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