Tuesday, May 01, 2012

#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

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