#cool
Winter skyline is cool---
as long as you're
sitting indoors
#camel
my New York apartment---
fitting a camel
in eye of a needle
#Winter
"our Winter of discontent"---
blue sky but
too windy to go out
#wind
a wind storm at sunrise January ends
#blue
the onion soup sky---
when will change
to blue sky
#forecast
the weather forecast
for New York---
is very perturbing
#animal
she says her mate becomes an animal in bed
#fog
Big Apple January end
morning fog---
worse than London Town
#sunset
rain after sunset---
it's not too hot
to handle
#joint
in a hamburger joint Muddy Waters
sings
#tree
overcast at sunrise---
brisk wind shakes a leafless tree
Winter waxes
#dogs
a Nor'easter---
people with dogs have
to take them out
#mix
stormy over the skyline---
low clouds, fog,
and smoke mix
#snow
snow shower---
flakes hang in the air
like mosquitos
#path
cross country skiing on a well trodden path
#fog
skyline morning fog---
a Winter storm is
on the way
#ball
Sunday night---
if you're alone
have a ball
#Cedar
Mount Lebanon Winter---
snow covered
Cedar trees
#sunrise
sunrise---
remnants of the snow fall
reminder of cold weather
#moon
Saturday night---
lovers out carousing look up
Winter full moon
#River
East River after a storm---
kids play
in the snow
#peace
wise as a Desert Father
and smart like Einstein---
to make peace not war
#plus
a plus for frigid Winter---
the murder rate goes down
in New York
#moon
January chill---
full moon shining
on a dusting of snow
#snowing
it's snowing in New York---
get out your skis
and go places
#fog
skyline fog---
I'm still thinking of
a Caribbean sunrise
#cell
single cell organisms---
they're more adaptive
than us
#Father
the Father,the Son,and the Holy Ghost
#index
New York City---
the wind chill index now is
two degrees Fahrenheit
#moon
late night I wake up craving
an English muffin---
full moon
#sunset
blue sky sunset---
a smoke column
gets a tint of pink
#cold
a cold Winter day---
I look at the world
from iced up windows
#ghost
Winter---
the ghost of hurricane Sandy
keeps showing up
#warm
Winter---I get up
from under warm covers
to make hot coffee
#garden
a bald man---
is trying to find his way
in a tropical garden
#Everest
a friend talks about
scaling Everest---
together
#frog
call a frog---
and tell it to jump
in a pond
#blue
blue sky---
but who cares
it's cold and windy Winter
#sunset
Winter sunset---
a pupil draws
a hexagon for homework
#journey
Obama's says
our journey not complete---
he's the captain
#blue
Winter blue sky---
a boy looks for some mud
to mess up his new boots
#females
Greenwich Village---
two females are out
on a date
#dawn
Winter dawn---
subway lights
are always on
#bible
Obama's second term---
starts with his hand
on Lincoln's bible
#doll
a kid plays
with a black doll---
Martin Luther King Day
#Day
Obama's second Inauguration-
is on Martin Luther King Day
#porter
a starless night I drink porter beer
#sunset
a Winter sunset with a flair
#windy
Winter windy day---
if cars were sail boats
they would capsize
#fav
my fav seat at the ballet first row aisle
#sunrise
sunrise---
a ray of light hits
my bathroom mirror
#peck
Saturday night---
she gives me just a peck
a half moon
#espresso
Starbucks triple espresso---
so bitter I lace it with
Jack Daniels
#rose
Saturday afternoon---
a man buys his friend
a rose
#lineage
lineage---
a US born person
views his family tree
#sunrise
blue sky sunrise---
commuters bundled up
wait for a bus
#sunset
a clear sky Winter sunset she smiles
#blue
Winter blue sky the sun is back
#Summer
the boys of the Summer---
waiting for their comeback
let's play ball
#sunrise
Winter sunrise---
I have fresh strawberries
for breakfast
#win
some want to win
any which way they can---
Lance Armstrong
#River
East River overcast Winter---
cold waters and brisk wind
gulls don't mind
#stone
all these names
carved in stone---
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
#sunrise
overcast Winter sunrise---
I pull the covers
and go back to sleep
#drop
long after the rain stopped---
a single drop is still
on my window
#tennis
it's Summer down under---
and tennis in the air
Australian Open
#water
today's rain storm---
it's just Earth's
recycled water
#errands
Winter rainy day---
glad to had done
all my errands yesterday
#heat
Manhattan---
if you can't stand the heat
get out of the kitchen
#hurricane
hurricane Sandy---
we are still recovering
from its aftermath
#grey
overcast Winter morning---
the subway is full
of grey wool jackets
#sunshine
sunshine---
we haven't had any for days
better luck tomorrow
#blush
Winter blush---
a woman buys her friend
red rose
#built
whom do you think
built Egypt's pyramids---
extraterrestrials
#fog
more morning fog---
I eat the boiled eggs whites
and discard the yellows
#ok
skyline low clouds---
the tops got to go
but the rest ok
#Viagra
Viagra---
they should invent
the counterpart for women
#oysters
raw oysters---
the best aphrodisiac
without a prescription
#fog
morning fog---
street graffiti loses
its zip
#River
East River Winter fog---
from here Manhattan looks
like a ghost town
#haiku
a Buddhist monk from Japan---
got the whole world
writing daily haiku
#fog
Winter morning fog---
turning on more lights
will not help
#rainy
a rainy day in New York---
play chess
indoors
#Elvis
a day without sunshine---
I play my Elvis
records
#change
climate change---
it's not all global warming
but also icy cooling
#songs
songs from the sixties---
if you still recall them
your brain is still sharp
#day
a nice January day waxes---
strangers become
friendly
#wind
going green---
New York State builds
more wind farms
#sunrise
blue sky Winter sunrise---
the flames of a fire place
warm a house
#Chelsea
Chelsea New York City---
Google covers it
with free WiFi
#albino
overcast day---an albino doesn't mind
#green
a green thumb is not all
it takes to plant---
add soil fertilizer
#dark
with my morning black coffee---
double dark chocolate
brownie
#sleeping
sleeping---
I don't need a lot of it
unless I am sick
#waves
Winter---
a beach bonfire party
and waves ten feet high
#blue
blue sky sunrise---
spilled water becomes ice
overnight
#bored
Winter Monday evening---
who's not
bored
#walk
if you walk fast in LA---
people will think
you're from NYC
#shoes
Winter---
sign on a window store
we clean Ugg boots
#oven
Winter morning---
long wait to buy a baguette hot
out of the oven
#solo
long distance solo walking---
it enables you to solve
your problems
#clouds
skyline low dark clouds---
old man Winter is
rethinking his game
#color
rainbow at sunset---
pick your favorite
color
#listens
Winter before dawn---
a man listens
to Vivaldi
#sunset
January Five sunset---
it's worth standing in the cold
to see it
#hair
Saturday night at the hair dresser-
it'll all be undone
tomorrow
#Winter
New York Winter waxes---
a travel agent has deals
to Brazil
#love
a principle of Christianity---
love your neighbor
as your self
#blue
January blue sky---
an Eskimo's huskies team
takes him for a ride
#madness
aurora borealis---it's Lapland madness
#fog
London town---
fog is so common
no one notices
#sour
overcast Winter morning---
I add sour mash
to my coffee
#bored
January subway---
every one is bored
and wants to go home
#chill
Winter icy chill---
the sun feels like another
incandescent bulb
#River
East River Winter---
seagulls congregate on
a fishermen wharf
