#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