Haiku By Fred Masarani

1 January 2012

2012-01-01T07:07:00.001-08:00

#blue

blue sky---
I need to buy a calendar
New Year's Day

#moon

New Year revelers raise
their Champaign glasses---
crescent moon tops the skyline

#sunset

Year's last sunset---
dark clouds crack long enough
to show it

#River

East River New Year's Eve---
some one dropped a basketball
in the waters

#Iraq

present day Iraq---
all our invasion did
was a dictator change

#Salsa

New Year's Eve---
a Salsa studio is
having a party

#sunrise

the Year's last sunrise---
a blue
sky

#parrot

end of the year---
a parrot keeps saying
no more smoking

#cruise

tourists cruise Times Square---
tomorrow is
New Year's Eve

#moon

he raises his coat collar
to stay warm---
December crescent moon

#influence

Winter cheer---
a driver is under influence
of his own hormones

#blue

late December blue sky---
a man says he's
off to Miami

#Winter

New York Winter---
some hibernate
others go to Florida

#medal

Winter sunlight---
an aging Olympic athlete
wears his gold medal

#blue

December blue sky---
a tulips market
has no whites

#tree

December rainy day---
New York Christmas tree
gets plenty of water

#better

Winter afternoon fog---
it's sure better
in the Bahamas

#banker

end of the year---
a Wall Street banker takes stock
of his stocks

#eat

Christmas leftovers---
birds and squirrels have
plenty to eat

#oil

as of Friday---
price per barrel of oil
is hundred and eight dollars

#day

day after Christmas---
now the real sales
start

#sunset

Christmas Day sunset---
gray clouds are
painted red

#Day

smiling faces---
a dove bears an olive branch
Christmas Day

#blue

blue sky---
a kid wraps his best friend present
Christmas Eve

#sunset

sunset---
Venus rises
Christmas cheer

#trees

leafless trees glow
in the sunlight---
tomorrow is Christmas Eve

#tree

Winter---
at the beach
in the shade of a palm tree

#clouds

last night rain clouds clear---
a Salvation Army truck
stops for a pick up

#bear

Winter---
a grizzly bear hibernates
with her cubs at her side

#gifts

December---
the best gifts are those
you can share with the giver

#Solstice

Winter Solstice---
too long and too cold
to stay up all night

#day

stormy day before Christmas---
instead of walking
I take the subway

#comedy

stand up comedy show---
the audience still awaits
the punch line

#fog

morning fog---
a tourist asks
where is Central Park

#women

army thugs disrobe and beat
women in Tahrir Square---
shame on you

#starts

December sunset---
Hanukkah
starts

#River

across the East River
the Upper East Side---
we've better view than them

#good S

it failed---there is always
something good
that comes out of the bad

#black

December---
at the black jack table
he card counts

#carousel

cloudy December morning---
a kid plays with
a toy carousel

#ho

Empire State Building lit
in green and red---
Santa Clause says ho ho ho

#sanctuary

Winter---
a bird sanctuary
is empty

#sunrise

December sunrise---
the window glass is
too cold to touch

#reefs

Gardens of the Queen---
pristine coral reefs
off the cost of Cuba

#sunset

Winter sunset---
I watch it with
the lights off

#blue

December blue sky---
a man proposes
to his fiancée

#blue

December blue sky---
a man goes to buy
potted poinsettias

#home

December---
a marine in Iraq
goes home for good

#blue

December blue sky---
some one is playing
the Waltz of the Snowflakes

#blue

December blue sky
I listen to the moonlight---
Beethoven birthday

#war

the shoot first
ask questions later war ends---
US exits Iraq

#River

East River Winter---
just the seagulls
and joggers

#trees

mid December---
Christmas trees on sale
block the sidewalks

#moon

incognito---
a day moon travels
behind clouds

#day

present day Greece---
being happy
is the best revenge

#River

East River anglers---
they toss their lines
then wait inside heated cars

#haiku story

they meet in Macy's ---
he asks her out
she says: "but I'm married"

#blue

mid December blue sky---
Santa Claus on his way
a day moon

#set

December---
a man wants a train set
for Christmas

#books

mid December---
college students hit
the books

#blue

blue sky---
contrails crisscross
a pattern on a Winter sweater

#River

East River cold December day---
the seagulls don't
seem to mind

#people

he's ignorant---
Gingrich says Palestinians are
'invented' people

#blue

December blue sky---
a man daydreams
of a one-horse open sleigh

#banana

holidays indigestion---
eat a
banana

#dust

out west---
dust storms passing over snow
cause a melt down

#sunset

December sunset---
people wait in line
to watch a basketball game

#blue

Saturday blue sky---
a blond is in the basement
doing laundry

#lost

New York City West Village---
after all these years
I still get lost there

#day

December nice day---
a Salvation Army soldier
rings his bell

#pomp

Christmas pomp---
a ladies' man
enters

#moon

I forget a curtain open---
December full moon
wakes me up

#sunset

a brass band plays
Jingle Bells---
full moon at sunset

#left

Occupy Wall Street---
all that's left of it
cops watching emptiness

#every

Times Square December---
every month of the year there
is a holiday

#blue

December blue sky---
a carriage horse
trots

#stormy

stormy December evening---
there are no rain checks
for the Nutcracker

#battery

a solar battery still empty----
second day of
a nor'easter

#date

going out on a date---
a man brushes
his teeth

#fog

morning fog---
man covers his window
with a poster of the skyline

#storm

a December rain storm---
the stores do worse
but the bars do better

#fog

afternoon dense fog---
a street magician uses
mirrors and no smoke

#box

a December shopping mall---
the bigger the box
the less the price

#day

a rainy day---
a retiree asks
but where is the meat

#hair

some leafless Autumn trees bud-
wish my hair
would do the same

#pigeons

New York pigeons---
like the rest of us nest
in flat covered surfaces

#fog

skyline dense fog---
only black smoke
is visible

#River

East River December Fourth---
it's still warm enough
to sit on a bench

#vote

Obama---
considering the alternatives
I'll still vote for him

#fog

morning fog---
blinking red lights
talk to each other

#cloudy

cloudy cold Autumn morning---
I can't find
the rice pudding

#moon

a day moon
turns on at sunset---
all night lights do that

#kiss

after a wedding---
I French-kiss
the maid of honor

#blue

December blue sky---
shoppers pack
Fifth Avenue sidewalks

#River

East River December---
joggers go uphill
against the wind

#sunset

December sunset---
plenty of red to go around
and eggnog

#wreath

December---
a wreath on the door
of a house of ill repute

#winds

you feel as if
this is hell---
California Santa Ana winds

#lit

Empire State Building
lit in red---
December First

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#sunrise

sunrise---
shoes at the entrance
of the prayer room of a mosque

#blue

I dig up my
heavy sweaters---
December First blue sky

#sunrise

a jogger wears
a sweatsuit and gloves---
November last sunrise

#mist

November mist---
for a better odor
visit the perfumes section

#clouds 5/7/5

morning low dark clouds---
a woman dressed in purple
wants to know my sign

#clouds

morning dark clouds---
a woman asks me
what is my sign

#River

East River sunset---
a black swan
waits

#like

a pas de deux---
it is obvious
she does not like him

#ball

Christmas decor---
a front porch Santa has
a tennis ball for a nose

#River

East River Thanksgiving---
leafless trees and
algae covered black rocks

#blue

late November blue sky---
a sale on
HDTV's

#organ

late November---
the sound of an organ
as I pass an old church

#sale

late November sunshine---
potted poinsettias
on sale

#sunset

sunset---
I look up orange streaks all over
Thanksgiving weekend

#blue

blue sky---
a man belches
Thanksgiving leftovers

#sunrise

Black Friday sunrise---
the cheap stuff by now
sold out

#River

East River Thanksgiving Day---
so many out working off
the turkey

#blue

blue sky---
plenty of room for the balloons
of Thanksgiving Parade

#sunrise

sunrise---
the smell of roast
Thanksgiving Day

#lit

Empire State Building lit
red and orange---
Thanksgiving is tomorrow

#cook

late November---
his wife says he can't even
cook an omelet

#fog

morning fog---
a man says he's just arrived
from London

#fog

evening fog---
a theatre still has tickets
for a partial view

#war

ball games that mimic war---
at times play stops
and fighting erupts

#train

overcast morning---
a toy train passes
through a tunnel

#dots

the skyline---
little dots of lights
where real people live

#work

late November---
a Santa Claus
goes to work

#River

East River late November---
grey sky and waters
a tanker sails by

#town

Manhattan China town---
going to a foreign land
in the subway

#blue

Manhattan blue sky---
you can only see it
one piece at a time

#tennis

Saturday morning---
a tennis player waits
for his mate

#blue

late November blue sky---
Indians send
a smoke message

#times

hard times---
for many their holidays cheer
is a pretense

#blue

November blue sky---
a man dives
for wild oysters

#plum

kid asks who's the
sugar plum fairy---
Nutcracker opens tomorrow

#gumbo

the torrential rain stopped---
I crave a gumbo
for lunch

#overcast

overcast sky---
a yellow submarine
surfaces

#lib

lib ed---
it costs a lot to talk all night long
but it's worth it

#turkey

a November tree is oven red---
going to buy
a turkey

#fog

afternoon fog---
a man keeps walking
and saying excuse me

#pigeons

as she feeds the pigeons---
watch out as you pass under
power lines

#rain

mid November rain storm---
nothing needs plenty water
but the car wash

#name

Facebook wants your real name-
a rose by any other name
still a rose

#occupy

occupy Wall Street is outed---
if you can't beat 'em
join 'em

#cloudy

cloudy morning---
a man munches on
a powdered donut

#pain

flashbacks---
the pain of adults who were
molested by their teachers

#cloudy

November cloudy sky---
a woman wears cherry red
high heels

#Thirteenth

November the Thirteenth---
a man doodling keeps
drawing a rabbit foot

#like

the windows of a vet---
dogs and cats look like us
when they're sick

#sunrise

can't get enough worship
of the lovelorn---
full moon at sunrise

#sunset

Saturday sunset---
a kissed bride
blushes

#blue

Saturday blue sky---
the kids soccer game
is still scoreless

#pale

afternoon smog---
I go indoors to see
a whiter shade of pale

#moon

still out trying to score---
November full moon
at sunrise

#leaves

fallen Autumn leaves---
rounded up and sent
to incinerators

#Day

blue sky---
a mourning dove calls---
Veterans Day

#11

11/11/11---
the next time
you'll be dead

#counter

Japan's hand held
device of choice---
is now a Geiger counter

#Casablanca the movie

"of all the gin joints---
she walks
into mine."

#fog

morning dense fog---
football coach Joe Paterno
is fired

#River

East River November---
a plastic bag on a tree
refuses to fall

#haze

morning haze---
a carriage horse wears
blinders

#moon

needs company
on a cold night---
full moon close to Venus

#still

a triple whammy
quake tsunami radiation leak---
and still clicking

#Day

Empire State Building lit
in red white and blue---
Elections Day

#fact

past Sci Fi is future fact---
NASA to land astronauts
on Mars

#beat

the one who beat Ali---
Joe Frazier
dies

#blue

morning blue sky---
a man driving to work
has a flat

#River

East River balmy Fall day---
the playground is full
of screaming kids

#winners

an OTB office---
a man checks discarded tickets
for winners

#blue

morning blue sky---
a guard goes to his job
in a jail

#moon

after all the pumpkins are gone-
a setting November
full moon

#River

East River November---
the ice-cream truck
is still here

#faith

God tests the faith of Abraham---
the Muslim Feast
of Sacrifice

#blue

blue sky---
a scholar reads
the Dead Sea Scrolls

#blue

New York blue sky---
runners take off their sweatsuits
to run the marathon

#tangent

Geometry board
tangent to a curve---
moon and contrail in a blue sky

#spider

my website is down---
I watch a spider
working on its

#blue

morning blue sky---
a photographer runs out
of film

#sunrise

as I look west
glass of windows on fire---
sunrise

#people

all these lonely people---
where do they
come from

#River

East River November---
choppy waters and hobbling wind
a boat floats

#blue

Friday blue sky---
a woman wearing the hijab
looks up

#Egyptian

the First Egyptian Revolution---
Nasser topples
King Farouk

#clouds

morning clouds---
a woman knits a sweater
November

#sunset

sunset---
a man says his phone solar battery
is now fully charged

#shift

end of her shift---
a waitress goes
into a jacuzzi

#blue

November blue sky---
a dog pisses
on yellow leaves

#tents

Occupy Wall Street---
color of their tents blue
like that of cops cars

#moon

as the nights get longer---
a day moon becomes night moon
at sunset

#blue

morning blue sky---
a man takes off the wrapper
a dark chocolate bar

#moon

Alchemy---
a day moon changes to night moon
at sunset

#River

East River November
bright sun shines on yellow leaves-
brisk wind

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#blue

blue sky---
all the bad vibes pass
November First

#sunset

October sunset---
not all yesterday's snow
melts

#well

there has not been any
for a while---the well
of wiki leaks dries up

#blue

October blue sky---
snow covers
the roofs

#trees

an October snow storm
fells many trees---
with leaves still on

#tents

October snow storm---
Occupy Wall Street members
stay inside their tents

#shower

October afternoon---
a sudden snow shower
of goblins

#cemetery

the cemetery on
an Autumn stormy day---
no one cares

#snow

snow on the way
and it's not even Halloween yet---
spooky

#liberty

will it still light up---
miss liberty to close
for renovation

#birds

October cool---
snow birds book travel
to Florida

#fan

October cools---
I buy a fan
that heats the air

#blue

cold October blue sky---
a barber has a special
on head shaves

#floods

floods in Bangkok---
and they ask the PM
if she's crying

#fog

evening fog---
the taller the building
the more it's decapitated

#stormy

a stormy day---
I go into an Irish pub
and have a Guinness

#wars

civil wars---
they rarely end
after the fighting stops

#far

late October nor'easter---
you can't see far 'cause
too many ghosts

#sunset

October beach sunset---
a red Ferrari
speeds by

#cloudy

cloudy October---
screams heard from a house
as I pass by

#kids

Afghan kids---
when they see GI's
they ask them for pens

#spirit

October contrail at sunset---
a man says that's
a spirit

#new

Qaddafi dead---
Libya's new
beginning

#blue

October morning blue sky---
all the ghosts gone
hiding

#sunrise

October sunrise---
Venus sets above
the skyline

#River

East River Autumn---
the seagulls skim
the water for fish

#horse

the eaters of horse meat---
they've never been close
to a live horse ever

#witch

last week of October---
a witch prepares
her concoction

#dawn

dawn---
a cat walks back
home

#blue

blue sky---
a yellow cab passes
with its empty trunk open

#sentry

nice October Sunday---
an embassy sentry
goes out of his box

#blue

Sunday blue sky---
as I wait for
a football game to start

#cigar

overcast Sunday morning---
the smell of
cigar smoke

#sunset

Saturday sunset---
a redhead asks me
if I have a light

#apple

Steve Jobs bio---
I read while biting
an Autumn apple

#cloud

old laptop---
I back up my data
to the cloud

#blue

October blue sky---
a man hunts for mushrooms
in the park

#chill

I wear my leather jacket---
Autumn invigorating
cold chill

#lunch

lunch time---
a concrete city park
with a waterfall

#safari

clouds of various shapes---
a man goes on a safari
in his mind

#next

Gaddafi is dead---
but what is
next

#sunset

October clouds at sunset---
the scent of baking
pumpkin pie

#blue

October morning blue sky---
a woman in black
sneers

#fog

October evening fog---
the sound of steps
behind me

#frog

morning rain---
a frog goes back
into the pond

#fog

October morning fog---
ghosts come out
of chimneys

#sunset

October sunset---
she buys
black tulips

#house

an abandoned house---
the sound of slamming a door
October

#legs

nice October night---
dancers' legs
entwine

#dusk

dusk---
a kid wants to play
more hide and seek

#moon

an old man shaves---
a setting
day moon

#blue

blue sky---
the subway is crowded
with people going to work

#rings

my door bell rings
but no one is there---
October

#bull

bull riding---
it's a matter of how long
it takes the bull to win

#River

East River October---
many bank anglers
mostly blue fish

#blue

Autumn blue sky---
a man goes into
an outdoors jacuzzi

#blue

blue sky---
a man empties his pockets
Autumn day moon

#sunset

the sun starts to set
away from my kitchen---
Winter is coming

#blue

October blue sky---
but for a ghost
a day moon

#moon

plays hide and seek---
a day moon goes
behind clouds

#moon

it's witchcraft---
October moon
at sunrise

#elephants

Thailand Monsoon season---
the elephants are
hungry

#lilacs

front porch---
their Halloween characters
are behind a sea of lilacs

#cat

a lost cat ad---
they know how to find
a better deal

#bird

my network is down---
a bird sings
on top of a cell tower

#bald

early morning---
a bald man cracks
a soft boiled egg

#fog

morning fog---
a witch shrieks
mid October

#Occupy

Occupy Wall Street---
a cop's horse
shits

#fog

evening dense fog---
a couple
hold hands

#fog

morning fog---
the skyline covered with spider webs
mid October

#fog

afternoon fog---
the day's news
in HD

#shorts

bewitched---
some men still wear shorts
mid October

#movie

the charm of innocence---
a man watches
an Audrey Hepburn movie

#beat

Topeka, Kansas---
it's now legal
to beat your wife

#timers

Times Square old timers---
can get lost walking
in the middle of the street

#cloudy

cloudy sky---
an economist predicts
no growth

#route

I discover the shortest
route to pizza---
Columbus Day

#Day

a ship goes to India
through the Panama Canal---
Columbus Day

#blue

blue sky---
a nanny has
the day off

#moon

a witch takes out her broom-
October
full moon

#good

more Indian Summer---
some men don't look good
shirtless

#race

the race---
all the elephants are too old
to beat the lead donkey

#blue

blue sky---
a jet airplane
keeps on rising

#sunset

contrails at sunset---
a man says he can smell
the smoke of hemp

#River

East River October---
strong surf whips its banks
a rat comes out to look

#Indian

Indian Summer day---
it took till the afternoon
for it to sink in

#Poker

blue sky---
a Poker player loses
his shirt

#blue

blue sky---
Jews fast
Yom Kippur

#Day

Empire State Building lit
green, white, and red---
Columbus Day weekend starts

#wins

October---
a Yemeni woman wins
the Noble Peace Prize

#beauty

beauty is limitless---
morning
blue sky

#blue

October morning blue sky---
all the ghosts have
gone to sleep

#sunrise

sunrise---
a black poodle
is out for a walk

#sunset

October sunset---
no purple leaves
yet

#started

Oktoberfest---
I thought it
just started

#bar

Autumn---
I find a shortcut
to my favorite bar

#blue

October blue sky---
a scarecrow wears
sunglasses

#about

I find out about it
on my iPhone---
Steve Jobs dies

#sunset

October cloudless sunset---
a witch closes
the curtains

#shelter

aimlessly I walk---
I pass a stray dogs
shelter

#blue

morning blue sky---
a man draws the bed sheet
over his head

#dawn

Autumn dawn---
Venus above
the skyline

#sunset

October blue sky
at sunset---
a witch is enraged

#moth

late night---
I open a window
a moth brushes against my cheek

#expands

Assad expands---
his goons attack activists
in the US

#dawn

dawn---
Spain's Duchess of Alba
will remarry

#chill

finally a skyline
clear night---
October chill

#sunset

stormy dark clouds---
pink through a crack
in the horizon

#seagull

October over cast sky---
a seagull stays
low

#peacock

early morning---
a peacock displays
its tail

#sunrise

October sunrise---
cotton candy
clouds

#warming

storm clouds suddenly clear-
a couple argue about
global warming

#River

East River October still waters-
an oil tanker makes
its own waves

#cake

let 'em eat cake---
cuffed for protesting
the avarice of Wall Street

#alone

Sunday morning---
a man at the office working
alone

#blue

blue sky---
the Sunday Times protrudes
from a mailbox

#night

Saturday night---
it's still warm enough
to wait out in line

#lips

Saturday---
I drink Schaefer beer
the sweet redness of her lips

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#Iraq

a man has a nightmare---
the "Shock and Awe"
invasion of Iraq

#clouds

skyline low clouds---
the outline of
a Himalayan village

#smell

Autumn cleaning---
it now smells of chemicals
instead of bacteria

#circles

as the Earth circles the Sun---
each day is the start and end
of a year

#blue

blue sky---
a kid says he can't
find his homework

#gaze

a lover's gaze---
the skyline
seduces

#kiss

the rain stops
the sun comes out---
a couple kiss

#smoke

afternoon dark clouds---
a smoke shop has a special
on nicotine gum

#ends

a man tries to think
of something to say---
September ends

#sunshine

Autumn sunshine---
a swarm of flies over
street spilled garbage

#low

evening low clouds---
the Empire State Building
loses its prick

#fog

afternoon fog---
a smilie face is
turned upside down

#year

Rosh Hashanah---
Jews will celebrate
their new year

#fog

morning fog and rain---
a school kid is happy
to be in class

#car

Saudi Arabia---
sentenced to ten lashes
for driving a car

#sunset

fog at sunset---
a man orders
a pepperoni pizza

#dead

there's no meaning to dead end
other than dead end

#Park

Astoria Park---
the sound of walking
on dead leaves

#harvest

a mother says:
"you always harvest what you sow"-
September

#fog

morning fog---
a man keeps re-cleaning
his eyeglasses

#sunset

Autumn sunset---
a store has no more
pumpkins

#slope

a downhill skier
looks at a bare slope---
September

#clown

early morning---
a circus clown
sleeps

#blue

blue sky---
an ambulance is stuck
in the morning traffic

#women

Saudi Arabia grants
women right to vote---
but still they can't drive

#food

street food---
grass grows in cracks of sidewalks
sparrows love it

#River

East River Autumn---
a duck swimming downstream
keeps whirling

#flowers

next to the sunflowers---
pumpkins are
on sale

#blue

blue sky---
a little girl drops
her rag doll

#sunshine

the storm clouds start
to recede---
sunshine in the horizon

#moon

a kid asks his dad
where did it come from---
the moon

#dawn

dawn---
a flashing yellow
traffic light

#talks

the Mideast talks---
Arabs and Israelis talk
a lot

#storm

an Autumn rain storm---
it's romantic
if you're indoors

#Day

First Day of Autumn---
everyone carries
an umbrella

#light

there's something that's
faster than light: neutrinos---
dump your physics books

#sunset

overcast day---
enough pink to know
the sun has set

#day

overcast day
the subway has more
pizzazz than the street

#fog

morning fog---
a couple kiss at the top
of the Empire State Building

#swings

Feast of San Gennaro---
Little Italy swings
in-spite of the rain

#cloudy

cloudy days---
they make loneliness
coarser

#fog

morning fog---
a pencil sketch needs
sharper lines

#whatever

the "don't ask, don't tell"---
is now
whatever

#smell

I crack a window
to get some fresh air---
I get more smell of cooking

#beach

a parked car has
its windows steamed---
a rainy beach day

#cloudy

cloudy sky---
a man has egg whites
for breakfast

#sunset

sunset---
a ballet dancer starts
to warm up

#River

East River---
so many bridges now
hence, no more ferries

#roof

under the same roof---
a dog and a cat decide
to coexist

#blue

morning blue sky---
nothing is left of last night
blueberry pie

#River

East River brisk bright
September Sunday---
cotton puffs clouds

#chant

Children chant---
an Ukrainian church
has a street festival

#moon

a man says he does not
believe in spirits---
a day moon

#blue

Sunday blue sky---
a Muslim woman readjusts
her head scarf

#sunset

Saturday sunset---
a hair dresser
works faster

#train

Saturday morning---
rabbits on the tracks
a train blows its horn

#sunrise

September sunrise---
a leaf falls off
a tree

#look

Autumn nears---
I look for
a sweater

#chill

sudden September chill---
I drink
my coffee hot

#moon

morning day moon---
just the snow cap
of a mountain

#blue

morning blue sky---
a man looks
at lilacs

#sunset

at the end of a rainy day---
the horizon clears
at sunset

#shower

September shower---
no one takes
notice

#week

New York fashion week---
the audience also
dresses up

#moon

sunrise---
a man bites into a biscuit
waning moon

#deal

Mideast deal---
Israelis will not yield
'cause Obama seeks second term

#sunset

the glow of gold---
the sun sets behind
City Bank headquarters

#clouds

afternoon dark clouds---
a man puffs
on his pipe

#asphalt

gang kids---
making an asphalt park into
an asphalt jungle

#dawn

dawn---
the skyline lights turn off
a September full moon

#River

East River mid September---
only the ice-cream truck
is missing

#men

attention men---
the more caring you are
the less your sex drive*

*ref: NYT 9/13/2011

#blue

blue sky---
a cards player thinks
it's his lucky day

#sunrise

sunrise---
a night moon changes
to a day moon

#moon

Empire State Building
lit in blue---
September full moon

#lost

the US Open
men's final---
Nadal lost

#age

age does not matter---
Doris Day has
a new album

#says

day after---when a president says
we don't torture
he should mean it

#blue

morning blue sky---
a bakery is out of
powdered donuts

#moon

a student does another
all nighter---
a setting moon at sunrise

#ends

overcast sky at sunset---
September the Eleventh
ends

#ring

waiting for him she stares
at her engagement ring---
Nine-Eleven

#marks

as we mark Nine-Eleven---
Japan marks six months
since Three-Eleven

#moon

Nine-Eleven---
the night watchman acts jittery
a full moon

#won

US Open---
Nadal versus Murray:
they both won

#sunset

sun peaks through holes
in the clouds as it sets---
a kid holds a rag doll

#dark

blue sky---
an astronomer looks
for dark matter

#moon

it's still too early
for pumpkins---
a setting full moon

#sunset

late Summer---
the sun sets behind
the chimneys of a power plant

#jobs

Obama's jobs creation speech---
without jobs
he might lose his job

#life

city life---
strangers will get to know you
without speaking with you

#blue

as an old lady sweeps
dead leaves---blue sky appears
from behind dark clouds

#fly

the fans are on---
a fly keeps walking
the floors

#River

East River Summer---
the tennis players think
it's the US Open

#storm

after the storm---
an old lady feeds
the pigeons

#clouds

a morning of dark clouds---
I hurry to go
into the subway

#fog

the storm fog
still covers the top floors---
just CEO's are affected

#class

math class---
a student flashes back
to his Summer vacation

#fog

morning fog---
a dog walks
its owner

#visit

they all want to visit
the Big Apple---
remnants of storm Lee pass through

#for

punctuation---
is not for writing:
it's for speaking

#birds

a nor'easter---
birds do fly in the rain:
if they have to

#fog

a college town---
the fog adds
to the confusion of new students

#school

for the first day
of the school year---
a new rain storm

#ends

a walk at sunset---
garbage bags line the streets
Labor Day ends

#well

the US Open on Labor Day---
tennis players
are well paid

#Day

Labor Day---
the politicians continue their
mundane blabbering

#poodle

a Summer picnic---
a poodle has the hots
for another

#PM

new PM in Japan---
may be they should choose
a woman for a change

#sunset

dark clouds at sunset---
the US Open lights
brighten up

#horses

when horses ran the bus system---
time on the job:
dead in four years

#Spring

they're having their own Spring---
Israelis protest economic
hard times

#Games

the Olympic Games---
I'm still bitter about
losing to London

#vote

UN vote on
Palestinian statehood---
US will lose by winning

#Day

this Labor Day Weekend---
just say
yes we can

#sunrise

cloudy sky at sunrise---
I put sugar
on my grapefruit

#starts

Empire State Building
lit in red, white, and blue---
Labor Day Weekend starts

#robots

unemployment---
robots replace
people

#River

East River choppy waters---
just a seagull to view:
late Summer

2 September 2011

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#work

on his way to work---
a man draws plans
for his Labor Day Weekend

#blue

blue sky---
a couple argue
about money

#moon

its battery is weak---
crescent moon sets
behind the skyline

#sunset

September sunset---
a clown finishes putting on
make up

#store

a grocery store
with narrow isles---
frottage is not allowed

#exist

a query---
do Marxists
still exist?

#chef

an Uptown Sushi bar---
the chef says
he's Chinese

#rebel

when will the World rebel---
at how many Assad felled
the night before?

#blue

blue sky---
a back to school sale
September First

#lunch

Wall Street power lunch---
they drink it
the food is just an excuse

#blue

August blue sky---
a man covers his head
with today's Times

#green

a Muslim holiday---
the Empire State Building
lit in green

#end

Muslims celebrate
end of Ramadan---
kids parade in new clothes

#blue

blue sky---
a man takes his dirty clothes
to the dry cleaner

#start

he was there from the start---
David Honeyboy Edwards
dies

#lights

after the hurricane---
the skyline lights
burn bright

#River

East River aft an earthquake
and a hurricane---
as if nothing passed

#nature

when nature doesn't nurture nature-
Hurricane Irene felled
many trees

#blue

blue sky---
the subway is full
of smiling faces

#sunset

sunset---
the clean up
after a hurricane

#gone

cold air chases the hot---
Irene is
gone

#pigeons

pigeons are flying again---
Irene downgraded
to tropical storm

#like

morning---
Irene continues its onslaught
and I like it

#hair

on a wall in Tripoli---
"where's the guy
with crazy hair?"

#Irene

"good bye Irene
good bye Irene---
I'll see you in my dreams"

#flies

a hurricane---
the flies think
my kitchen is a storm shelter

#stop

New York screeches to a stop---
the dead quiet before
a hurricane

#surfers

New Jersey shore surfers stay
as the waves get bigger---
Irene

#because

looking at pictures
of a Playboy centerfold---
just because

#fog

fog at sunrise---
the overture to
hurricane Irene

#doing

hurricane Irene---
is it La Nina
doing?

#hurricane

shopping for the hurricane---
Yahrzeit Memorial Candles
are on sale

#watch

a hurricane watch---
a fly acts
agitated

#sunset

sunset blue and red clouds draw
a map of a costal line---
Irene nears

#flies

an August shower---
a floatplane
flies over

#secondhand

secondhand smoke
in a clinic restroom---
that's sick

#black

late August morning---
the sun shines on
a black garbage bag

#land

Sioux vs the Feds---
money and no land
or land and no money

#gone

after he's gone---
will Libya's rebels be able
to agree?

#Labyrinth

Jorge Luis Borges Labyrinth---
only a blind man
could see it

#subway

the earth quake---
it felt the same
as riding the subway

#blue

blue sky---
like a fly on a window
a chopper stands

#have

a smokehouse---
but they don't have
okra

#sunset

August sunset---
I peel a baby
tangerine

#fight

the earthquake---
I thought Zeus and Hera
were having a fight

#privacy

privacy---
a man posts a picture
of his lower back

#blue

blue sky---
a back to school
sale

#Libya

Libya---
where the mistakes of Iraq
were corrected

#job

August---
an unemployed man
finds a job

#blue

August blue sky---
a cool breeze makes it feel
bluer

#Jets

the Jets preseason opener---
in the poring
rain

#rebels

"We are coming for you, frizz-head..."
Libyan rebels enter
Tripoli

#firefly

more of August thunder 'n lightning---
I watch
a firefly

#smile

I go and buy her flowers---
finally
she smiles

#Sunday

late August Sunday morning---
the HD is
not on

#sunset

Summer Saturday sunset---
a blond wears
a black dress

#cross

Queens Boulevard---
from one country to another
as you cross a street

#moon

a man tosses the ash
from his pipe---
a Summer day moon

#blue

Saturday blue sky---
a betting parlor floor
covered with tossed tickets

#radio

talk radio---
some are
poets

#sunrise

sunrise---
I turn off
the Tiffany lamp

#sunset

August thunder and lightning
at sunset---
kids like it better

#River

East River late August---
most of these skyscrapers
are empty

#noon

August noon---
construction workers talk
the economy

#bee

a Summer bee
can't make up its mind---
which rose

#light

the edge of the universe---
a ray of light has
no where to go

#go

Syria's Assad---
finally Obama says it:
he has to go

#windows

I close my windows---
August impersonates
October

#noon

August noon sun comes out---
I order
eggs Benedict

#bad

a bad haiku---
is someone else's
good haiku

#gray

August morning gray sky---
a man goes to the bank
to view his gold bars

#sunset

August sunset---
from the kitchen window
as I do the dishes

#kids

kids friendly restaurant---
a little girl goes to talk
to a toddler

#moon

the loneliness of
a mid August morning---
a day moon

#blue

mid August blue sky---
a tall ship folds
its sails

#an experimental haiku

1: she lies in bed +
1: he lies with her
time passes---
=3

#sunrise

sunrise---
a brass vase
glows

#sunset

Summer sunset---
a man says he squeezes his own
orange juice

#store

a seafood store---
they remind you
August has no "r"

#fog

Manhattan morning fog---
the taller you are
the less they'll notice you

#humor

promotion---
the obituary columnist
now writes humor

#above

overcast August---
the Empire State Building top
is above clouds

#sunset

end of a storm
sunset---
the silence

#lunch

August lunch hour---
the sparrows follow the pigeons
they follow the ants

#snow

aft a day of down pours---
how many feet of snow
were it a blizzard

#clouds

morning dark clouds---
steam rises as I pour
a cup of tea

#water

Summer---
Iran outlaws
water gun fights

#storm

skyline lights shine
on storm clouds
as they pass-August Sunday

#bicycle

Summer rain---
a man on a bicycle carries
an umbrella

#dancers

ballet dancers---
they are closet
contortionists

#fog

Sunday fog---
a preacher says
the devil works in hidden ways

#sale

a rainy day---
a man has a garage sale
on his umbrellas

#storm

Summer Sunday morning rain storm-
it sets you
daydreaming

#back

England is back---
just worrying
about soccer

#where

Summer tourists---
where's
the Empire State Building

#snow

Mount Rainier----
it's Summer but
the snow is still there

#sweet

first it's bitter
then sweet---
I taste Schaefer beer

#Thirteenth

Saturday August Thirteenth---
yesterday was still
an unlucky day

#dog

August waxes---
a dog follows
another dog

#blue

blue sky---
a man updates his Facebook status
with nothing on his mind

#happy

August Friday happy hour---
the bartenders have time
to listen

#space

morning subway---
I squeeze in the space
between two fat ladies

#blue

August blue sky---
a pacifist says
he has nothing to protest

#sunset

like a street lamp that's
about to turn on-
the sun sets aside buildings

#hour

August lunch hour---
there aren't enough still here
to gossip about

#daughters

my next door neighbor---
five daughters
and no sons

#blue

morning blue sky---
a dog barks
at a black cat

#markets

nothing wrong with the markets-
they still don't do
what we want them to do

#sushi

a sushi bar---
the better it looks
the worse it tastes

#River

East River August---
no sounds but the calls
of seagulls

#blue

Summer blue sky---
a kid has to tidy up
his room

#red

the end of an August stormy day-
just a red
wriggled line

#riots

London riots---
the only stores not looted
were bookstores

#rain

Summer heavy rain---
a fish truck
passes by

#tulips

August afternoon fog and rain---
the yellow tulips
look lovely

#night

Summer night---
a moth enters my bedroom
and doesn't want to leave

#curtain

the fortuneteller---
no doorstep no door no bell
just a beads curtain

#blue

August blue sky---
a foulmouthed man
is having a fit

#try

the stock market---
wait few minutes
and try again

#sunset

Summer sunset---
a kitten plays with
an empty Coors can

#topple

Syria's Assad:
his killing urge wraps---
will soon topple

#sunflower

August sun behind clouds---
a sunflower is
eye-catching

#haze

Manhattan August haze---
only the tourists
are still there

#is

Northern London---
is it becoming the UK's
Hama

#ballroom

Sunday afternoon ballroom---
a man can't decide
which one to ask

#back

sunshine in my kitchen---
a giant cockroach lies
on its back

#sleep

trying to write a haiku
about sleep---
I fall asleep

#rain

August Sunday morning rain---
it is invisible
but to few

#fog

Saturday fog at sunset---
the bartender cuts
more orange slices

#most

Summer grocery store---
most buy steak
and water

#Ball

Lucille Ball
her centenary today---
I love Lucy

#break

Summer---
a team of huskies are on break
till Winter

#Pearl

now they are old men---
victims of Pearl Harbor internment
speak out

#cloudy

morning clouds
a kid looks for seashells
on the beach

#August

August---
every one is gone
and the living is easy

#Wall

Wall street Summer---
still a red bow-tie
and a navy blue suit

#hot

hot Summer day---
a man stares at an empty
beer can

#cute

she's cute---
Thailand elects
a prime minister

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
here and there
orange windows

#tall

the view---
tall condos of Manhattan
look at those in Queens

#ice

a cup of chocolate Italian ice-
aft a hot Summer
walk

#boats

photo of a river---
a kid asks:
but where are the boats

#clouds

Summer clouds up---
a man shaves
his head

#freedom

yearning for freedom---
no despot survives
the anger of his people

#school

August First---
the back to school sales
start

#fog

afternoon fog---
an arrogant man still pretends
not see anyone

#trek

August night dream---
a trek in
a blizzard

#insect

Summer---
an unidentified insect
walks on my kitchen counter

#moon

crescent moon
over the skyline-
and a firefly

#baby

August---
the noon sun shines on
a bag of baby carrots

#blue

August morning blue sky---
a beachcomber finds
nothing

#money

D.B.Cooper---
the good old days when they did it
just for money

#First

August First---
is Ramadan First:
we all need patience

#bites

Manhattan in August---
even the cold ac
bites

#kid

a kid learns to walk:
by pushing her mom's
shopping cart

#gull

new immigrant---
a gray hooded gull
on Coney Island Beach

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#sunset

at day end---shaped like a serpent
a blue cloud with the sun as
it's eye

#phone

a woman on her phone
blocks my way---
then my phone rings

#River

East River July ends---
even the skate board slides
are not crowded

#thanks

Sunday brunch---
the maitre d' thanks me
for showing up early

#blue

blue sky---
a giant anteater
has breakfast

#sunset

Summer sunset blush---
that's when I open
my curtains

#what

Norway---
they are not diminished
by what happened

#ends

July ends---
a man broke:
wants to raise his debt limit

#birds

New York Summer---
too many birds
and not enough time

#blue

Summer blue sky---
a teakettle
whistles

#fire

sudden Summer downpour---
the sound of a fire
siren

#fog

evening fog---
the sound of
a sax player

#tree

Summer---
a bonsai tree sits
next to the doll's house

#day

a cloudy day lightens---
the Karmapa visits
New York

#sunset

late July sunset---
blueberries
on sale

#crumbs

Summer bread crumbs---
the pigeons try to scare
the sparrows away

#hot

Summer delirium---
my neighbor asks
why the hot water is cold

#chimes

the Altman Brothers New York
Concert for Hepatitis C---
it chimes

#close

Summer---
two men walk together so close:
they look like holding hands

#bark

July morning---
a dog barks at a cat
the cat ignores it

#blue

July morning blue sky---
a yogi
breathes

#news

the news from Norway---
I look up the temp
in Arizona

#daffodils

after a heat wave---
she dumps
the yellow daffodils

#smoke

morning low dark clouds---
smoke columns
connect

#sunset

the debt ceiling will rise---
clouds break
for the sunset

#fog

evening fog---
the steam room
is empty

#apple

Summer---
a man swings a lacrosse stick
under an apple tree

#Sun

Dear Summer Sun,
thank you for staying away-
come back soon

#indoors

July Times Square---
indoors it's cold enough
to be New Year's Eve

#hot

July---
the hot yoga class
meets outdoors

#man

New York City---
a man and a man go
to get married

#apple

Summer garden---
a couple share
an apple

#shower

Sunday Summer cloudy sky---
I wish for a
Spring shower

#sunset

heat wave sunset---
it looks cooler
than it is

#water

July heat waves---
I keep going
to Seven-Eleven for water

#Park

heat wave---
in Central Park Pond
ducks dive under water

#dog

heat wave---
a dog retrieves a frisbee
from a pond

#temp

heat wave---what was the temp in
Garden of Eden
for no clothes?

#walk

"like a flower bending in the breeze"-
I go to walk
in a heat wave

#second

second day of a heat wave---
Frank Sinatra
sings

#moon

a heat wave---
so many white shirts:
I look for a day moon

#blue

blue sky---
an open fire hydrant:
the heat wave waxes

#sunset

heat wave sunset---
like putting a penny
in an ironworks furnace

#sings

a heat wave---
Pavarotti
sings

#shy

strangers are less shy
on Facebook-
than in the subway

#snow

a heat wave---
just like a snow storm:
I stay home

#fabric

cotton---
the perfect for a heat wave
fabric

#haze

morning haze---
a carriage horse stays home:
heat wave on the way

#fog

July fog at sunset---
a clown prepares
to go on stage

#River

East River hot July---
the tennis players
murmur under their breaths

#wind

Arab Spring---
the wind of revolt sweeps
the relics of old despots

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat paces
back and forth

#whitewash

the hearing---
Murdoch's whitewash gets
whitewashed by a foam pie

#sunset

sunset---
a shinny penny outside
a nickel and dime store

#sun

hot July morning---
the sun shows off
what a star is good at

#station

packed hot subway station---
an empty train passes
without stopping

#lightning

Summer lightning---
the softness
of her cheeks

#snow

July---
a man is arrested
with snow in his pocket

#blue

July blue sky---
a man looks at
a Dead Sea Scroll

#bird

Summer waxes---
a bird pretends to be
a cicada

#sunset

Summer sunset---
as kids play their
shadows become longer

#blue

blue sky---
a man goes to buy
the Sunday New York Times

#sunset

Saturday July sunset---
a long wait till
it gets dark

#night

night time---
as I look for a lost key
she asks if need some company

#blue

blue sky---
a man looks for the other
of a pair of slippers

#sleeps

morning seaside---
the lighthouse
sleeps

#Day

Bastille Day---
French tourists visit
Miss Liberty

#What

"What's Going On?"---
I listen to
Marvin Gaye

#blue

morning blue sky---
writing haiku on
a Milky Way wrapper

#blue

morning blue sky---
beauty
but no beast

#sunset

July sunset---
clouds shaped like the animals
of a merry-go-round

#line

a line at a park water fountain-
two sparrows
ahead of me

#blue

July blue sky---
a cool breeze lifts
a plastic bag up in the air

#shower

a Summer shower before
you get home---
heavy downpour at sunset

#River

East River July---
it's cool enough
not to wear a shirt

#fly

Summer morning---
as I open my window
a fly leaves

#song

an approaching train
blocks the birds' song---
then the birds' tree itself

#blue

July blue sky---
the smell of
car exhausts

#blue

July blue sky---
a whale
surfaces

#seeks

are we alone or not---
NASA seeks
Mars

#scandal

what Murdoch needs right now-
is a British
sex scandal

#moon

the moon---
like the North Pole:
no one wants to live there

#haze

July morning haze---
an old man takes
off his eyeglasses

#sunset

heat wave sunset---
I wait
for the blush

#cool

July Sunday---
every one tells you
to stay cool

#blue

July blue sky---
hikers climb to the top
of a ski slope

#sunset

July sunset---
the redness of people
coming back from the beach

#listen

Summer Saturday afternoon
beer garden---
I pretend to listen

#blue

July blue sky---
I order Saganaki
for lunch

#free

they are free---
South Sudan becomes
the newest nation

#River

East River Carnival---
the Triboro bridge dwarfs
the Ferris Wheel

#haze

July morning haze---
the lifeguard keeps blowing
his whistle

#World

News of the World---
finally they got
Murdoch

#shower

Summer shower---
after just taking one
at home

#blue

July blue sky---
grass grows in cracks
of a shopping mall parking lot

#bear

hot July day---
a zoo polar bear
stays indoors

#Square

Union Square---
the ones who are reading
are also watching people

#figs

Summer figs---
you peel each and put it
in your mouth all at once-

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#blue

July blue sky---
a man remembers
last night fireworks

#sunset

July Fourth sunset---
fireworks but no
gun powder

#River

East River choppy waters---
the carving of barbecue:
July Fourth

#DSK

DSK---
I wonder what De Gaulle
would have thought of him

#looks

IN GOD WE TRUST---
an immigrant looks at
a dollar bill first time

#fog

July Fourth dense fog---
life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness

#fog

New York Harbor fog---
Miss Liberty is still
visible

#fog

fog and rain---
a driver asks how to get
to the Mid-Town Tunnel

#thunder

this morning thunder and lightening-
tomorrow's night:
July Fourth

#cloudy

July Third cloudy sky---
a man plays chess
with himself

#sunset

July---
I skip the sunset
and wait for the fireflies

#soul

Summer strawberries---
they always remind me
of soul kissing

#blue

July Second blue sky---
a man walks barefoot
on the beach

#flag

blue clouds at sunset---
an American flag
is lowered for the night

#travel

in time for July Fourth:
DSK free to go---
just the USA

#hair

afternoon white patchy clouds---
she shampoos
her hair

#blue

July First blue sky---
a man sits under
a Field Elm tree

#sunset

a frisbee veers into the waters---
June pink clouds
in the horizon

#weekend

July Fourth weekend---
a pigeon walks unbothered
on the street median

#blue

blue sky---
a man puts on sunscreen
June ends

#sunset

the more the sun sinks
the more a blimp rises---
Fourth of July nears

#River

East River end of June---
the swans
are back

#Pope

if you can't beat them join them---
the Pope now
tweets

#blue

morning blue sky---
a June breeze gives me
goosebumps

#new

the new IMF head
is still French---
but is a woman

#fly

Summer---
a fly informs me
of dirt places in my kitchen

#haze

morning haze---
my neighbor talks to me
in a whisper

#out

Wimbledon---
both Venus sisters
are out of it

#sunset

Summer sunset---
at last
the clouds open up

#learn

a soccer field---
kids learn how to shoot at the goal
with no goalie

#blue

June blue sky---
a glider
soars

#sunrise

Summer sunrise---
a black cat goes to hide
under a parked car

#paper

Origami New York convention---
it's all made
of paper

#sunset

June sunset---
the sun behind clouds
but the redness is still there

#River

East River late June---
the pool is open
but no one is swimming

#blue

Sunday blue sky---
the masts of sail boats
parked in the marina

#sunset

sunset---
she says she had enough
kiss-and-let's-go-guys

#haze

Manhattan afternoon haze---
gay people no more
have to hide

#night

Saturday night---
a gay bar admits
straight couples

#fog

morning fog---
a kid watches
a Popeye cartoon

#dancing

there's dancing in the streets---
New York legalizes
same sex marriage

#River

East River June fog---
only the pigeons
are here

#fog

Friday morning fog---
if you arrive late
you have an excuse

#sings

Paul Simon almost seventy---
he still sings
Mrs Robinson

#dark

afternoon low dark clouds---
the skyline goes
soft

#fog

dense fog---
a math teacher re-explains how
to clear parentheses

#fog

Summer morning fog---
a street sparrow does not
fly as I pass it

#fog

afternoon fog---
Jimi Hendrix
sings

#chess

the chess players in the park---
when
the rain comes

#sun

the sun comes out---
the forecast still says
rain

#cloudy

cloudy sky---
a smoker looks at
a new cigarette pack

#sunset

Summer Solstice sunset---
a gigolo takes
his time

#glass

Summer raspberries---
it feels like munching
on sour glass

#cat

Summer Solstice---
the cat has a long wait
till night time

#First

First Day of Summer---
morning cool breeze
as I open a window

#to

Syria's Assad---
it's time he retires:
to Iran

#store

grocery store---
a little kid in the shopping cart:
enjoys the ride

#blue

beach blue sky---
a fashion model forgets
to bring her swim suit

#blue

Sunday blue sky---
a father takes his kids
to a concert in the park

#Day

Father's Day---
the letter "l" in Google
is a yellow tie

#net

fisherman's net
put out to dry---the Queensboro
Bridge Sunday morning

#sunset

June---
as the sun sets
the ac gets cooler

#night

June Saturday night---
dads go out on the town
with their offspring

#sweat

June Thai cuisine
AC is high so that
the food will not make you sweat

#blue

blue sky---
a kid forgets where he hid
his marbles

#sunset

a stormy day---
the sun shows up just
before it sets

#fog

afternoon fog---
a kid can't find anyone
to play hide and seek

#far

the skyline from far---
near by cell towers like
dwarf skyscrapers

#thunder

thunder and lightening---
pigeons fly fast and low:
people hurry

#shower

June morning shower---
a jogger will need another
when he gets home

#resigns

Weiner resigns---
he does the correct thing
for a change

#visit

Central Park out-houses---
for a quarter a visit
you can't beat it

#River

East River cool June breeze---
the benchwarmers
stop talking

#sunrise

June sunrise---
a tanning oil billboard
turns off

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
like lava from the top
of a volcano

#blue

June blue sky---
Superman
shows up

#quote

a Rousseau quote:
man is born free---
but every where he's in chains

#blue

blue sky---
a beach kite
soars

#sunset

patchy clouds at sunset---
she puts cream
on her strawberries

#River

East River nice June day---
a bank rat comes out
to look around

#blue

partial blue sky---
a balding old man
rearranges his hair

#women

Saudi Arabia Gov
the Prophet freed women:
they shackle them

#feet

the Tony Awards---
it's all
in the feet

#it

lab created bacteria---
don't like it
change it

#dead

now Bin Laden is dead---
people talk of him as human:
not demon

#fire

Arizona fire jumps the state line-
New Mexicans fight back
with fire

#fog

Sunday morning fog---
a cigar smoker takes
a walk

#loses

the Belmont---
Animal Kingdom
loses

#night

Saturday night fog---
only when they talk
I notice

#fog

Saturday fog---
a golfer asks his caddie
where the ball landed

#dark

Manhattan low dark clouds---
more reason to feel
claustrophobic

#River

East River---
I missed its cool breeze
during recent heat wave

#about

Arab Spring---
it's about the rich few
and the shabby masses

#blue

morning blue sky---
a teacher loses
her cool

#Prince

Prince Philip at ninety---
his tongue as sharp
as ever

#shower

the heat wave---
thunder and lightening:
I go take a shower

#set

staying home waiting
for the sun to set---
June heat wave

#wave

workers on scaffolds
paint a building---
second day of a heat wave

#haze

morning haze---
I finally adjust
the tv picture

#sunset

heat wave sunset---
finally the rage
cools down

#wind

it's the wind---
fire burns Arizona
ponderosa pine trees

#heat

June heat wave---
an ice-cream truck
breaks down

#prowl

more politicos prowl---
congressman Weiner
obsessed with his wiener

#blue

blue sky---
many carry umbrellas:
a June heat wave

#sunset

sunset viewed from the kitchen---
it feels like
the sun is cooking my food

#cloudy

cloudy sky---
a special on egg-whites only
breakfasts

#moon

crescent moon---
some one took a bite
of the Big Apple

#sunset

the sun comes out from behind
clouds to set---
Apple launches icloud

#River

East River Summer green waters-
the bank algae is
doing real well

#operas

this Summer---
DSK trial will beat all
day time soap operas

#please

Obama---
please tell Syria's Assad
to stop killing his people

#blue

blue sky---
a kid gets a new
coloring book

#River

East River cool June Sunday---
kids run races
to win medals

#dogs

Sunday morning---
two dogs sniff each other
while their owners chat

#sunset

a dunk shot---
the sun sets into a crack
of the clouds

#times

hard times---
a man forgets his
pants pocket out

#moon

crescent moon---
he wants a lemon peel
in his espresso

#sunset

June sunset---
enough lemon juice
to make my whiskey sour

#beach

June cools down---
a beach lifeguard
acts bored

#blue

morning blue sky---
a baker cleans
his oven

#shoots

Second Amendment---
Arizonian guns down five
then shoots himself

#River

East River choppy waters---
a tennis player keeps
breaking his serve

#day

Summer breezy day---
plenty of visible
goose bumps

#blue

blue sky---
the park chess table
is empty

#sunrise

sunrise---
the granite of the skyline
lightens up

#sunset

a kid blows soap bubbles---
June
sunset

#watch

tornado watch for NYC---
there is no
basement here

#hot

hot day---
a lizard tries
to get closer

#kill

the henchmen of Assad---
now they torture and kill
little boys

#fog

morning fog---
I remember last
night dream