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


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