcheesi

#night

Sunday sunrise---
finally a night owl
comes home

#River

East River overcast Autumn---
a red tow boat
passes by

#blue

October blue sky---
a mountain climber
is almost at the top

#sunrise

sunrise---
my neighbor rests her bare feet
on the window ledge

#blue

October blue sky---
the roofs are still wet
from days of incessant rain

#stillness

morning stillness---
the cat meows
it's hungry

#rainbow

overcast Autumn---
a teacher asks her kids
to draw a rainbow

#fog

more morning fog---
I have not seen the sun
in days

#River

East River Autumn fog clears-
a lone seagull stands
on a black rock

#fog

overnight---
dense fog blankets all New York
watch your step

#fog

Autumn skyline fog---
I turn off
my humidifier

#roof

overcast Autumn morning---
a man climbs the fire escape
to the roof

#cat

at sunset---
I startle a black cat and
its two kittens as I pass

#blue

October First blue sky---
she wears her
turquoise ring

#moon

above the skyline dim lights-
a full moon
Autumn predawn

#clouds

Sunday horizon clouds---
they think they're
the Himalayas

#moon

just before dawn---
I'm behind bed sheets
and full moon behind clouds

#River

East River early Autumn---
strong surf and
languid faces

#clouds

skyline low clouds---
the reason I won't live
on the top floor

#blonde

rainy rush hour---
a blonde holds a see-through
umbrella

#fog

morning fog---
a man follows
his dog

#haiku

writing haiku---
there's difference
is it Mozart or noise

#dawn

Autumn drizzle at dawn---
a man drinks
cappuccino

#sunset

overcast at sunset---
a traffic light is stuck
on red

sunrise---
the wind shakes a green leaf
early Autumn

#sleeping

sleeping---
the majority of humans
do it on the floor

#UN

UN General Assembly meets---
lots of words
but no solutions

#blue

morning blue sky---
the windows of a hot yoga class
fog out

#blue

hot day blue sky---
the pot calls the kettle
gray

#dawn

dawn---
a seducer runs out
of reasons

#sunset

Autumn sunset---
blue clouds summon the night
early

#by

by Neil Armstrong---
"one small step for a man
a giant leap for mankind"

#blue

Sunday morning blue sky---
a dog
yawns

#corner

Autumnal Equinox---
Halloween is around
the corner

#clouds

morning cool---
low bulbous grey clouds
mix it up with chimney smoke

#Autumn

First Day of Autumn---
a soccer referee pulls out
his yellow card

#recession

we are now in recession---
that's why
unemployment is high

#touchdown

September blue sky---
a quarterback runs
and scores a touchdown

#UGG

as Winter nears---
signs on dry-cleaners windows
"we clean UGG"

#penguins

drastic melting
of Arctic sea ice---
penguins endangered

#dawn

dawn---
a baker brings out
the croissants from the oven

#sunset

at sunset---
Bob Dylan sings
be my baby tonight

#flu

the flu---
take two aspirins and call
me in the morning

#storm

September morning---
after last night storm
silver lining in the clouds

#guard

stormy afternoon---
a Marine guard
lowers Old Glory

#dream

morning fog---
the skyline view as if
in a dream

#drizzle

September morning drizzle---
a man's baseball hat
is backwards

#octopus

the Monday blues---
I have grilled octopus
for lunch

#stage

on stage---
a ballerina
falls

#thin

September thin-line clouds---
a palm reader is open
for business

#iPhone 5

iPhone 5---
American ingenuity
lives on

#blue

morning blue sky---
I remember viewing her
lilacs

#water

water every where
but no drop to drink---
Rhyme of Ancient Mariner

#blue

September blue sky---
a woman wears very bright
red lipstick

#blue

morning blue sky---
a commuters train
goes into a tunnel

#Island

Roosevelt Island---
a miniature
Manhattan

#Gilgamesh

living for ever---
Gilgamesh learns the hard way
it's not for humans

#blue

blue sky---
a red Corvette is parked
at the door of a bodega

#work

the humdrum of a work day---
finally the light
at the tunnel's end

#fleece

September morning chill---
fleece starts
to appear

#River

East River serene waters---
seagulls congregate
Nine-Eleven

#Nine-Eleven

Nine-Eleven sunrise---
a bald eagle
soars

#ball

I like marching bands---
the college football season
starts

#stillness

morning stillness---
the whistle of a distant
train

#hangover

Sunday morning---
a man treats his hangover
with a row egg

#sunrise

Sunday sunrise blue sky---
a seagull flies
low

#things

the Saturday fixing of things---
handypersons sharpen
their skills

#dance

the dance of the bumblebees
by Neil Diamond---
watch it on U Tube

#sunrise

Saturday sunrise---
Queensboro Bridge looks
as if made of hemp

#loneliness

loneliness---
is not the same as
being alone

#sunrise

Summer haze at sunrise---
a mosquito
buzzes

#pizza

a pizza by the slice joint---
a man asks for
knife and fork

#Jack

Jack be nimble
Jack be quick---
Jack jump over the candle stick

#sunrise

September sunrise---
a river sailboat
meanders

#blue

September blue sky---
what else do you
want

#match

a tennis match ends---
as the winner celebrates
the loser leaves

#oatmeal

I look at the sky color
then at what I am eating---
they're both oatmeal


#fairy

a walk in the woods---
a fairy
greets me

#drizzle

September morning drizzle---
I go out
for a walk

#works

getting tips---
a waiter works
Labor Day

#Day

Labor Day morning---
the silence of
a New York City street

#haze

skyline afternoon haze---
the US Open is in
HD


Sent from my iPhone

#dawn

September Sunday dawn---
I wait till sunrise
to get out of bed

#River

East River Labor Day weekend-
the wild life also
took time off

#two parts

September First Dawn---
a full moon faints away
as the sun rises

#moon

September First Dawn---
a full moon
faints away

#Day

Labor Day weekend starts---
the ones still working
have bills to pay

#solar

sunrise---
the light of a solar battery
changes to green

#Republicans

the Republicans
Romney Ryan Reagan---
Oooooooobama

#fence

Beverley Hills---
a sign on a house fence says
armed response

#blue

August blue sky---
a window washer
runs out of soap

#moon

late night---
as city  lights dim out
August full moon

#Obamacare

Obamacare---
it's the law
of the land

#blue

August blue sky---
a Bengali man wears
a white kaftan

#River

East River Summer cold breeze-
shivering as the waters
are rippling

#dream

I have a dream---
Martin Luther King gives
a speech

#Romney

Romney---
you can't avoid him
if you watch TV

#hurricane

once more they board New Orleans-
because of the threat
of a hurricane

#Beatles song

hey Jude---
find her for me and I'll go
and get her

#limo

sunny August---
a limo driver enters
a car wash

#storm

storm Isaac aims at Tampa---
can Romney's boat
stay afloat

#city

Aphrodisias,Turkey---
not a sexual aid just
an old city

#timeline

sunny Sunday---
I write a haiku
on NaHaiWriMo timeline

#sunrise

late August sunrise---
plenty of parking space
on the street

#sunrise

I turn on the radio---
and it's
a tequila sunrise

#growing

growing up---
I was no
Huckleberry Finn

#wild

the wild wild west---
shoot out outside
the Empire State Building 

#sun

hi sun---
you are leaving us for the night
best wishes

#seams

a happy marriage---
after his death
she falls apart at the seams

#Curiosity

Curiosity---
a NASA rover looks for
signs of life on Mars

#sunset

after sunset---
a man raises
the rising sun flag

#heat

election year---
if you can't stand the heat
get out of the kitchen

#forgets

hypnosis---
what your mind forgets
can be found in its trash basket

#Wiccan

August morning---
New York Times reports
on a Wiccan prayer circle

#bark

Summer sunset---
a couple bark at each other
their dogs watch

#driftwood

the Beat Poets---
some drifted through life
like logs on a river

#stillness

morning stillness---
a man talks to his dog
in a whisper

#peaks

perched on the roof---
two pigeons face to face
touch peaks

#surrenders

after dancing together
till the wee hours---
she surrenders

#Facebook

what's on your mind---
Facebook will take it
even if it stinks

#humid

Summer humid day---
pigs don't sweat
humans do

#dawn

dawn---
skyscrapers lower
their lights

#boat

the Roaring Twenties---
crossing the Atlantic
on an ocean liner

#lonely

Putin and the Pussy Riot---
he must be
lonely

#wee

New York City wee hours---
people walk home
fast

#Friday

August Friday---
a man asks his manager
if he can leave early

#lioness

not her type---
a lioness turns down
a suitor 

#birthers

Obama runs
for a second term---
no birthers so far

#sunrise

sunrise---
an artist draws
with charcoal

#sunset

you can see the sun sets---
while the rain is still
falling here

#rain

August rain---
like pearl necklaces
when they become untied

#pepper

have a soar throat---
gargle with cayenne pepper
and lemon juice

#blond

August sunny morning---
tanned blond with long ponytail
jogs by

#Enlightenment

Age of Enlightenment---
an apple hits
Isaac Newton head

#smoke

early morning---
a smoke alarm rings
needs new batteries

#love

Wall Street---
it's all for the love
of money

#blue

Monday morning blue sky---
a teacher tells the class
to quiet

#marathoner

London blue sky---
a marathoner reaches
the finish line

#vacation

on vacation---
a prude enters a nudist beach
by mistake

#cat

Summer cloudy dawn---
a cat
hisses

#sunset

Summer sunset---
a beach lifeguard blows
his whistle

#watermelon

eating watermelon---
kids compete who can
spit the seeds the furthest 

#seagull

overcast morning---
I hear the squawk
of a seagull

#grass

a spiritual event---
Rastafarians smoke
grass

#rice

overcast August---
a monk has rice
with his yogurt

#River

East River August---
much ultra violet rays
joggers in a daze

#tide pool

look at a tide pool---
then look at the sky
there're stars in both

#cantaloupes

sunny Summer morning---
a fruit stand has
cantaloupes

#love

the best test of love---
is
silence

#Spider

Spider-Man on Broadway---
when in the Big Apple
don't miss it

#fog

skyline morning fog---
a man watches and puffs
on his pipe

#myth

myth becomes reality---
NASA lands a rover
on Mars

#Curiosity

Curiosity---
NASA lands a rover
on Mars

#River

East River August---
mostly humans wearing
bikinis

#hope

lottery tickets---
the sole  reason they buy them
is hope that they'll win

#mime

on stage---
a mime portrays
a haiku

#synchronized

Olympics synchronized swimming-
all look like they
had ballet training 

#Columbus

Columbus statue near
where I live---
a huge sword in his belt 

#cat

overcast Sunday---
a black and white cat sits
in the window


#beach

the Olympics beach volley ball-
but where is
the water

#lightness

on stage---
the lightness of a ballerina
as she leaps

#haze

August morning haze---
a kid with crayons colors
the sky red

#sunset

bull's eye---
an archer shoots an arrow
at sunset

#sand

stormy day at the beach---
where lightning strikes
sand becomes glass

#haze

Summer morning haze---
a man sweetens his coffee
with schnapps

#women

the twenty-first century---
it's all about
women

#moon

August full moon---
lovers at the beach
in a swoon

#haze

August morning haze---
a man had too much
to drink last night

#kayak

get out your kayak---
a Summer rain storm floods parts
of New York City

#hearts

Three-card Monte---
you find where is
the queen of hearts

#First

morning drizzle
I run to catch a bus---
August First

#dawn

September Sunday dawn---
I wait till sunrise
to get out of bed

#River

East River Labor Day weekend-
the wild life also
took time off

#two parts

September First Dawn---
a full moon faints away
as the sun rises

#moon

September First Dawn---
a full moon
faints away

#Day

Labor Day weekend starts---
the ones still working
have bills to pay

#solar

sunrise---
the light of a solar battery
changes to green

#Republicans

the Republicans
Romney Ryan Reagan---
Oooooooobama

#fence

Beverley Hills---
a sign on a house fence says
armed response

#blue

August blue sky---
a window washer
runs out of soap

#moon

late night---
as city  lights dim out
August full moon

#Obamacare

Obamacare---
it's the law
of the land

#blue

August blue sky---
a Bengali man wears
a white kaftan

#River

East River Summer cold breeze-
shivering as the waters
are rippling

#dream

I have a dream---
Martin Luther King gives
a speech

#Romney

Romney---
you can't avoid him
if you watch TV

#hurricane

once more they board New Orleans-
because of the threat
of a hurricane

#Beatles song

hey Jude---
find her for me and I'll go
and get her

#limo

sunny August---
a limo driver enters
a car wash

#storm

storm Isaac aims at Tampa---
can Romney's boat
stay afloat

#city

Aphrodisias,Turkey---
not a sexual aid just
an old city

#timeline

sunny Sunday---
I write a haiku
on NaHaiWriMo timeline

#sunrise

late August sunrise---
plenty of parking space
on the street

#sunrise

I turn on the radio---
and it's
a tequila sunrise

#growing

growing up---
I was no
Huckleberry Finn

#wild

the wild wild west---
shoot out outside
the Empire State Building

#sun

hi sun---
you are leaving us for the night
best wishes

#seams

a happy marriage---
after his death
she falls apart at the seams

#Curiosity

Curiosity---
a NASA rover looks for
signs of life on Mars

#sunset

after sunset---
a man raises
the rising sun flag

#heat

election year---
if you can't stand the heat
get out of the kitchen

#forgets

hypnosis---
what your mind forgets
can be found in its trash basket

#Wiccan

August morning---
New York Times reports
on a Wiccan prayer circle

#bark

Summer sunset---
a couple bark at each other
their dogs watch

#driftwood

the Beat Poets---
some drifted through life
like logs on a river

#stillness

morning stillness---
a man talks to his dog
in a whisper

#peaks

perched on the roof---
two pigeons face to face
touch peaks

#surrenders

after dancing together
till the wee hours---
she surrenders

#Facebook

what's on your mind---
Facebook will take it
even if it stinks

#humid

Summer humid day---
pigs don't sweat
humans do

#dawn

dawn---
skyscrapers lower
their lights

#boat

the Roaring Twenties---
crossing the Atlantic
on an ocean liner

#lonely

Putin and the Pussy Riot---
he must be
lonely

#wee

New York City wee hours---
people walk home
fast

#Friday

August Friday---
a man asks his manager
if he can leave early

#lioness

not her type---
a lioness turns down
a suitor

#birthers

Obama runs
for a second term---
no birthers so far

#sunrise

sunrise---
an artist draws
with charcoal

#sunset

you can see the sun sets---
while the rain is still
falling here

#rain

August rain---
like pearl necklaces
when they become untied

#pepper

have a soar throat---
gargle with cayenne pepper
and lemon juice

#blond

August sunny morning---
tanned blond with long ponytail
jogs by

#Enlightenment

Age of Enlightenment---
an apple hits
Isaac Newton head

#smoke

early morning---
a smoke alarm rings
needs new batteries

#love

Wall Street---
it's all for the love
of money

#blue

Monday morning blue sky---
a teacher tells the class
to quiet

#marathoner

London blue sky---
a marathoner reaches
the finish line

#vacation

on vacation---
a prude enters a nudist beach
by mistake

#cat

Summer cloudy dawn---
a cat
hisses

#sunset

Summer sunset---
a beach lifeguard blows
his whistle

#watermelon

eating watermelon---
kids compete who can
spit the seeds the furthest

#seagull

overcast morning---
I hear the squawk
of a seagull

#grass

a spiritual event---
Rastafarians smoke
grass

#rice

overcast August---
a monk has rice
with his yogurt

#River

East River August---
much ultra violet rays
joggers in a daze

#tide pool

look at a tide pool---
then look at the sky
there're stars in both

#cantaloupes

sunny Summer morning---
a fruit stand has
cantaloupes

#love

the best test of love---
is
silence

#Spider

Spider-Man on Broadway---
when in the Big Apple
don't miss it

#fog

skyline morning fog---
a man watches and puffs
on his pipe

#myth

myth becomes reality---
NASA lands a rover
on Mars

#Curiosity

Curiosity---
NASA lands a rover
on Mars

#River

East River August---
mostly humans wearing
bikinis

#hope

lottery tickets---
the sole  reason they buy them
is hope that they'll win

#mime

on stage---
a mime portrays
a haiku

#synchronized

Olympics synchronized swimming-
all look like they
had ballet training

#Columbus

Columbus statue near
where I live---
a huge sword in his belt 

#cat

overcast Sunday---
a black and white cat sits
in the window


#beach

the Olympics beach volley ball-
but where is
the water

#lightness

on stage---
the lightness of a ballerina
as she leaps

#haze

August morning haze---
a kid with crayons colors
the sky red

#sunset

bull's eye---
an archer shoots an arrow
at sunset

#sand

stormy day at the beach---
where lightning strikes
sand becomes glass

#haze

Summer morning haze---
a man sweetens his coffee
with schnapps

#women

the twenty-first century---
it's all about
women

#moon

August full moon---
lovers at the beach
in a swoon

#haze

August morning haze---
a man had too much
to drink last night

#kayak

get out your kayak---
a Summer rain storm floods parts
of New York City

#hearts

Three-card Monte---
you find where is
the queen of hearts

#First

morning drizzle
I run to catch a bus---
August First

1 August 2012

#energy

blue sky---
a birthday balloon flies away
July ends

#mural

a new graffiti mural---
as pudgy as this
morning sky

#horses

the Olympics---
riders make horses jump
over various barriers

#midget

a circus midget
can't find
his wife

#cosmic

Summer predawn---
watching a cosmic rays
shower

#dawn

Summer Monday dawn---
I finish last night
crab salad

#sunset

July beach sunset---
a volley ball game
gets hot

#ballroom

ballroom---
a couple dance
cheek to cheek

#seagull

July overcast sky---
a seagull lands
on spilled garbage

#games

with the Olympic games on---
Yankees versus Red Socks
still gets 'em

#lucky

London Olympics
bicycle road race---
lucky it didn't rain

#fog

skyline morning fog---
all you see
blinking red lights

#fiancé

their first fight---
a man turns away
and calls his fiancé "puta"

#breezy

breezy July---
I open the windows
and turn off the ac

#Yankee

Ichiro Suzuki---
a new Yankee
let's play ball

#relationships

sexual relationships---
if they last
they become platonic

#diving

Summer Olympics start---
I plan to watch
the diving competition

#sunrise

Summer sunrise---
the smell
of strawberries

#die

the moment you're born---
you start to die
it's just a matter of time

#mushroom

a peeping tom looks
at a man's mushroom
as he pees

#blue

July blue sky---
a man has beef carpaccio
for breakfast

#class

ballet class---
it always resembles
doing penance

#feather

light as a feather---
a boxer stands on a scale
to check his weight

#haze

Summer morning haze---
a man squints
his eyes

#dad

after not seeing him for years---
her dad shows up
at her door step

#sunrise

Monday sunrise---
a cherry red Porsche
speeds by

#masked

"who was that masked man?"
the Lone Ranger rides
again

#sunrise

Sunday sunrise---
pornographic pictures scattered
on a sidewalk

#River

East River Summer blue sky---
black and white swans spread
their wings  in tandem

#dream

she keeps dreaming of snakes---
coming out from the pants
of men

#sunrise

Summer sun rises---
a car driver has
a flat

#end

end of a rainy Summer day---
nothing to smile
about

#Ramadan

Ramadan starts tomorrow---
Moslems will fast
from dawn to dusk

#umbrella

London sunny day---
a British gentleman carries
his umbrella

#rainy

July rainy day---
a jogger runs
shirtless

#thumb

Syria's Assad---
finally China and Russia
put down their thumbs

#collection

read their privacy policy---
the online collection of
data

#fly

Japan's Olympic athletes---
the women fly coach
the men business class

#pour

thunder and lighting---
a down pour
but it's still hot

#hidden

airport pat-downs---
they want to know if something
is hidden inside

#heat

the heat wave waxes---
I sit in the shade
of an oak tree

#sunset

a hot day ends---
the sun sets behind
a chimney

#drill

as I wait my turn
at the dentist---
the sound of his drill

#coffee

July morning---
the smell of coffee
from an abandoned building

#caravan

Summer---
a caravan of semis trek
on a narrow New York street

#blue

blue sky---
bikini clad women play
volley ball

#fog

July the Sixteenth---
neither fog nor mist
but a heat wave

#heat

July waxes---
a heat wave will arrive
at noon today

#down

Tour De France---
today they go down hill
time to enjoy the scenery

#fan

a local Starbucks---
a fan asks me
for my autograph

#cloudy

July cloudy sky---
a mogul flies to the Hamptons
in a chopper

#boots

mid July---
a man dumps his old ski boots
in the garbage

#Day

Bastille Day---
how the French invented
the coup d'etat

#Friday

Friday the Thirteenth---
you should check
the status of your portfolio

#rainbow

a Summer rainbow---
a yogi does
the locust

#shock

cultural shock---
leaving Little Italy
to enter China Town

#two

Summer blundering---
a bird in hand is worth two
on the tree

#blue

morning blue sky---
kids shuffling
to Summer school

#sunset

blue clouds---
red clouds and no clouds
a Summer sun sets

#broken

engaged---
a broken promise leads to
a broken heart

#hookah

July cloudy day---
a man walks into
a hookah cafe

#hair

hair cut day---
my barber says
I have nice hair

#River

East River Summer day---
I make a duck call
a duck answers

#blue

July blue sky---
a fish monger
has octopus

#swing

July waxes---
it's still cool enough
to swing

#sparkle

Summer moonlight---
a sudden spark kills
the sparkle in her eyes

#cool

July Monday morning---
I say welcome
to a cool front

#sunset

redness of a Summer sunset
peeps thru the curtains---
I open them

#Sunday

Sunday morning---
a congregation repeats
the Lord's Prayer

#Yoga

July Sunday morning---
a Yoga class in the park
has few students

#night

Summer Saturday night---
you spend most your time
waiting in lines

#Flight

when the temp hits ninety---
listen to
"Flight of the Bumblebee"

#day

July's hot day---
a mother keeps checking
on her son in the carriage

#River

East River July heat wave---
a lone seagull
stands on a rock

#name

if you are reading this---
you already know
my name

#Fukushima

Fukushima---
it was a failure of Man
not Nature

#night

moonless night---
a night watchman talks
to himself

#clover

clover---
a herbaceous plant
mostly of interest to rabbits

#heat

July heat wave---
a man receives the power bill
for June

#sunset

July Fourth---
after the sun's fireworks end
humans show off theirs

#symmetry

Picasso's "Woman's Head"---
it lacks
symmetry

#rain

July Fourth morning rain---
a man wants a rain check
for tonight fireworks

#Park S

Madison Square Park---
the nonhumans are
more friendly than the humans

#Fourth

on a mountain top---
an eagles nest with two eggs
July Fourth

#blue

July blue sky---
a skin-diver views
the coral reefs

#sunset

a July sunset---
the only one that matters
is the Fourth

#dangles

in the Garden of Eden---
an apple dangles
from a branch

#blue

July Second blue sky---
I buy condiments
for the Fourth

#Mount

Mount Kilimanjaro---
I'd like to climb it
someday

#blue

blue sky---
July the month of revolutions
starts

#Tour

Tour de France starts---
wait till they get
to the Alps

#heat

heat wave---
a kids lemonade stand
does good business

#starts

kids do the flip---
a lifeguard whistles
Summer vacation starts

#wave

a heat wave---
I'd choose that any day
over a blizzard

#white

a fifties yearbook---
among all these white faces
a black one

#glances

Summer sultriness---
it induces torrid
glances

#balls

Wimbledon---
where tennis balls
bounce higher

#writer

deadline nears---
a sit com writer
is having a mental block

#blue

June blue sky---
a kid counts his
baseball cards

#strings

Angela Merkel---
she knows how to pull their strings
each one of them

#ring

as I pay---
the waitress is not wearing
her engagement ring today

#blue

June blue sky---
I ask for a taste of
pistachio ice-cream

#line

the Supreme Court---
you won't go to jail
if you cross the border line

#blue

a Summer bright day---
Ol' Blue Eyes
sings

#sunset

I raise my Venetian blinds
at sunset ---ditto
the  horizon clouds

#home

Gandhi's Satyagraha---
finally got the British
to go home

#morning

Monday morning---
starting the week
with thunder and lightening

#where

Summer wedding
the groom and the best man---
but where's the bride

#blue

June blue sky---
sparrows pick the crumbs
as I eat a bun

#swarm

as if we need more scares---
an early Spring
causes honeybees to swarm

#home

Gandhi's Satyagraha---
finally got the British
to go home

#morning

Monday morning---
starting the week
with thunder and lightening

#where

Summer wedding
the groom and the best man---
but where's the bride

#blue

June blue sky---
sparrows pick the crumbs
as I eat a bun

#swarm

as if we need more scares---
an early Spring
causes honeybees to swarm

#moon

crescent moon above
the skyline at sunset---
a doubleheader

#sun

the sun dilemma---
in Winter it's dim but
in Summer it's hot

#dry

hot Saturday blue sky---
I order my martini
extra dry

#alone

Summer---
men shopping alone
at Victoria's Secret

#sunrise

fog over Manhattan---
but here a rosy
sunrise

#Zeus

Zeus---
the god of thunder and lightening
finally slew the heat wave

#inspiration

for inspiration---
I look out
of my window

#third

third day of a heat wave---
kids open
fire hydrants

#wave

the heat wave---
"water, water everywhere
but not a drop to drink"

#scent

a Beagle in pursuit of a scent---
goes in
circles

#second

second day of a June heat wave-
more of
the same

#Summer

New York City
First Day of Summer---
it's a scorcher

#light

as I write this haiku---
it will travel to you
at the speed of light

#haze

skyline morning haze---
I check the air quality
index

#vacation

Roger Federer---
stop every thing and
take a vacation

#night

moonless night---
a streetwalker
propositions me

#knows

overcast morning---
"only a weatherman knows
which way the wind blows"

#River

East River Summer---
dog barks at a swan
swan flies away

#Letter

for Summer reading---
may I suggest
The Scarlet Letter

#Monday

June Monday morning---
women wear colorful dresses
to work

#golf

playing golf---
it's chess


#Day

Father's Day---
if anyone thinks I am their dad
please don't send anything

#Sunday

Sunday morning---
overcast skies and
the New York Times

#moon

Saturday night moon---
it's there but
covered by what ever

#hand

Arabian desert Summer day-
two Bedouins walk
hand in hand

#Day S

Father's Day---
if anyone thinks I am their dad
please don't send anything

#blue

mid June blue sky---
a man teaches his son
how to fly a kite

#rope

without harness---
a rope walker goes
across Niagara Falls

#nears

Summer nears---
a bodybuilder looks
at himself in the mirror

#blue

June blue sky---
a man waiting for a bus
keeps looking up

#salsa

dancing salsa at
a dance school---
I like her

#random generator

chance of any one prompt---
is reciprocal of
number of prompts

#blue

blue sky---
June changes
its tune

#sunset

Summer sunset---
black roses are
on sale

#thirteenth

it's Wednesday the Thirteenth
not Friday---what scares you
can't be that scary

#clouds

skyline low clouds---
they pay five grand a month
to see nothing

#fog

afternoon fog---
colorful umbrellas push
each other to go home

#rain

"rain rain go away---
come again
another day"

#cotton

June morning---
dirty cotton balls stuffed
into the sky

#stone

"how does it feel
to be all alone
with no direction known
like a rolling stone"
Bob Dylan

#sunset

sunset---
I retrieve
a shiny penny

#subway

crowded subway---
a woman wearing a tight dress
stands behind me

#game

Summer---
a chess game in the park
drags on

#man

I don't need to prove anything-
I am
an older man

#fly

Sunday morning---
a fly comes in
then turns around and leaves

#play

Saturday night---
the Mets play the Yankees
New York,New York

#win

Union Rags---
comes from behind
to win the Preakness

#space

as you read this---
the space between you and me
becomes less

#jazz

overcast June morning---
a jazz band plays
in the subway

#hungry

"as grain piles up---
India's poor
still go hungry"
headline in today's New York Times


#octopus

sea food restaurant---
I have grilled
octopus

#blue

June blue sky---
the winner of a tennis match
weeps

#kiss

French Open mixed doubles---
opponents kiss
after the match

#tree

nice Spring day---
a Lebanese soldier salutes
a cedar tree

#wire

nice Spring day---
a high wire walker enjoys
the scenery

#sign

a road sign inside
a cemetery says---
dead end

#blue

June blue sky---
a beachcomber finds
nothing

#diamond

Elizabeth's diamond jubilee---
what would the great bard
had said

#Transit

June Fifth blue sky---
New Yorkers keep looking up
Venus Transit

#Venus

a black dot
moves across the sun-
Venus Transit

#sun

the sun the size of a dime
behind cloud cover---
a cheap date

#Faster Horses

"it's faster horses---
younger women, older whiskey,
and more money"
Tom T. Hall

#wind

June wind---
a falling piece of paper
whirls like a butterfly

#sunset

Sunday sunset---
it does not matter
who won or lost but the passion

#fuse

can't tell the positive
from the negative---
a man burns a fuse

#blue

Sunday morning blue sky---
a man gets money
from an ATM

#hike

a June hike---
it's warm enough
to take off your shirt

#wrong

buy her red roses---
the best fixer of
whatever goes wrong

#fog

June morning fog---
I order my eggs
sunny side up

#pearl

a black woman wears
a pearl necklace---
June First blue sky

#smell

early morning---
the smell of burned
bread

#blue

blue sky---
a man is having
an eye exam

#pigeons

the French Open---
even the pigeons are
color coordinated

#waterfall

big city cacophony---
I listen to a park
waterfall

#quote

"it's harder to write less
to say more"
Toni Morrison

#River

East River late May---
women in bikinis
sunbath alone

#touches

a non-verbal haiku---
no more than seventeen
touches

#breeze

late May cool breeze---
I shut off
my fans

#Day

Memorial Day---
the picnics abound
but the contrition is scarce

#spiral

Archimedes Spiral---
a merry go round that
keeps expanding

#Day

Memorial Day---
what did we gain
after a decade in two wars?

#dragonfly

nice Summer day---
as a biplane flies over
a dragonfly lands

#Sunday

overcast Sunday morning ---
the oatmeal is
fully cooked

#it

VatiLeaks---
the Pope's butler
did it

#sunset

after a Spring shower
the sun comes out to set---
but no one is there

#rainbow

a rainbow---
God's sign to Noah
there would never be another flood

#sun

after days of May rain---
the sun shines
a gardner whistles

#moon

crescent moon over the skyline-
who's your
baby tonight

#fog

skyline fog at sunset---
but you can still
play baseball

#body

a body moves
in a straight line---
unless acted upon by a force

#fog

morning fog---
my sexy neighbor opens
her curtains

#fog

afternoon fog---
a soccer player shoots
at the wrong goal

#day

his first day in school---
a kid tells his mother
what happened

#fog

morning fog---
a man asks me
for directions

#Square

Times Square---
people don't say excuse me
before they push you any more

#musings

pieces of our poetic musings---
auctioned on
Wall Street

#sonnet

as Spring warms up---
I reread a Pablo Neruda
sonnet

#ink

I write in pencil---
so that I can
erase

#dawn

dawn---
yesterday's storm is
still here

#fog

afternoon fog---
a stutter speaks
clearly

#indigo

indigo snakes---
you don't want to see
how they kill their prey

#fog

morning fog---
it's a normal rush hour
in the subway

#River

East River May---
a sunny Sunday makes
the dour smile

#doctor

as you grow older---
make sure you like your doctor
you'll see him a lot

#blue

Sunday Spring blue sky---
a preacher describes
Hell fire

#tea

Japanese tea ceremony---
you need to go to school
to learn it

#blue

Saturday blue sky---
a delivery man puts
his legs up

#River

East River Spring bright day---
the bikinis are
out in force

#Mirror

Magic Mirror on the wall---
who is the fairest
one of all?

#blue

May blue sky---
a fly climbs
my kitchen window

#sunset

May sunset---
an accountant
proposes

#bad

heart "science"---
the good cholesterol isn't
any better than the bad

#blue

Spring blue sky---
a squirrel does not like
my garbage

#drum

Summer night---
a dancer sways to the beat
of a goblet drum

#fog

morning fog---
a parrot says
more coffee

#fog

May dense fog---
a man says good evening
to a tree

#rose

by any other name---
a rose is still
a rose

#limerick

overcast May---
a poet writes
a limerick

#child

glee---
a child walks
for the first time

#Monday

overcast Monday morning---
the rush hour adds
to its dreariness

#Day

two men out on Mother's Day---
discuss Freud's
Oedipus Complex

#photosynthesis

photosynthesis---
the reason the Garden of Eden
is on Earth

#hen

Spring blue sky--
a mother hen is trailed
by chicks

#sunset

Spring sunset---
a country road
is full of potholes

#Supper

da Vinci's Last Supper---
they all want to know
where is Judas

#blue

May blue sky---
the garden lettuce
is flourishing

#circle

almost dawn---
a geometry student still trying
to "square the circle"

#blue

as a Spring storm
winds down---
a blue sky

#marriage

on the road to a second term---
Obama supports
same sex marriage

#woman

"cherchez la femme"---
the most powerful person
in Europe is a woman

#rainy

Spring rainy day---
a Sapporo truck
passes by

#walk

burn more fat
and less gasoline---
walk

#orange

overcast day---
I stare at
an orange

#seabirds

not enough anchovies---
seabirds die
off the shore of Peru

#husky

an old husky---
wants no one to pet it
except its owner

#dentist

his mom holds his hand---
a kid's first time
at the dentist

#teacher

May cloudy sky---
a math teacher returns
the exam papers

#butterfly

nice Spring day---
a butterfly lands
on a sidewalk weed

#bed

Sunday they wake up
in the same bed---
not recalling Saturday night

#Sunday

cloudy May Sunday---
I buy freshly baked
croissants

#night

Saturday night fog---
the clicks of high heels
behind me

#Derby

the Kentucky Derby---
the only horse race
non gamblers watch

#Cinco

Cinco de Mayo---
a small Mexican army
stuns the French marines

#fog

I open the curtain---
nothing but
morning fog

#tree

rainy May---
a man takes cover under
a Japanese Maple tree

#fog

evening fog---
a man forgets to turn on
his head lights

#ruby

he buys her a ruby ring---
not knowing
she's color blind

#record

a record---
"The Scream" sells for
hundred and twenty million bucks

#sex

Freud was right---
all mental life is about
sex

#fog

skyline afternoon fog---
lanky men wearing
ten gallon hats

#when

May starts---
I ask Google when is
Mother's Day

#overcast

Spring overcast sky---
a frog goes back
into the pond

#fog

morning fog---
a cyclist sings loudly
May First

#lit

Empire State Building lit
red white blue---
'cause WTC is now higher

#River

East River Spring---
shore rats come out
to have lunch

#written

written on a rest room wall---
make love
not war

#blue

Spring blue sky---
a river sail boat
meanders

#River

East River nice Spring day-
kids taught to play
baseball

#ketchup

we put ketchup on our burgers-
as we catch up on
each other news

#blue

late April blue sky---
the cold wind makes people
wear their Winter coats

#blue

April blue sky---
I scrape the burns
off my panini

#Day

Arbor Day---
how to thank a tree
hug it

#dawn

dawn---
the skyline flashing red lights
are still awake

#fog

foggy day at the zoo---
the animals get relief
from human stares

#Spring

Spring in the park---
lovers kiss
butterflies hover

#clouds

April low clouds---
the skyline looks
taller

#sunset

April sunset blush---
a crescent moon pretends
to be above it all

#clear

clear Spring day---
a yogi does
the head stand

#high

April---tree pollen count
for New York City is high
today

#heart

its veins blocked---
a surgeon goes inside
a heart with a catheter

#blue

April blue sky---
the wind whistles
a man whistles back

#fog

Spring morning fog---
I open
the bathroom curtain

#rain

April nor'easter---
watching rain drops form puddles
is hypnotic

#Day

Earth Day---
a snake disappears
behind an apple tree

#One

Bahrain Formula One---
a rich man sport
in a land of injustice

#night

Spring wind Saturday night---
goose bumps on
well shaved legs

#haze

Spring morning haze---
I clean
my eyeglasses

#wind

strong Spring wind---
a cherry tree gives me
a petals shower

#blue

Friday Spring blue sky---
plenty of smiling faces
in the subway

#sunset

like shooting stars---
contrails come out
at sunset

#cloudy

Spring overcast sky---
grey pigeons gather
on left over rice

#sunset

April sunset blush---
the evening news is bloody
as usual

#warm

this would still be a warm
Spring day---if it were not
for her cold goodbye

#sunset

Monte Carlo Tennis Tournament-
the glow of red clay
at sunset

#blue

April blue sky---
a white carriage horse
trots

#River

East River Spring---
a Harley Davidson gang
rests

#cool

Summer cool---
an ice-cream truck
breaks down

#heats

April heats up---
flip-flops
abound

#wind

today's Spring wind---
it's not cold
but just too fast

#Day

Tax Day---
this year it coincides with
Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday

#birds

Spring morning---
high flying birds
in a V

#strawberries

Spring strawberries---
their sourness is
addictive

#night

Saturday night carousing---
a line outside
every bathroom

#heat

Summer heat---
a gym steam room
in mid April

#blue

Saturday blue sky---
a man wears his Yankees cap
backward

#cat

Friday the Thirteenth---
I encounter
a black cat

#blue

Friday the Thirteenth blue sky---
a man carries
an umbrella

#fly

a Spring fly---
every time I swat it
comes back stronger

#swing

I hear giggles---
a little girl first time
on a swing

#blue

Spring blue sky---
my neighbor peeps at me
through a crack in her curtains

#teacher

substitute teacher---
the students ask him
questions

#cloudy

cloudy Spring morning---
a propeller plane
flies low

#bird

a bird in hand---
worth ten
on the tree

#trees

the National Gallery
Japanese paintings---
outside Cherry trees

#Fountain

the Fountain of Youth---
I drop
a penny

#oysters

April blue sky---
a fishmonger opens
oysters

#River

East River bright day---
picnickers roast lamb
Easter Sunday

#Easter

Easter Sunday blue sky---
women wear
fanciful hats

#sunset

sunset paints the sky blood red-
tomorrow is
Easter Sunday

#Passover

First Day of Passover---
sparrows pick on
matzo crumbs

#tweet

a Spring bird tweets---
I tweet it
on

#tears

blue sky---
the tears are to come later
holy week

#Friday

Good Friday---
the stock market is closed
so that bankers can go to church

#store

ninety-nine-cent store---
the only thing American
is the money

#snake

pumped like a balloon---
a snake is having
lunch

#blue

blue sky---
Old Glory flutters
in the Spring wind

#moon

late night---
a bright light wakes me up
April full moon

#River

East River bright Spring day-
black ducks stand
on the shore black rocks

#blue

Spring blue sky---
a sports car with the top up
passes by

#bee

Spring lunch hour
in the park---
a bee works

#blue

Spring blue sky---
a ballerina dances
on pointe

#River

East River Spring wind---
basketball players dribble
ducks bounce

#sunset

Spring sunset---
a tennis ball bounces back
and forth till it's dark

#wind

a Spring bright day---
cold wind
whistles

#drizzle

Sunday Spring drizzle---
a man goes out
for a walk

#Day

April Fools' Day---
a street preacher says
the end of the World is coming

#break

Spring Break---
an art student visits
Venice

#fog

skyline fog---
tourists on the Brooklyn Bridge
view each other

#sunset

sunset---
he takes a photo
instead of writing a haiku

#blue

March blue sky---
the wind makes it feel
like a giant turbofan

#wife

a man calls home
to talk to his wife---
his best friend answers

#blue

Spring blue sky---
the wind whistles
her name

#sunset

March sunset---
an ice-cream truck
plays its tune

#growing

it's unfair---
the gap between the rich and poor
keeps growing

#blue

morning blue sky---
a carriage horse is having
breakfast

#moon

crescent moon---
a lime wedge is dropped
into a gin tonic

#kite

East River Spring day-
a woman flying a kite
entangles a man

#stars

"she makes the stars burn bright"-
Romeo encounters
Juliet

#blue

March blue sky---
the cold wind makes me
put my head down

#moon

crescent moon---
the lonesome finally
look up

#wind

cold gusty wind---
the cherry blossoms petals
hang in there

#blue

morning blue sky---
a florist has
black tulips

#moon

crescent moon rises---
a hamburger eater asks
but where is the meat

#male

nice Spring Sunday---
a minister marries
a male couple

#dog

Sunday morning cloudy sky---
dog shit
on the sidewalk

#kiss

I buy her Spring strawberries---
she gives me
a soul kiss

#sugar

at a bakery late night---
the smell of sugar
getting cooked

#sunrise

sunrise---
a black dog walks
a man

#blue

Spring blue sky---
"only a weatherman knows
which way the wind blows"

#blue

Spring blue sky---
a cyclist adjusts
his helmet

#River

East River hot Spring day---
ducks float
I wish I could join 'em

#dog

as I eat spareribs---
a dog
salivates

#fog

morning fog---
chimneys blend
with their smoke

#fog

evening dense fog---
a shy man
sings

#fog

morning dense fog---
hiding nature
by nature

#fog

morning dense fog---
a pipe smoker says it's
romantic

#Day

First Day of Spring---
a woman goes to water
her garden

#change

running for president---
they all say now
we need a change

#fog

morning dense fog---
too far from the river
to hear the horn

#sunset

patchy clouds at sunset---
a black haired woman
stares at me

#flower

signs of Spring---
the flower market
at Union Square

#haze

morning haze---
a hookah cafe
has its curtains open

#sunset

Spring contrails at sunset---
earth worms go
home

#fog

Sunday morning fog---
the cat wants
to go out

#pigeons

pigeons perched on
the dish antenna of a pub---
Saint Patty's Day

#luck

beware---
the luck of the Irish
on Saint Patrick Day

#Day

Saint Patrick Day---
Manhattan is full
of leprechauns

#fog

fog over Manhattan---
here the sun shines
tomorrow St. Patty's Day

#hidden

hidden in his basement---
his Playboy mags
trove

#fog

morning fog---
a waiter asks me
how I'd like my eggs

#Break

Spring Break---
if you misbehave
you'll be Facebooked

#sunset

cloudy sky at sunset---
a smoke column
is stuck

#Ides

Ides of March---
a math teacher defines
the median of a sample

#cloudy

cloudy sky---
a sparrow flies into
an army mess hall

#sunset

contrails at sunset---
a yellow balloon
rises

#blue

Spring blue sky---
tourists climb
the Statue of Liberty

#dwarf

early morning---
a radio astronomer
checks out a red dwarf

#cloudy

cloudy sky---
looking at the flat top
of my refrigerator

#time

at the dentist---
time passes quickly
waiting for an extraction

#blue

morning blue sky---
a stutter orders breakfast
at McDonald's

#River

East River Spring Sunday---
the algae is more fecund
than the humans

#blue

Sunday blue sky---
a nocturnal worker
sleeps

#work

Japan's Three-Eleven
first anniversary---
their hard work bears fruits

#Dixie

New York City
Sunday morning---
a man whistles Dixie

#blue

Spring blue sky---
an old man changes
the color of his hair

#soccer

playing soccer---
the ball is not only thing
that gets kicked

#cloudy

March cloudy sky---
a squirrel climbs
the fire escape

#leg

Spring waxes---
women start to show
some leg

#equal

equal work for
equal pay---
International Women's Day

#Purim

Festival of Purim---
history tends
to repeat its self

#moon

an upstate farmer
wakes up to milk the cows---
full moon

#fast

Lenten fast---
ain't nothing like
Ramadan

#blue

March morning blue sky---
a man in black coat
walks a black dog

#moon

late night---
a trader checks the gold price
full moon above the skyline

#diet

French restaurant---
a man on a diet
reads the menu

#moon

Spring late night---
a man pisses outdoors
full moon

#judge

blue sky---
people stand as the judge
enters a court

#Japan

one year ago---
Japan suffered a catastrophe
but they're back humming

#moon

day moon at sunset---
a goalie kicks
the ball away

#closet

New York---
a seminary teacher is
still hiding in the closet

#blue

a cold day blue sky---
a husky sits
outside

#sunset

a soccer game---
the sun sets behind
goal post of the losing team

#death

after my death---
I'd like to come back
as a butterfly

#Sabbath

Sunday morning---
Sabbath of some walkers
from cleaning after their dogs

#dolls

Kokeshi dolls---
remembering all the kids
who died in the earthquake

#fog

morning fog---
a yogi does
the head stand

#River

East River Spring---
a horde of seagulls share
their food with one duck

#older

as she grows older---
she tightens her wedding ring
so that it won't slip

#tulips

Spring overcast sky---
a woman holds her tulips
with heads pointing down

#smoke

skyline Spring night---
smoke columns and low clouds
are mating

#plum

is it Spring or Winter---
after a drenching rain storm
plum blossoms

#fog

skyline fog---
a cat sitting in the window
sleeps 

#longer

a rain storm---
makes a leap day feel
much longer

#leap

leap year---
Bronx Zoo tree kangaroo
doesn't know what all the fuss about

#moon

half moon---
a basketball player
sticks out his mouthpiece

#blue

blue sky---
Monet's Reflection of Clouds
on the Water-Lily Pond

#moon

New York skyline---
the only green energy
is the moon

#River

East River signs of Spring---
the ducks are back in force
the swans are few

#blue

morning blue sky---
last night Oscar winners
sleep

#dawn

dawn---
a bakery has fresh
croissants on display

#Oscar

Oscar night---
the stars come out
crescent moon next to Venus

#zip

Saturday night---
a go-go dancer can't
zip open her blouse

#blue

Sunday blue sky---
a church choir
sings

#moon

Winter Saturday night---
the lonesome need company
crescent moon

#blue

Wall Street blue sky---
a banker says you can lose
your shirt here

#yellow

Spring late night---
a man's yellow stream
irrigates the tulips

#moon

rainy day---
by the time the sky cleared
crescent moon had set

#x

out on a date with a man---
his x-wife
passes by

#veil

clouds cover skyscrapers tops-
a veil wearing woman
passes

#groups

new haiku groups are blooming---
like daffodils on a sunny
Spring day

#blue

afternoon blue sky---
a CEO puts his legs
on his desk

#night

Saturday night---
a transvestite brushes
his wig

#Ash

Ash Wednesday---
a Hindu woman sits
facing a Catholic

#Spring

Spring Equinox---
it was so cold
I forgot it

#melt

Okinawa---
where the melting pot
might cause another melt down*

*a very interesting article on Okinawa
appeared in the New York Times on 2/21/12.
Go to nyt.com

#vent

after their first fight---
she vents the smell
of the roses he gave her

#sunrise

Winter sunrise---
as I slide from under covers
the sun does the same

#pigeons

windy day---
pieces of paper compete
with pigeons for airspace

#umbrella

Rihanna---
she can also stand
under my umbrella

#stares

George Washington birthday---
a man stares at
a dollar bill

#talus

a talus slope---
I climb it
wearing sandals

#blizzards

February almost over
and still no blizzards---
global what?

#River

East River Winter---
a hawk perches on a tree
ducks swim by

#flippers

Caribbean blue sky---
a skin diver walks
wearing flippers

#blue

Sunday blue sky---
a woman hangs white shirts
out to dry

#Day

Presidents Day weekend---
Empire State Building lit
in red white and blue

#rattle

nice Winter day---
the rattle of a Harley Davidson
as it starts

#blue

Saturday blue sky---
a coffee shop waitress counts
her tips

#sunset

Winter sunset---
from a train window
as it enters a tunnel

#clear

yesterday's rain clouds are clearing-
wish them well
where ever they go

#queue

New York Kennedy Airport---
planes wait in a queue
to take off

#fog

skyline lunch hour fog---
it's a boring day whether
you are out or in

#shoot

Assad allies---
China and Russia back him
'cause they shoot protesters

#pool

March Madness---
the office pool starts
early

#ant

overcast February day---
an ant walks up
my kitchen window

#bad

bad economy---
long lines form
at tenant-landlord court

#action

Mozart's Don Giovanni---
heavenly music
action is lechery

#shower

Valentine Day---
a pregnant woman has
a shower

#Day

Valentine Day---
I eat her
nacho

#mountain

down hill skying---
your adversary
is a mountain

#blue

February blue sky---
a cat
yawns

#love

we'll always love you---
Whitney Houston
dies

#laundry

Winter chill---
a financier goes to the Islands
to do his laundry

#blue

Sunday morning blue sky---
the wind chill is nine
a seagull soars

#beer

Winter Saturday night---
going to the corner store
to buy more beer

#kitchen

race for president---
if you can't stand the heat
get out of the kitchen

#snow

snow flurries but no
accumulation---
a kid asks where does it go

#jam

jazz at Lincoln Center---
every night is
a jam session

#blue

blue sky---
stores decorate
for St Valentine Day

#ice

Rockefeller Center ice ring---
flies swarming over
cheese cake

#moon

a woman screams
peeping Tom---
February full moon

#snow

snow falls on New York City---
a garbage truck stops
to pick up

#bar

a bar with a fifties jukebox---
no one
dances

#hair

they did not wear hats
or any thing else---
the rock musical "Hair"

#moon

late night---
comes back to charm the maidens
full moon

#River

East River Winter---
the pool emptiness
chills more than its wind

#grief

back in Boston---
Patriots fans grief
over loosing to the Giants

#moon

late night---
I Google the moon
it's hundred percent full

#frame

Jaspers Johns "flag"---
there is no frame
around it

#moon

late night full moon---
a masquerade party
is in full swing

#Super Bowl

Super Bowl
Manning  passes to Manningham--
Giants win

#moon

nice Winter day---
let's kick a field goal with it
the moon

#Sunday

Super Bowl Sunday morning---
it's cold in
Indianapolis

#egg

after a night out on the town---
will his sperm
fertilize her egg

#night

Saturday night---
a condom machine
is not working

#hound

overcast sky---
a greyhound chases
after a bus

#dog

as I eat spareribs---
a dog watches me
and salivates

#owls

great horned owls nest
in Prospect Park---
must be the high class surroundings

#moon

Waxing Gibbous---
a pregnant woman says
the moon got knocked up too

#blue

February blue sky---
a snowy egret
perches

#catfish

a catfish looks nothing
like a cat except in
its whiskers

#Dances

Janacek Lachian  Dances---
makes your heart
and your foot pump harder

#boat

an assembly line
they refer to the new guy
as "just off the boat"

#boat

after shaving---
she powders her
"man in the boat"

#sunset

Winter sunset---
the music of a "Midsummer
Night Dream"

#apple

under an apple tree---
gravity hits Isaac Newton
on the head

#Apple

Steve Jobs Apple---
few could resist
to bite

1 February 2012

#moon

a half moon at sunset---
tries to act
nonchalant

#circle

sunrise---
a geometry pupil is
still trying to "square a circle"

#blue

Winter blue sky---
a Nordic woman gives me
an icy look

#moon

crescent moon behind clearing clouds---
like a row boat
on a stormy sea

#River

East River sunset---
ducks also sink their faces
but rise again soon

#carnival

Winter carnival---
a snake charmer
plays the flute

#sunrise

sunrise---
rays of red light sneak under
my curtains to wake me up

#moon

Sunday night lonesomeness---
crescent moon gets closer
to Venus

#blue

January blue sky---
a locomotive lets off
steam

#back

reincarnation---
it's boring if you come back
with the same vices

#day

a dry Winter day---
I come across a
Harley Davidson showroom 

#blue

Saturday blue sky---
a vintage pink Cadillac
passes by

#lust

the sound of a siren---
as lust rages
next-door

#sunrise

sunrise---
the graffiti on a wall
rises

#night

Mozart birthday---
I listen to a little
night music

#octopus

seafood restaurant---
they serve the octopus
uncut

#doubleheader

crescent moon at sunset---
couples stand to watch
a doubleheader

#fog

fog blocks sun light
a minimalist version
of the skyline

#fog

Winter morning fog---
a minimalist version
of the skyline

#town

in storms---
New York City has the look
of a small town

#Union

Obama's State of the Union---
it lasted more
than an hour

#rain

morning rain---
a garbage truck gets
a cleaning

#moon

crescent moon behind light clouds---
a veiled woman
smiles

#black

going out in a black dress---
she makes the aurora
light up

#aurora

solar storms rage---
the aurora lights up
a Winter night

#River

East River Winter day---
warm enough to take
a leisurely walk

#blue

morning after a storm blue sky---
the wind chimes change
their tune

#dolphins

the ravages of Winter---
dolphins stranded on Cape Cod
many die

#dragon

the year of the dragon---
a dead giant cockroach
on my kitchen floor

#fog

morning fog---
the snow turns to slush
Monday blues

#lose

their field goal kicker misses---
the Ravens lose
to the Patriots

#teller

at the fortune teller---
an old maid seeks
an answer to a question

#snow

morning after
a snow storm ended---
Sunday subway is crowded

#smoke

grey clouds---
fresh snow on the ground
chimney smoke in-between

#snow

the skyline towers in
a snow storm---Don Quixote
might have charged at them

#soft

at the sound of a knock
on his bedroom door---
a teenager goes soft

#snow

first snow in late January---
it's making up
for all the lost time

#River

East River Winter---
cold wind, cold waters,
and the lonely

#pain

a dungeon mistress---
she knows how to elicit
from pain pleasure

#blue

morning blue sky---
a dog lies legs up
to scratch its back

#heat

New York Winter---
I don't pay for the heat
the landlord does

#sushi

lunch time---
I watch a sushi chef
prepare my order

#snow

morning blue sky---
the weatherman says
snow on the way

#night

a clear Winter night---
looking at the skyline
from the Brooklyn bridge

#River

East River Winter brisk wind---
I can feel its sting
just staying home

#roses

as I pass a cemetery---
plenty of
dead roses

#blue

January blue sky---
a blue eyed blond woman
stares at me

#cell

Lincoln Center---
suddenly a cell phone
joins the orchestra

#tan

rainy Winter day---
a salon has two can tan
for price of one deal

#Day

a very cold Winter---
I wait for
Groundhog Day

#Day

Martin Luther King's Day---
Somali immigrant says
"I have a dram"

#beat

New York Giants beat
Green Bay---
next San Francisco

#blue

frigid day blue sky---
a poodle out for a walk
wears boots

#smoke

a very cold night---
a man in t-shirt and shorts
goes out to smoke

#piss

our anti-heroes---
GI's piss on dead
Taliban soldiers

#sunrise

sunrise---
a cyclist pedal uphill
against cold wind

#snow

brisk cold wind dies---
snow flurries
start

#Friday

Friday the Thirteenth---
the office politics takes
a turn to the worst

#fog

skyline evening fog---
the tourists go
shopping

#fog

morning fog---
a cabbie stops
at yellow lights

#energy

Japan's earth quake---
Germany shuts its
atomic energy plants

#sunrise

sunrise---
a night moon
changes to day moon

#moon

before dawn---
I check the weather
full moon over the skyline

#blue

January blue sky---
a heating oil truck
breaks down

#stink

at a school---
they scour where
this morning stink bomb was set off

#Vikings

who discovered America first?
the Vikings beat
Columbus

#moon

I clean my window
to see it better---
full moon behind clouds

#sunset

Winter sunset---
clouds shaped like
goose bumps

#hunters

cloudy Winter Sunday---
hunters return from upstate
empty handed

#parts

New York Winter---
no one exposes body parts
but the hot blooded

#sunrise

sunrise---
just baked bagels
on a tray

#moon

the barmaid rings the closing bell-
Saturday night
full moon

#blue

January blue sky---
I toast it with a cup
of warm milk

#moon

late night January full moon---
I check the price
of gold coins

#blue

in a blue portion of the sky---
contrails keep crisscrossing
Winter

#River

East River January---
few of each
except the seagulls

#dream

idle time at the office---
a man recalls his
last night dream

#moon

full moon behind clouds---
I get up to put
a second blanket

#kiss

crowded subway---
she demands her birthday kiss
here and now

#clouds

overcast Winter day---
a smoke column joins
the clouds

#ennui

Winter ennui---
get yourself a partner
for whatever

#fur

Winter on Fifth Avenue---
fur covered creatures
in high heels

#moon

the night watchman
uses green technology---
Waxing Gibbous

#sunset

a cold day ends---
dark smoke shoots out of chimneys 
sunset blush

#cold

January cold wind---
I warm up by
taking the subway

#airplane

cold and windy day---
a little girl pretends to be
an airplane

#home

away from home
for the first time---
a college kid keeps calling his mom

#blue

wearing multilayers
before going out---
January blue sky

1 January 2012

#blue

blue sky---
I need to buy a calendar
New Year's Day

#moon

New Year revelers raise
their Champaign glasses---
crescent moon tops the skyline

#sunset

Year's last sunset---
dark clouds crack long enough
to show it

#River

East River New Year's Eve---
some one dropped a basketball
in the waters

#Iraq

present day Iraq---
all our invasion did
was a dictator change

#Salsa

New Year's Eve---
a Salsa studio is
having a party

#sunrise

the Year's last sunrise---
a blue
sky

#parrot

end of the year---
a parrot keeps saying
no more smoking

#cruise

tourists cruise Times Square---
tomorrow is
New Year's Eve

#moon

he raises his coat collar
to stay warm---
December crescent moon

#influence

Winter cheer---
a driver is under influence
of his own hormones

#blue

late December blue sky---
a man says he's
off to Miami

#Winter

New York Winter---
some hibernate
others go to Florida

#medal

Winter sunlight---
an aging Olympic athlete
wears his gold medal

#blue

December blue sky---
a tulips market
has no whites

#tree

December rainy day---
New York Christmas tree
gets plenty of water

#better

Winter afternoon fog---
it's sure better
in the Bahamas

#banker

end of the year---
a Wall Street banker takes stock
of his stocks

#eat

Christmas leftovers---
birds and squirrels have
plenty to eat

#oil

as of Friday---
price per barrel of oil
is hundred and eight dollars

#day

day after Christmas---
now the real sales
start

#sunset

Christmas Day sunset---
gray clouds are
painted red

#Day

smiling faces---
a dove bears an olive branch
Christmas Day

#blue

blue sky---
a kid wraps his best friend present
Christmas Eve

#sunset

sunset---
Venus rises
Christmas cheer

#trees

leafless trees glow
in the sunlight---
tomorrow is Christmas Eve

#tree

Winter---
at the beach
in the shade of a palm tree


#clouds

last night rain clouds clear---
a Salvation Army truck
stops for a pick up

#bear

Winter---
a grizzly bear hibernates
with her cubs at her side

#gifts

December---
the best gifts are those
you can share with the giver

#Solstice

Winter Solstice---
too long and too cold
to stay up all night

#day

stormy day before Christmas---
instead of walking
I take the subway

#comedy

stand up comedy show---
the audience still awaits
the punch line

#fog

morning fog---
a tourist asks
where is Central Park

#women

army thugs disrobe and beat
women in Tahrir Square---
shame on you

#starts

December sunset---
Hanukkah
starts

#River

across the East River
the Upper East Side---
we've better view than them

#good S

it failed---there is always
something good
that comes out of the bad

#black

December---
at the black jack table
he card counts

#carousel

cloudy December morning---
a kid plays with
a toy carousel

#ho

Empire State Building lit
in green and red---
Santa Clause says ho ho ho

#sanctuary

Winter---
a bird sanctuary
is empty

#sunrise

December sunrise---
the window glass is
too cold to touch

#reefs

Gardens of the Queen---
pristine coral reefs
off the cost of Cuba

#sunset

Winter sunset---
I watch it with
the lights off

#blue

December blue sky---
a man proposes
to his fiancée

#blue

December blue sky---
a man goes to buy
potted poinsettias

#home

December---
a marine in Iraq
goes home for good

#blue

December blue sky---
some one is playing
the Waltz of the Snowflakes

#blue

December blue sky
I listen to the moonlight---
Beethoven birthday

#war

the shoot first
ask questions later war ends---
US exits Iraq

#River

East River Winter---
just the seagulls
and joggers

#trees

mid December---
Christmas trees on sale
block the sidewalks

#moon

incognito---
a day moon travels
behind clouds

#day

present day Greece---
being happy
is the best revenge

#River

East River anglers---
they toss their lines
then wait inside heated cars

#haiku story

they meet in Macy's ---
he asks her out
she says: "but I'm married"

#blue

mid December blue sky---
Santa Claus on his way
a day moon

#set

December---
a man wants a train set
for Christmas

#books

mid December---
college students hit
the books

#blue

blue sky---
contrails crisscross
a pattern on a Winter sweater

#River

East River cold December day---
the seagulls don't
seem to mind

#people

he's ignorant---
Gingrich says Palestinians are
'invented' people

#blue

December blue sky---
a man daydreams
of a one-horse open sleigh

#banana

holidays indigestion---
eat a
banana

#dust

out west---
dust storms passing over snow
cause a melt down

#sunset

December sunset---
people wait in line
to watch a basketball game

#blue

Saturday blue sky---
a blond is in the basement
doing laundry

#lost

New York City West Village---
after all these years
I still get lost there

#day

December nice day---
a Salvation Army soldier
rings his bell

#pomp

Christmas pomp---
a ladies' man
enters

#moon

I forget a curtain open---
December full moon
wakes me up

#sunset

a brass band plays
Jingle Bells---
full moon at sunset

#left

Occupy Wall Street---
all that's left of it
cops watching emptiness

#every

Times Square December---
every month of the year there
is a holiday

#blue

December blue sky---
a carriage horse
trots

#stormy

stormy December evening---
there are no rain checks
for the Nutcracker

#battery

a solar battery still empty----
second day of
a nor'easter

#date

going out on a date---
a man brushes
his teeth

#fog

morning fog---
man covers his window
with a poster of the skyline

#storm

a December rain storm---
the stores do worse
but the bars do better

#fog

afternoon dense fog---
a street magician uses
mirrors and no smoke

#box

a December shopping mall---
the bigger the box
the less the price

#day

a rainy day---
a retiree asks
but where is the meat

#hair

some leafless Autumn trees bud-
wish my hair
would do the same

#pigeons

New York pigeons---
like the rest of us nest
in flat covered surfaces

#fog

skyline dense fog---
only black smoke
is visible

#River

East River December Fourth---
it's still warm enough
to sit on a bench

#vote

Obama---
considering the alternatives
I'll still vote for him

#fog

morning fog---
blinking red lights
talk to each other

#cloudy

cloudy cold Autumn morning---
I can't find
the rice pudding

#moon

a day moon
turns on at sunset---
all night lights do that

#kiss

after a wedding---
I French-kiss
the maid of honor

#blue

December blue sky---
shoppers pack
Fifth Avenue sidewalks

#River

East River December---
joggers go uphill
against the wind

#sunset

December sunset---
plenty of red to go around
and eggnog

#wreath

December---
a wreath on the door
of a house of ill repute

#winds

you feel as if
this is hell---
California Santa Ana winds

#lit

Empire State Building
lit in red---
December First