#swing

June playground---
little girl squeaks
the swing squeaks back

#pasta

Summer downpour---
she orders her pasta
al dente

#wish

Summer showers---
I wish
I had soap

#nice

the smell of fried onions
as a car passes---
nice climate change

#where

Fathers' day---
but where
are they

#sunrise

June sunrise walk---
the dog
sweats


#loud

June clear night---
outside a bodega
the Salsa is loud

#moon

hot June---
lonesome singing on the roof
a half moon

#fish

slow Summer afternoon---
the barmaid listens
to my big fish stories

#blue

June blue sky---
I go to buy
sunscreen for her

#yellow

June white lightning---
the lilacs
yellow

#few

fourth day of heat wave---
the fun part is
people wear fewer clothes

#beer

Summer lightning----
the barmaid has a special
on white beer

#cigar

heat wave---
the air too bad to breath
I go to a cigar bar

#showers

Sunday heat wave---
in afternoon showers
a drunk pisses

#cat

heat wave---
the cat has
a bad dream

#Brown

Big Brown bested---
a hedge fund
takes a write down

#haze

morning haze---
an exhibitionist keeps
the curtains closed

#toes

fresh Summer strawberries---
she keeps pointing
her toes

#run

too humid
morning run---
I cheat

#cream

hot June---
the banana cream pie
smells bad

#warmth

June overcast skies---
Mariachis band
warmth in the park

#more

June rain stopped---
a drunk waters some more
the lilacs

#brick

June rainy day---
the brick layers
play scrabble

#legs

June---
not all legs
are created equal

#hours

the recession---
bankers still got
bankers hours

#sunset

watching people
who watch the East River---
June sunset

#blue

blue sky---
but the coffee
is too light

#wind

Summer wind---
she
sighs

#front

June First---
I move my shorts
to the front of closet

#rain

Saturday night---
because of rain
a bookworm stays home

#worm

The French Open starts---
a red worm
rises

#fly

windows closed---
I feel I'm captive
of the fly

#blue

blue sky---
I keep forgetting
which day of the week it is

#watch

May---
with binoculars I watch
graffiti artists at work

#sunrise

sunrise---
I ate the melon
day crescent

#sunset

the lilacs
glitter---
May sunset

#times

hard times---
the cab driver
used to be a banker

#drips

back to work---
vanilla ice cream drips
on my necktie

#Park

Madison Square Park hot day---
couple necking
pigeons fight

#Mars

our spacecraft landed on Mars---
when will the Martians
send real one to us

#leave

Memorial Day---
waiting for George Bush
to leave office

#tide

low tide---
she's on seaweed
diet

#sunrise

sunrise---
a fisherman
whistles

#eat

Saturday night---
after long wait in line
we have to eat with chopsticks

#fight

having a fight---
she tells me
stop acting like Sarkozy*

* http://tinyurl.com/3up89d

#blue

blue sky---
walking bare foot
the beeches open

#salad

almost Summer---
she cleans her closet
I order a Thai salad

#moon

full moon at dawn---
a swaying drunk
looks up and smiles

#tough

tough bar---
she just returned
from Iraq

#runs

sudden Spring showers---
her mascara
runs

#know

lower East Side bar---
he pretends
to know soccer

#blue

blue sky---
a new tar roof
glows

#turtle

heavy rain---
a turtle is having
a drink

#sunrise

sunrise---
the cat
comes home

#sunset

the wind lifts her skirt
she blushes---
Spring sunset

#Big

Big Brown---
a horse that can win back
our being in the black

#play

Mets play Yankees---
who wins
does matter

#fat

outside McDonald's---
a fat boy asks me
for a quarter

#fly

hot Spring sun follows/
drenching day---/
a fly flies

#blue

blue sky---
but she does not
smile

#know

at the gym---
she wants to know
who I think I am

#soap

more Spring showers---
a man hands out
free soap samples

#wears

beautiful Spring day---
the barmaid wears
a kimono

#dawn

dawn---
creeping dark clouds
erase it

#skirt

Fifth Avenue---
a man wears a skirt
many women wear pants

#blue

blue sky---
an ocean liner
departs

#lizard

finally a warm May day---
I stare back
at a lizard

#pet

morning after the storm---
I pet
the lilacs

#dance

one more dance---
she holds me
tight

#truck

wind swept cold rain---
truck makes stops
to deliver bottled water

#mothers

Mother's Day---
restaurants crowded
but who are mothers

#pond

on a pond
one of her chicks lags behind---
Mother's Day

#blue

blue sky---
the chatterbox
is silent

#night

Spring Saturday night---
a young man whistles
"Yankee Doodle"*

* http://tinyurl.com/skd9q

#storm

Spring rain storm---
the roof of the shower
leaks

#where's

Friday night at the gym---
she asks me
where's the bathroom

#juice

she swings her bare leg
as I talk to her---
juice bar

#sunset

hearing the call for prayer
as I pass a mosque---
Spring sunset

#ducks

Hudson River Park---/
ducks feed/
I order fish

#tee

trees dressed to a tee
girls undressed to a leaf---
Spring heats up

#tattoos

Spring warms up---
tattoos
not just on the arms


#sunset

May sunset---
I forgot to send
my old lady flowers

#cool

cool lounge---/
she sings in French/
with Spanish accent

#blue

blue sky---
I can't stand
the smell of ouzo

#playground

May playground---
girls on the swings laugh
at boys on the slide

#fugu

poison-free fugu*/
safe to eat its liver/
but don't eat its liver

* http://tinyurl.com/6nepqz

#pants

next to police precinct---
she waters her garden
and my pants

#drops

chilly May morning---
dew drops on the door
of the outhouse*

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outhouse

#night

Saturday night---
she said it's hot here
no more words spoken

#fog

morning fog---
I take off
my eyeglasses

#pool

Friday night---
a church organist
plays pool

#tears

early morning---
the lilacs survived
last night tears

#fifth

Starbucks---
she stands in fifth*
to wait for her drink

*Ballet position of the feet

#moon

dawn---
under crescent moon
a black bird sings

#balls

Spring waxes---
little girl plays soccer
with tennis balls

#blue

blue sky---
the white tulips
perk

#wind

six-fifteen---
playing softball
against the cold wind

#roof

waiting for
dark clouds to clear---
seagulls on a roof pace

#espresso

heavy Spring rain---
a friend spiced
my espresso

#cat

stormy Spring---
the cat hides
under my chair

#night

overcast Sunday---
the lilacs
remind me of last night

#red

Spring drizzle---
her frizzy red hair
gets wet

#rice

check out---
the clerk wants to know
how many bags of rice I got

#empty

overcast Spring day---
an empty plastic bag rolls
my shoe untied

#Park

Madison Square Park---
no sub prime anything
here

#fly

April ends---
the sun shines
on a dead fly

#blue

blue sky---
the parrot
is very quiet

#moon

needs another night cap
for the dawn---
waxing moon

#out

Union Square---
Spring
but no one speaks out

#blue

blue sky---
my neighbor tells
another big fish story

#dull

dull April afternoon---
one of my exes
calls

#primary

primary Tuesday---
it's about time
the fat lady sings

#beer

April
hot sun and cold wind---
I drink another beer

#dust

morning fog---
she wipes the dust
off her portrait

#play

mass at Yankee Stadium---
his Holiness decides
to play hardball

#rice

the price of rice
goes up---
I start hording sake

#paint

hot April day---
Cherry petals scatter
her new toenail paint

#Park

Madison Square Park Spring day---
dog and his mistress
walk shaking their tails

#moon

her blond hair shines
over her business suit---
full moon at dusk

#dawn

dawn---
out for a walk
my shadow scares me

#cat

hot Spring day---
the cat thinks
this is a jungle

#ring

the subway surfaces---
a symphony
of ring tones

#cap

April warms---
I chat with a woman
who wears a Sox cap

#blue

blue sky---
I step on white
Cherry tree petals

#give

give to Caesar what---
the Pope visits
on Tax Day

#sale

Tax Day---
the sun shines
on a house for sale

#sunset

I stopped to view
a Cherry tree---
April sunset

#blue

blue sky---
her windows are all
fogged up

#dancer

Greek bar---
I use sign language
to chat up the belly dancer

#blue

blue sky---
a grey horse pisses
on new grass

#trees

Cherry trees blossom---
construction workers
nonstop whistling

#bus

new driver---
my bus arrives
on time

#rest

foggy day---
the rest of this
is at present not available

#dawn

dawn---
the birds sing
the cat pretends sleep

#warm

warm Spring day---
the woman in the token booth
smiles at me

#Torch

new Olympic sport---
hide and seek
the Torch

#kitten

evening rush---
a kitten sticks out
of a crowded duffel bag

#sniffing

Starbucks---
green plastic stirrers
too narrow for sniffing

#what?

April cold wind
and hot sun---
Chinese what?

#voyeur

dawn---
a voyeur
needs more time

#cleaning

Spring cleaning---
I misplaced the Drano
in the frig

#blossom

Cherry trees blossom---
she asks have I seen
her new tattoo

#shorts

Spring sun warms---
she jogs on Third Avenue
wearing shorts

#Park

Madison Square Park---
people sit in Spring sun
wearing their Winter coats

#stairs

nice Spring day---
I help a neighbor
go up stairs

#sheep

economy is bad---
my barber switches
to sheep*

* http://tinyurl.com/4sox26

#church

early morning---
the sound of rock 'n roll band
from a church

#keys

Starbucks---
with so many keys on her ring
she may have your heart's

#tie

heavy rain---
I bend down to tie
her shoe laces

#cigars

waiting for my Cuban cigars
to arrive by Fed Ex---
Bill smokes

#pants

an old pair of pants
fit too loose---
Spring morning walk

#store

sunny Spring day---
at the corner store
firemen buy charcoal

#dawn

dawn---
a pile of black trash bags
wait for pick up

#wet

April showers---
who cares
about getting wet

#truth

April's Fool---
she tells
the truth

#barks

a cat runs
the parrot barks---
a dull March ends

#line

March drizzle---
a long line to buy
baseball tickets

#sunset

sunset---
a woman wearing
the burka passes by

#preacher

Sunday morning---
the preacher doesn't
talk elections

#class

upper class gym---
there's* more
women than men

* http://tinyurl.com/32s8pt

#blue

blue sky---
nothing left
of last night macaroons

#sunset

the sound of laughter
on the beach---
Spring sunset

#chill

late March chill---
her naked legs
suddenly part

#who

overcast skies---
who needs
all that progeny

#chats

morning rush---
man on my left
chats with woman on my right

#mushroom

late March warmth---
cloud shaped like
a mushroom head

#crowd

morning rush pale faces---
no Spring break
for this crowd

#shop

pluming and heating shop---
a bombshell passes
sunny March

#dawn

dawn---
the blandness
of an egg whites omelet

#tracks

seagull crosses to wrong
side of tracks---
an elections year

#lights

early morning---
the witch's lights
are still on

#Parade

Easter Parade---
the only time you see
fruits on Fifth Avenue

#blue

blue sky---
the sprinklers are not working
late March

#sour

candy store---/
I buy sour jelly beans/
Spring cold wind

#games

empty subway---
I think of last year Mets games
Spring

#blue

blue sky---
a nun looks down
Good Friday morning

#moon

full moon---
the barmaid kisses me
on the cheek

#day

Spring first day---
she wears
no bra

#wind

strong March wind---
my neighbor
coughs louder

#hear

in order to form
a more perfect union---
let's hear* one another

* http://tinyurl.com/yojote

#home

March showers---
I stay
home

#sunset

sunset---
not enough money
to buy a pizza slice

#sings

morning stillness---
a garbage truck
sings

#green

people wear green
for St. Pat Day---
naked trees

#blue

blue sky---
daisies
blossom

#sunset

sunset---clouds move in
I watch
a Grace Kelly movie

#Madness

March Madness*---
I keep watching
the golf channel

* http://tinyurl.com/3a2hmh

#St.

St. Patrick's Day---
the man at the door
cards me

#buds

lilac buds behind
iron bars fence---
it starts to rain

#Spring

Spring nears---
street gang threaten another
in a cheap diner

#Cab

overcast day---
an old Checker Cab*
passes by

* http://tinyurl.com/yo7mna


#hands

early Spring narrow street
lined with bare trees---
we hold hands

#moon

the barmaid is out
of lemon wedges---
a half moon

#blind

it's time the blind*
lead the seeing---
Elliot Spitzer resigns

* http://tinyurl.com/33nc2c

#moon

the barmaid smiles
at my joke---
waxing crescent

#blue

blue sky---
a white poodle
sleeps at my feet

#9

watch out for
all that spit flying around---
Client 9 uncovered*

* http://tinyurl.com/2fprc6

#moon

my second time---
barmaid remembers my drink
crescent moon

#run

brisk March---
PE class runs the tracks
as I wait my bus

#moon

the barmaid raises
her eyebrow as I enter---
crescent moon

#figure

today's crossword too hard---
I try figure
who's she calling

#jeans

grey patches of clouds---
I try to fit in my old
hippie jeans

#checkers

no one wants to play checkers---
I watch
a Charlie Chaplin movie

#quiet

morning fog---
my difficult neighbor
is very quiet

#time

a meter maid asks me
what time is it---
day light saving time starts

#blue

blue sky---
the kitchen sink
is clogged again

#enough

Starbucks---
work coffee breaks long enough
to ask for her phone number

#Decision

Dred Scott Decision Day*----
but this year
he is running for president

*On March 6, 1857, in its Dred

Scott decision, the Supreme Court

held that Scott, a slave, could not

sue for his freedom in a federal

court.

#white

morning strands
of white clouds---
she redyes her hair

#turtle

March coldness---
the playground grand turtle
raises its head

#shirt

March showers---
she swooshes my shirt
with her clinking clunker

#sunset

fog at sunset---
I ask for a second
Martini olive

#dawn

dawn---
I broke the bottle
of the orange juice

#warm

warm March evening rush---
the smell of dirty hair
and stale perfume

#stop

bus stop---she smokes
with one hand and shakes
at him the other's finger

#cap

March bright day---
I adjust
my Yankees cap

#hand

morning stillness---
my neighbor's hand
waves hello

#boy

boy pushes a load
of water melons---
February is over

#blue

Maya* blue sky---
I sacrifice
a dozen Blue Points

* http://tinyurl.com/yukkvy

#pauses

morning drizzle---
my window is scribbled
with pauses

#girls

sunny--- teen girls pass me
and giggle
almost Spring

#train

waiting for my train---
shadows of birds
travel the rails

#green

end of February---
too green strawberries
on sale

#blue

blue sky---
I ask her
that we hold hands

#stare

miniskirt--- her walk
makes it hard not to stare
almost Spring

#sunset

fog at sunset---
I view
a film noir

#exam

at Starbucks---
he grades
her exam

#Park

Madison Square Park---
couple dance tango
then pass the hat

#coat

park---
man in trench coat pretends
pissing in snow

#feather

February---
after snow stopped
a white feather falls

#burns

bright day---
yesterday's snow
burns

#blue

blue sky---
I go to buy
lactose free milk

#salmon

diner---
a redhead asks me
how's the salmon

#squirrel

snow melted
from the fire escape---
squirrel walks down

#blizzard

February blizzard---
I tell kids playing in snow
merry Christmas

#dawn

snow
at dawn---
no more milk

#windy

windy day---
the mailman
arrives early

#Saturn

holding the binoculars
in her hands---she has
more rings than Saturn

#tree

strong wind gusts---
I hug
a tree

#blue

blue sky---
some one whistles
in the bathroom

#sunset

February sunset---
I made
the salsa

#moon

she shows me
her new tattoo---
full moon sets

#dolphin

the rain stops
sun comes out---
a dolphin jumps

#dawn

rainy dawn---
I feed
the gold fish

#knocks

he knocks on my door---
wants to know
if Matilde lives here

#cat

Sunday morning stillness---
the cat
naps

#blue

blue sky---
I skip
Karate class

#dog

dog walking time in Chelsea---
I can smell
the loneliness

#terror

one more campus shooting---
isn't this
also terror?

#Park

Madison Square Park---
she's alone at the fountain
a half moon

#bud

Cherry trees
on her block bud---
Valentine's Day

#blue

blue sky---
senior citizen couple out
for Valentine's Day

#love

Valentine's Day---
when love is never free
but there's always a sale

#smiles

all the snow gone
this morning---
with last night barmaid smiles

#bar

caught in a snow storm---
I walk into
the nearest bar

#snow

the snow starts---
my neighbor quits
his computer game

#wins

Lincoln's Birthday---
whoever wins* today
prejudice loses

* 2008 Democratic Party

presidential primaries

#moon

afterwards
her smile widens---
crescent moon sets

#blue

blue sky---
so what if it's so cold
the pond froze

#moon

crescent moon
over skyline---
bridge traffic slows

#snow

strong wind driven
snow flurries---
it feels like facial

#leaves

February---
I watch an iguana eat
cactus leaves on tv

#pizza

Saturday night---
getting very hungry
waiting for a pizza

#dawn

dawn---
she's upset 'cause
I woke her up

#sunset

alone on a pier
he plays the trombone---
Winter sunset

#sand

a construction site
on a Winter day---
got sand in my shoes

#dancing

dancing a little---
I kill
a cockroach

#grey

grey sky---
the seagulls take
the day off

#year

for the new year*---
a temple nun
washes Buddha

* http://tinyurl.com/2ehdch

#lines

waiting for the train---
parallel lines meet
at infinity

#cat

warm February night---
the cat wants
to go out

#rat

sun behind clouds---
a rat runs
across the parking lot

#Giants

ticker tape parade
for the Giants*---
they're friendlier when off field

* The New York Giants won
Super Bowl XLII

#Tuesday

Fat Tuesday---
hope your candidate*
will have enough meat

* Fat Tuesday this year is
also Super Tuesday

#times

hard times---
a pimp
takes a write-down

#parrot

my neighbor's parrot
louder than usual---
tomorrow is Mardi Gras

#night

Super Bowl night---
I rush home
not to miss any commercials

#ice

morning ice on the roofs---
she closes
her chiffon curtains

#bridge

walking across
the Brooklyn bridge---
it's our cathedral

#dawn

dawn---
looking at last month
heating oil bill

#clicks

rainy night---
the clicks of high heels
behind me

#sunset

sunset---
the water in the gutter
freezes

#blue

blue sky---
an old man
forgot to shave

#snow

my snow boots still
in the back of closet---
January ends

#wind

strong wind pushes me---
how many watts
can it produce?

#phone

morning stillness---
I turn off
my cell phone

#plants

passing a funeral home---
their plants need
some water

#words

his last state of union speech---
he said the words
climate change

#beauty

outside beauty salon---
a bull dog pisses
on no parking sign

#dawn

cold dawn---
a migrant worker
cycles to work

#rose

a diner late January---
I touch a rose
to see if it's real

#salad

boring January---
I go get
a seaweed salad

#sunset

Winter sunset---
she leaves me
alone

#books

cold morning---
I exercise by
clearing my desk of books

#lost

all it took was that
his opponent wear black---
Federer lost*

*at the Australian Open

#moon

blue sky---
except for
a setting day moon

#tree

doing yoga---
the cat thinks
I'm a real tree

#heart

morning oatmeal---
the no pleasure
of preventing heart attacks

#blue

blue sky---
a child asks
where are the stars

#moon

dawn---
my night light won't go off
full moon

#men

women's basketball---
why aren't
the cheerleaders men?

#blue

blue sky---
the gluttony
of a smoke column

#dream

Martin Luther King Day---
I have a dream there'll be
no more hunger

#witch

bitter cold morning---
a witch has
her curtains open

#elephant

a Bangkok sidewalk cafe---
an elephant*
walks in

* http://tinyurl.com/2x9scx

#stop

a truck stop---
what does your car
want to eat?

#dance

a party---
trying to dance salsa and
speak Spanish at the same time

#sunrise

sunrise---
new graffiti
in black and white

#teach

sunny January day---
I teach a kid
how to draw beach balls

#blue

blue sky---
white lilies stick out
of a garbage bag

#play

the Australian Open---
watching them play
while here it snows

#moon

late night half moon
at the window---
she covers her hair

#first

first date---
she lets him hold
her iPhone

#moon

she offers to read
my Turkish coffee cup---
a half moon

#gym

at the gym---
everyone watches
the financial news

#phones

morning train in a tunnel---
the cool silence
of dead phones

#truck

overcast afternoon---
a garbage truck
wakes me up

#sunrise

sunrise---
her shiny hair
on my face

#football

mid January
betting on a football game---
out of habit

#blue

blue sky---
forecast of a snow storm
tonight

#Park

Madison Square Park---
got a quarter?
I have to use the toilet*

* Madison Square Park has now
a toilet which costs 25 cents per
use. Read more about it at
http://tinyurl.com/375dng

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat wants to talk
relationships

#luck

at the race track better luck sign

than horseshoes---
crescent moon

#top

from top of the world
he peeked at heaven---
Edmund Hillary* dies

* http://tinyurl.com/3dprzd

#milk

cloudy sky---
no milk to put
the granola in

#dawn

dawn---
the whiteness
of an all night diner

#mirror

bright day---
the dirt on my mirror
stares back at me

#trees

new year waxes---
dumped Christmas trees
line the street

#whisper

West Village bar---
she talks with
a hoarse whisper

#sunrise

sunrise---
New Hampshire
votes

#blue

blue sky---
who cares how white
her satin dress is

#bills

January---
bills of last month
arrive

#cat

mild winter night---
a street cat
acts up

#points

January Saturday night---
Empire State Building
red head points out

#river

Hudson river---
snow on the shore rocks
and seagulls

#sunrise

sunrise---
I get over
my January blues

#now

after winning Iowa---
Obama is now
black enough

#black

Big Apple Winter---
the wearing
of black

#smoke

very cold day---
a chimney
keeps on talking

#blue

blue sky---
looking through
an iced window

#cold

January bitter cold---
she
hugs me

#work

January started---
the silence
of going back to work

#rat

the cat sniffs
a spent firecracker---
soon comes the brown earth rat*

*name of the Chinese new year

#rice

new year's day---
there is rice
on the sidewalk

#new

new year's eve---
a man pisses
on fifth avenue

#snowman

last day of the year---
the snowman
is all gray

#stare

the mayor look alike---
I pretend
to stare

#Park

Madison Square Park
the dollar is down---
holiday lights made of gold

#blue

Beijing morning---
is the sky
officially blue*?

*http://tinyurl.com/2fwrqn

#spider

a spider going up
reaches the ceiling---
end of the year

#blue

blue sky---
nothing left
of Christmas day dumplings

#bananas

Colombian lunch---
potatoes
are bananas

#fog

dense fog---
a smoke column
struggles to be seen

#dawn

dawn---
too many holidays lights
to see it coming

#gym

Winter holidays---
two little girls jump rope
in a boxing gym

#sun

overcast day
after Christmas---
I wear my new sun shades

#sale

Christmas day---
a Chinese store
has a sale on Christmas cards

#Christmas

Christmas morning---
a blind man and his dog
wait to cross the street

#moon

her blond hair
glows in the dark---
full moon

#blue

blue sky---
Santa
takes a nap

#nuts

Christmas shopping---
they are out
of macadamia nuts

#Park

Madison Square Park Winter---
the only stars to view
are dogs

#skin

December Saturday night---
the only bared skin
is the lower back

#solstice

Winter solstice---
her fire kept me awake
all night

#wind

strong wind---
a seller of Christmas trees
ties them up

#hair

a hair dresser---
snow-woman
has no hair

#tree

New York City
Christmas tree---
size does matter

#stillness

morning stillness---
the snowman
keeps on watching

#drizzle

December drizzle---
the snowman
is water proof

#moon

our snowman
lost his mouth piece---
a half moon

#songs

Thai restaurant---
Christmas songs
only in the kitchen

#blue

December blue sky---
all the white tinsel
is on Christmas trees


#sunset

sunset viewing
from a heated parked car---
it's a hybrid

#cat

bitter cold morning---
I share my bed
with the cat

#wind

strong wind---
an inflatable Santa
decides to fly back north

#shampoo

it's snowing again---
I need
dandruff shampoo

#skirt

mid December train ride---
her skirt rises
as she dozes

#Fifth

December Fifth Avenue---
I eat a croissant
outside Tiffany

#moon

December New York---
above all that neon
crescent moon

#rat

December rush hour---
a rat
on steroids

#rice

winter flexes its wrath---
I stand close
to the rice steamer

#storm

walking in first snow storm---
no one
in a hurry

#sunset

December sunset redness---
she wears
green

#fog

morning fog---
the graffiti
looks subtle

#hamburgers

the smell of cooking
hamburgers---
I keep eating my tuna salad

#day

gloomy day---
the Christmas lights
shine brighter

#gunman

once more
this holidays season---
gunman shoots in a crowd

#tree

rainy day---
the City Christmas tree
gets watered

#woman

a children bookstore---
Santa Claus
is a woman

#work

December Sunday
six AM---
my neighbor goes to work

#Park

Madison Square Park---
so many/
Christmas trees

#lights

morning stillness---
the cat watches
the Christmas lights

#snow

December snow flurries---
I go check
if they are real

#windows

morning fog---
I need to clean
my windows

#Cube

at Starbucks---
a kid asks me
if I can solve Rubik's Cube

#dawn

dawn---
a polar bear
is still sleeping

#bag

December train ride---
she grasps her bag tight
every time the doors open

#present

buying her a present---
the clerk asks me
what is she like

#red

cold day---
Santa Claus face
is more red than usual

#smoke

early morning---
can't tell the rising smoke
from the rain clouds

#wind

wind lifts Autumn leaves
in the air---the pigeons
mind their business

#traffic

December jollies---
stuck in traffic
in Times Square

#green

going green---
not getting
a Christmas tree

#snow

first snow---
the doorman
is irritated

#pigeon

cold windy day---
a pigeon perched
on my air conditioner

#blue

blue sky---
who needs
her deep eyes

#dust

cleaning my desk---
I find November dust
on my diary

#party

morning stillness---
sweeping away the ashes
of last night party

#alpaca

she says lighten up---
I wear my
alpaca sweater

#debate

want to be presidents
debate---no torture
but may be torture

#lesson

geometry lesson---
day moon
next to a contrail

#blue

blue sky---
Santa Claus is living
on a boat in the North Pole

#bicycle

many say there will be
a recession---
I buy a bicycle

#Santa

kids wait their turns
at the mall---
Santa is programmable

#gloom

November gloom---
I peel
guava fruits

#snail

Monday morning rain---
a snail
drags its feet

#sunset

November sunset---
eggnog
with a kick

#blue

blue sky---
we ran out
of toilet paper

#size

Christmas shopping---
I forgot
her present size

#sunrise

sunrise---
full moon says
so what

#moon

Thanksgiving leftovers---
a harvest moon
wrapped with clouds

#bagels

Black Friday
starts at midnight---
a long line to buy bagels

#rat

Thanksgiving Day---
a rat awaits
arrival of the garbage

#definition

morning haze---
I watch
high definition TV

#Thanksgiving

we have house guests
for Thanksgiving--- I find
a brown leaf under my bed

#moon

harvest moon
above the skyline---
I take out the garbage

#scream

at the dentist---
someone's ring tones
scream

#dollar

dollar too low---
a street vendor
lists prices in euros

#twinkle

she has a twinkle
in her eyes---
I order more oysters

#coffee

waiting for dawn---
I put milk
in my coffee

#Park

Madison Square Park---
the solitude of
an Autumn Saturday night

#menu

end of November---
what's
on the menu?

#earing

wrong address---
the doorman wears
a diamond earing

#moon

wading through yellow leaves
to cross the street---
a half moon

#sunset

sunset---
it's so cold
nothing is open on the beach

#cab

end of November storm---
no money
for a cab

#spacecraft

Japan's spacecraft pictures*---
I prefer to view
the moon from the Earth

http://tinyurl.com/25hh97

#dawn

dawn---
I have no
internet connection

#exam

cramming for an exam---
she swallows
the book

#signal

morning frost
on a tar roof---
the TV has no signal

#sunset

sunset---
more dead leaves
to shovel

#ring

overcast day---
she wears
her turquoise ring

#lights

the bridge lights turn on---
I ask for more
popcorn

#leaf

morning stillness---
a yellow leaf
flies

#wars

Veterans Day---
smart people
start wars

#frost

putting diamonds
on the heads of rusty nails---
first frost

#sunset

sunset---
I give her a piece
of my pumpkin pie

#day

overcast day---
I take off
my eyeglasses

#hand

November drizzle---
she holds
my hand

#dawn

dawn---
no more stars
to con me

#school

walks home alone
after school---
a kid cries

#blue

blue sky---
the Fettuccine Alfredo
tastes heavenly

#sunset

cold November sunset---
the yellowness
of death

#dawn

dawn---
dark clouds
in the horizon

#stares

every one stares---
a woman
in fur coat

#leaf

November drizzle---
a leaf sticks
to my heel

#Tut

thousands of years passed---
finally King Tut
smiles at me

#find

early morning---
can't find
where I put my eyeglasses

#Tabasco

Tabasco* under water---
sun sauce up your rays
to dry faster

*Mexican state flooded by rain


#blue

blue sky---
a man lifts up his head
and whistles

#pockets

early November---
everyone walks
with hands inside their pockets

#fly

morning stillness---
a fly has survived
Halloween

#sunset

sunset viewing
through a glass window---
she's in the Bahamas

#blue

blue morning sky---
the Angora cat
sleeps under my bed

#Park

Madison Square Park---
cold wind makes it
harder to day dream

#seat

morning rush---
there is
an empty seat

#name

at the Halloween Parade---
she says her name
is George

#mummy

with all these rag dolls
for Halloween---
I miss my mummy

#blue

blue sky---
no more whistling
of sad tunes

#black

close to Halloween---
a sign says
we have black roses

#blue

blue sky---
a column of smoke
too embarrassed to go up

#moon

he answers the door
face covered with shaving cream---
day moon

#blue

blue sky---
as if one needs excuse
to go out for Sunday brunch

#moon

full moon before sunrise---
a chick walks ahead
mother

#night

October Saturday night---
no more
flip-flops

#fires

another day----
here heavy rain
fires in southern Cal

#ghost

late October fog---
a ghost
calling me names

#time

overcast morning---
my neighbor's bitch
giving me hard time

#shot

the flu shot---
my last time
mother held my hand

#spider

trick AND treat---
a spider busy weaving
late October

#flood

California wild fires
flames of hell---
Katrina's high waters

#store

at the grocery store---
a blond bombshell asks
where is the pumpkin

#sunset

dark clouds at sunset---
my neighbor
lights up his pumpkin

#cloud

as I pick an apple---
a dark cloud shaped
like a scarecrow

#warmth

late October warmth---
a witch
smiles at me

#blue

blue sky---
last night I updated
my haiku blog

#skeleton

mid October---
someone forgot a skeleton
on the playground

#moon

waxing moon above
the Hudson skyline---
she leans on me

#Park

Madison Square Park
at dusk---a bright yellow leaf
hits me in the face

#Tokyo

walking alone in Tokyo*---
she wears a Coke
vending machine

*Japanese fashion designs to fool

street criminals.Read more about it

at http://tinyurl.com/3y3c8m

#blue

blue sky---
a leaf swims
in yesterday's rain puddle

#fault

Sarkozy got divorced---
the socialists say
it was his fault

#sex

Times Square---
the only sex that's left
is in your head

#sunset

hand in hand
they disappear into the fog---
October sunset

#fog

morning fog---
a cyclist
sings

#cat

hazy dusk---black cat
with red neck band jumps between
tar covered roof tops

#apple

overcast morning---
I wipe the dew
off a Golden apple


#accent

new subway train---
the conductor
has no accent

#boomer

first baby boomer files
for social security---
save me a slice

#sunset

mid October sunset---
the cold wind
makes it sadder

#moon

going out she hides
her wedding band---
crescent moon

#yellow

October cold wind---
her yellow skirt
rises

#blue

morning blue sky---
she made
the cappuccino

#tourist

Madison Square Park---
a tourist asks
where's the bathroom*

*Many parks in New York City

don't have public bathrooms

including Madison Square Park.

#sky

blue sky---
my neighbor left
his garage door open

#wins

this time there's no
electoral college---
Al Gore wins Noble Peace Prize

#crowd

morning fog---
a smoke column fights
its way through the crowd

#wet

sudden October downpour---
her cigarette
got wet

#neon

predawn---
I turn on
a neon light

#sunset

October sunset---
have to go to the kitchen

window to view it

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat watches
a butterfly

#tanning

overcast sky---
he hands out fliers
for a tanning salon

#rush

morning rush after
a holiday Monday---
nothing changed

#Oktoberfest

sweltering day---
I go out for some
Oktoberfest beer

#route

Columbus Day---
I discover the shortest
route to an Irish pub

#machine

an old pin ball machine
in a bar---
dollar per game

#kiss

crowded subway---
he gives his girl friend
a long kiss

#sunset

sunset viewing
from a train window---
I ride alone

#smell

Saturday morning---
the smell of cooking
cholesterol

#cigar

fog hides the skyline---
Friday after hours
cigar bar

#line

morning fog---
a school boy walks
in a straight line

#pink

October night---
warm enough for
a laced pink lemonade

#fog

morning fog---
I skip
the oatmeal

#touch

evening rush---
we touch every time the train
comes to a stop

#traffic

overcast sky---
a traffic cop walks
with a smile on her face

#sunset

sunset---
a balloon moves up
till it disappears

#crisis

Indian reservation---
too few home owners
for a subprime crisis

#cap

October First---
I put away
my Mets cap

#windows

overcast sky---
the teenager next doors
opened his windows

#chopper

standing near a chopper
as it rises---
a man adjusts his trousers

#sunset

sunset---
a woman puts on
her taffeta jacket

#smoke

blue sky---
outside a clinic
a nurse takes a smoke break

#moon

setting full moon at dawn---
I switch discs
on the CD player

#kiss

Autumn giant strawberries---
I give her
a French kiss

#swing

end of September
cool wind---
a playground swing squeaks

#genes

old age---
I'm getting to know
my genes real well

#haze

morning haze---
I wipe
my eyeglasses

#moon

It looks like I forgot
a house light on---
full moon

#home

blue sky---
a polar bear
needs a home

#raw

A restaurant
with a raw bar---
she wears no under wear

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat tail
brushes my naked leg

#doves

the UN General
Assembly meets---
all the doves left town

#tears

blue sky---
no more
tears

#dry

dry late September day---
the sun shines
on her freckles

#Park

Madison square Park---
I watch the moon
through an American Elm

#spelling

a nun in the subway---
I watch I don't make
any spelling errors

#bubble

morning haze---
her bubble bath
is ready

#spider

a spider climbing
my window glass keeps falling---
not enough dirt

#dawn

dawn---
the smell of cooking rice
I go back to sleep

#tango

I'm scared
I step on her feet---
my tango teacher

#earthworm

as I wait
for my morning train---
an earthworm goes to work

#moon

mid September---
juice oranges are on sale
a half moon

#street

blue sky---
the street is littered
with torn paper

#suburb

suburb grocery store---
the shelf stuffers
speak English

#bride

a bride walks up
the steps of a church---
September blue sky

#toddlers

September play ground---
only the toddlers
keep coming

#teacher

September cool---
I run into
my first Spanish teacher

#moon

dusk---crescent moon
amongst dark clouds
I light more candles

#sunset

giving her roses---
September
sunset

#Park

Madison Square Park
cool September day---
dogs have fun

#artist

a street artist
soon finished the skyline---
September fog

#fly

a mid September fly
acts aggressive---
I ignore it

#staff

sea food restaurant---
staff better dressed
than their customers

#truck

hot September day---
homeless man stands
by ice cream truck

#white

morning blue sky---
last night I drank
all the white beer*

*a type of Belgian beer

#soaps

My barber likes
the Russian soaps---
watches while he works

#lose

playing ping pong
with an old friend---
I decide to lose

#Eleven

September Eleven---
a ferryboat on the Hudson
moves on

#oak

September rain---
I take cover
under an oak tree

#truth

my dentist
takes x-rays---
the pain of the truth

#fog

morning fog---
only a chimney
is still visible

#wins

Federer wins
the US Open---
again

#busy

sunrise---
a bee is busy
over the Azaleas

#book

hot afternoon---
she's lost in her book
I in her décolleté

#night

late night---
my neighbor is morning
Pavarotti

#dog

the dog keeps barking---
a gorgeous woman
passes

#week

first week of school---
the rowdiness
of teenagers in the subway

#stars

clear September night---
she watches the stars
of TV

#light

on my way to work---
she asks me
if I got a light

#dry

dry and bright
September day---
I skip the sauna

#sunset

September sunset---
only the regulars
at the beach

#sneakers

school started---
old sneakers dangle
from a street lamp

#school

first day of school---
a boy
forgot his name

#job

they go out Labor Day---
he keeps talking
about his job

#flags

Labor Day---
a migrant worker sells
American flags

#solar

bright Summer day---
viewing solar power cells
on City roofs

#cat

blue sky---
the cat plays
with a roll of tissue

#screen

Madison Square Park---
Federer playing tennis
on a big screen

#ends

a pigeon sings
but I am too sad to listen---
Summer ends

#play

August Saturday night---
no one wants to play
backgammon

#leaf

August ends---
a green leaf
twirls in the wind

#fence

arguing with my neighbor
across the fence---
a sparrow changes sides

#strawberries

the strawberries gone bad---
our Angora cat
is shedding again

#tennis

tennis rackets stick out
of shopping bags---
the US open started

#suit

a man dressed in a suit
is sock-less---
end of August

#sunset


sun shines on a mosquito
as it sets---
sitting next to a redhead

#empty

end of August---
an empty window seat
on the morning train

#bright

bright August day---
a fly in my room
refuses to leave

#milk

blue sky---
no milk
for my morning coffee

#foot

trying to balance
on one foot---
a fly won't let me

#heat

crowded train station
the stairs rail is sticky---
August heat

#concert

outdoors concert
of Arabian music---
a chorus of crickets

#sunset

sunset---
the smile
on his face

#butterfly

cool August---
a butterfly turned away
at my closed window

#Park

Madison Square Park
end of August---
no one is in a hurry

#name

her face from a passing car
what's her name---
a waxing gibbous

#fog

morning fog---
a coyote
sounds louder

#wet

I'm wet and he asks
is it raining---
the redundancy

#global

wearing fleece
in mid August---
global what?

#arrive

the remnants
of a hurricane arrive---
and his mother-in-law

#train

as I wait for a train---
a pigeon walks
back and forth

#wish

eating chicken---
the wish-bone so small
I wish better weather

#coffee

cold August morning---
I make
hot coffee

#swing

on a swing
only her in the park---
August drizzle

#cold

cold in August---
a pigeon retracts
its neck

#bells

church bells ring
from the force of the earth quake---
Pisco* destroyed

*city in Peru

#blue

she ties her grey hair
in a bun---
August blue sky

#fairy

in the park
a fairy dances---
August smog

#dream

night time
on the beach---
a foolish dream passes by

#blood

cutting up red pepper
for the salad---
a drop of blood

#walking

overcast August day---
a fly keeps walking
on the floor

#turns

the wind turns
her skirts turns---
and my neck

#Park

Astoria Park
cool August day---
a yacht blows its whistle

#sunset

sunset---
the sadness
in her eyes

#stare

a Blue Jay
in the park---
I stare back

#bar

bright August day---
finishing the ice cream bar
before it melts

#walk

August drizzle---
I go
for a walk

#Park

Madison Square Park
live folk music---
no one wears red suspenders

#meteor

stargazers ooh---
the Perseid
meteor shower

#bleached

bright August day---
her bleached blond hair
is unnoticed

#sunrise

sunrise---
the dirty dishes
of last night

#rats

once more heavy rain
floods the subway---
rats can swim

#music

morning fog---
listening
to minimalist music

#cool

a cool August day---
my friend buys
a hot swim suit

#moth

blue August sky---
a moth
on the window glass

#ozone

August scorcher---
ozone so high
pigeons hang out on trees

#sudden

August sudden downpours---
my grey hair
got darker

#empty

trying to find
drinking water
in empty park---August haze

#sunset

a dark cloud passes
as the sun sets---
August short fuse

#clouds

dark August clouds---
looking up Hiroshima
on the map

#tray

overcast day---
she cleans her
Japanese lacquer tea tray

#fans

at a bus stop
a woman sells Chinese fans---
August stillness

#iced

more iced coffee
as if we need a reason---
Big Apple August


#sunset

lil* boat
sails by the skyline---
August sunset

*urban slang for little

#lightening

August lightening---
the fireflies
take the night off

#hands

she bends to pick up
water melon---
I keep my hands to myself

#laureate

our new poet laureate
is a surrealist---
absurd!

#ring

happy hour---
she tells the bartender
she lost her wedding ring

#grass

smell of freshly cut grass---
I caress
her crew cut

#fish

at the pier---no catches
the big fish busy eating
the small fish

#men

bouzouki music
in the park---
dancing with men

#ends

July ends---
the next day is
September First

#dawn

dawn---
a neon sign says
ATM


#pool

Summer pool---
I remember
what Archimedes said

#hair

morning fog---
sits well
with the grey in my hair

#Paris

Paris Champs-Elysees---
bicycles race
Tour de France lives on

#wet

morning haze---
they both try
to avoid the wet spot

#Park

Madison Square Park---
cars honk
end of July boredom

#nude

Summer haze---
the nude beach
is empty

#sunset

colored fluffy clouds---
cotton candy man comes
at sunset

#suits

hot Summer days---
men in dark suits
dozing on the train

#Lance

Tour de France
doping scandal---
I miss Lance

#sunset

Summer sunset---
she
sighs

#roofs

Big Apple Summer
some roofs painted silver---
for lack of snow

#parlor

outside an ice cream parlor
a homeless woman reclines---
late July

#ballet

Summer afternoon---
flipping channels
I find a ballet

#yesterday

blue sky---
as if yesterday
did not happen

#gravel

Hudson River Park---
a sparrow bathes
in the gravel

#sunset

sunset---
a rider on a Ferris wheel
goes up

#Summer

Big Apple Summer---
Coned screws up
once again

#buzz

afternoon nap---
the buzz of a chopper
then a mosquito

#Venus

viewing Venus
the skyline red lights wink---
Summer lust

#tree

late July---
a tree in a schoolyard
bears apples

#rush

Summer evening rush---
a man asks himself
why am I here

#drain

overcast morning---
a giant cockroach
comes out of the kitchen drain

#cycles

top of the Alps
to the sea in one day---
Tour de France cycles on

#dancer

joke telling Summer night---
a dancer tells his
with no words

#trail

Big Apple Summer---
many dress like
this is a mountain trail

#moon

Summer night
her pants slide as she sits---
crescent moon

#sunset

Summer sunset---
they play tennis
on clay

#moon

going out
she curls her eyelashes---
crescent moon

#bulls

rodeo riding---
the bulls
never lose

#Park

Madison Square Park
slow Summer day...
local women gossip

#Akita

mouth dripping
head shaking...an Akita
sits in the hot sun

#sunset

Summer sunset---
the sun comes out
for a quick dip

#Day

Bastille Day---
can democracy
truly unite Europe?

#out

Bastille Day---
an elephant at the zoo
is let out for a walk

#Friday

Friday the Thirteenth---
I make sure I remember
to put on sunscreen

#mosquito

morning stillness---
a mosquito buzzes
over an empty bed

#Park

Madison Square Park
after the heat wave---
the benches are full

#ants

Tour de France---
diligence of ants
climbing a sand hill

#bored

hot day in the park---
the frogs at the pond
sound bored

#butterfly

no flowers near by---
a butterfly lands
on my shoe lace

#bark

fallen scraps
of dead bark---
I buy dandruff shampoo

#fight

in the heat of a Summer noon
they fight---
two sparrows

#hot

hot day---
she writes a haiku
in minimal clothes

#solar

heat wave---
a homeless man
cooks with solar

#scaffold

hot Sunday---
a worker on a scaffold
his sweat drops on passers by

#Fountain

Madison Square Fountain---
dimes outshine pennies
ten to one

#pollution

Summer polluted air
turn on the air conditioner---
more pollution

#long

the long days of Summer---
I start reading
Marcel Proust again

#pizza

dry and hot day---
a pizza cook
goes on his lunch break

#bar

Summer fireworks---
a man at the bar
makes an obscene gesture

#cat

gloomy Summer day---
a black cat
chases a moth

#squirrel

July morning---
a squirrel stands
to do Tai Chi

#meal

Independence Day---
an illegal immigrant
serves me a meal

#Fourth

Fourth of July---
another day
at Guantanamo Bay

#boardwalk

late night on the boardwalk---
a woman asks me
for a light

#night

old couple view
a distant lighthouse---
July moonless night

#sunset

July sunset---
she drops the mango pit
into the ocean

#lemonade

at the beach
a kid says he made
the lemonade---salty

#cracker

July First afternoon---
a fire cracker
wakes me up

#dawn

July dawn---
the pier is littered
with beer bottles

#fuse

Summer short fuse---
a dog chasing a squirrel
ran out of leach

#windows

brilliant blue sky---
I finally washed
my windows

#cemetery

late night---
fireflies rise up
in the cemetery

#dentist

my dentist extracts
more teeth---
no tooth fairies

#rice

overcast morning
the smell of steaming rice---
Summer

#walk

Summer---
a tree's luscious green
covers the walk signal

#spoiler

mid afternoon
Summer showers---
the spoiler

#grey

grey day---
the mailman passes me
with no "have a nice day"

#swing

Lincoln Center hot night---
the swing band
takes off jackets

#hollow

heat wave---
a sparrow disappears
in a tree's hollow

#sunset

sunset---
the beach volleyball game
heats up

#look

morning meditation---
a sparrow gives me
a strange look

#roof

Summer haze---
she is up on the roof
in the nude

#train

crowded train---
a teen keeps saying
she needs to pee

#moon

as I come out
of the subway---
a day moon

#carnival

Summer carnival---
a flat chested woman
enters the wrong rest room

#chair

business is slow---
a street artist draws
the customer chair

#sparrows

end of the month---
no bread left over
to feed the sparrows

#Park

Madison Square Park---
the party tent full
of men in blue long sleeves

#drips

Summer Solstice---
an air conditioner drips
on my neck

#moon

crescent moon
at the city sky line---
watching from a beach chair

#sing

cool breeze---
the cicadas
sing louder

#rent

going to pay my rent---
I pass
a homeless man

#pool

Summer pool---
she crawls
I butterfly

#moon

nothing left
of the melon wedge
but the skin---crescent moon

#blink

dusk---
fireflies blink
and her diamond tongue ring

#sunset

Father's Day---
he would have stopped
had a smoke at that sunset

#bride

blue sky---
a June bride
finishes dressing up

#Park

Madison Square Park---
after the rain stopped
the sprinklers start

#teller

the fortune teller
tells me---say less
observe more

#Summer

Summer---waiting
for a rainy Sunday
to have a fish fry

#race

once more a sparrow
wins the race
but loses the prize---to a pigeon

#sunset

sunset---
a black cat
comes out to stretch

#squirrel

a squirrel on the fire escape
stares---
I go wear some clothes

#sunrise

sunrise behind
overcast skies---
the milkman does not show up

#trains

subway new trains---
hard low plastic benches
now don't doze

#mildew

overcast Summer day---
I flush out the mildew
from an old cap

#poodle

Summer downpour---
a poodle not covered
by his master's umbrella

#balls

Summer playground---
many balls thrown
but no catches

#sunset

sunset---
I made
the sangria

#hair

blue sky---
she puts her blond hair
in my face

#tune

Summer afternoon---
a passing old man
whistles a happy tune

#sanctuary

bird sanctuary---
suddenly
all the chirping stops

#truck

an ice cream truck
stands on Fifth Avenue---
it tastes the same

#frisbee

Summer haze---
a yellow frisbee
hangs in there

#twist

at the gym---
I finally learned
how to dance the twist

#school

sunny June morning---
two kids walk
silently to school

#Park

Madison Square Park
at rush hour---
playing toddlers scream

#wind

cool Summer day---
the wind turns
my fan

#bee

doctor's office---
I hear the buzz
of a bee

#home

morning stillness---
a ghost
goes home

#breeze

a cool breeze---
finally
she says something

#dusk

Summer dusk---
she shares her yogurt
covered blackberries

#hurricane

hurricane season started---
my neighbor buys
a hybrid car

#rain

heavy rain---
the canopy leaks
a luxury tower

#sunset

sunset---
she gets up from the grass
to wear her shorts

#butterfly

stormy Summer clouds---
a yellow butterfly
stays

#Zoo

Central Park Zoo---
young male goats show off
for a living

#First

June First---
a kid walks
with his shoelaces untied

#pool

crowded swimming pool---
her finger nails
touch my toes

#hot

hot day---
a man shares his ice cream
with his dog

#dance

dance night in the park---
two trees
have branches entangled

#Park

Madison Square Park---
much bared female limbs
the trees' fully covered

#reddish

Sharapova
at the French Open---
her tan is reddish

#dawn

a Summer dawn---
the suntan lotion ad
turns off its lights

#moon

a day moon
at sunset---
a haijin ghost

#squirrel

too much pollution---
a squirrel keeps
scratching itself

#sailors

Memorial Day---
two sailors chat
with a homeless man

#starts

Memorial Day---
starts Iraq's
scorching Summer

#corn

a picnic---
corn on the cob reminds me
of the teeth I'm missing

#Park

Madison Square Park
a bride and groom
get photographed---end of May

#color

the UN tower---
all the windows
have the same color

#sunset

sunset---
suddenly
silence

#calm

Friday---
she wears a loose short dress
the wind is calm

#May

End of May---
I can't find
my swimsuit

#tenure

Harvard Yard---
the trees
have tenure

#sunset

sunset cool breeze---
the sparrows skip faster
than the leaves roll

#hat

bright day---
his black cowboy hat
casts a shadow on his eyes

#moon

clear Spring night
I buy two pizzas
for the price of one---half moon

#bounty

I taste big ripe tomatoes
from her bounty---
later she gives two more

#page

morning commute---
she has not turned
a page for a long time

#game

boring chess game---
a grand master
defeats me

#morning

early morning---
the Spring sun shines
on my callouses

#Park

Madison Square Park
sticky day---a sparrow
dips in the fountain

#drink

I'm dripping wet of rain---
the waiter asks
what I want to drink

#sermon

listening to a sermon
on Saturday night---
no mention of hell

#rent

chilly late Spring day---
I go to pay
my overdue rent

#goal

street soccer---
a passer by
scores a goal

#ride

stormy Spring morning---
her mother
needs a ride

#lunch

lunch hour in the park---
she is not
wearing panties

#Leprechaun

warm Spring night---
I stay out long enough
to see a Leprechaun

#gym

at the gym---
she calls the punching bag
a jerk

#cat

water drips
from a faucet---
the cat goes on a binge

#diet

trying on
a pair of jeans---
my diet is working

#sunset

sunset---
the Mets play
the Cubs

#fish

Monday afternoon---
old timers retell
their big fish stories

#birch

sitting under
a birch tree---
an ant climbs my bare leg

#white

Mother's Day---
she always liked
white roses

#Hudson

cleaner Hudson---
the old poles on which
piers stood now stand ducks

#Park

Madison Square Park---
the purple tulips
by the dog run look healthy

#Blue Jay

cool Spring morning---
a Blue Jay
lands on my windowsill

#toes

mid May---
she wears a diamond ring
on one of her toes

#skyline

low Spring clouds over
the city skyline---
the smog acts natural

#boring

boring Spring sky---
a sparrow on the fire escape
jumps down

#haze

morning haze---
she's still wearing
her chiffon nightgown

#pray

hot Spring day---
an old sheik
parked by the river to pray

#seagulls

Spring blue sky---
the seagulls
stay airborne

#fly

a baby fly
has not found yet
the kitchen---Spring

#sunrise

sunrise---
I continue dreaming
in color

#bright

a bright Spring day---
some graffiti
looks bigger than before

#door

morning rush---
the door of the train
does not open

#tulips

warm Spring night---
she dangles her giant tulips
over my face

#Park

Madison Square Park---
hear chatter at night
Spring warms up

#sunset

sunset viewing---
waiting for a cruise ship
to pass by

#bird

Cinco de Mayo---
a songbird
crosses the border

#daiquiri

she carries a book
by Hemingway---
I order a daiquiri

#Brazil

it's Autumn in Brazil---
I'd go there
if it's whatever

#ex

crowded subway car---
at the other end
an ex girlfriend

#blue

Spring blue sky---
a sailor tosses up
his hat

#hopscotch

Spring in the park---
next to a chess game
girls play hopscotch

#morning

overcast morning---
I let my brightness
get me through it

#sunset

the purple of her hair
and the sun's---
the rest is asphalt

#hide

bright Spring day---
the sun at my window
I have nothing to hide

#Monday

beautiful Spring day---
I keep forgetting
it's Monday

#moon

we get in bed---
an orange full moon
is ready to go

#sunset

sunset---
she lets me
hold her hand

#girls

late Spring---college girls
are out on the town
no one whistles any more

#Avenue

the Cherry Blossoms
of Park Avenue---
their petals don't fall

#sunrise

sunrise---
blooming daffodils
steal the show

#drizzle

Spring drizzle---
she lets the umbrella
dip back

#snail

morning stillness---
a snail is one step
closer to the edge

#space

late afternoon---time to
stare into empty space
at Starbucks

#donut

morning rush---
the donut drips on
the story about trans fats

#grey

Spring dark clouds---
my barber asks
if I want all the grey out

#sunrise

sunrise---
baby leaves
go to work


#end

end of the line---
a priest
smiles at me

#sunset

sunset---
she rests under
the Cherry Blossom tree

#nothing

sitting in the warm
Spring sun---
I think of nothing

#breeze

early morning---
a Spring breeze
carries car exhausts

#hot

hot Spring day---
the girls across the alley
sunbath on the roof

#sunset

sunset---
she makes me
a blackberry smoothie

#Hudson

bright Spring day---
The Hudson sparkles
crystal cups click

#moon

warm Spring night---
her cleavage glistens
under a crescent moon

#dog

beautiful Spring day---
a dog never
catches the frisbee

#home

blue sky---
a cleaning lady takes
the morning train home

#sunset

sunset---
no more rays
shine on the clock dial

#shirts

overcast morning---
I am out
of clean white shirts

#lips

her lips are about
to kiss---
Cherry Blossom buds part

#sunrise

sunrise---
the purple buds
in her flat garden

#dark

cold and dark Spring day---
a dead squirrel
in a tree pit

#knights

morning rush---
the usual
black knights

#gun

Virginia Tech blood---
why is it so easy
to buy a gun?

#sun

high pressure moved out
low pressure moved in---
but still no sun

#bus

Spring rain storm---
running to catch a bus
that splashed me

#refunds

downpours
on Tax Day---
but for me no refunds

#Park

Madison Square Park---
a winter tree statue
sexier than real ones

#walk

morning walk---
beneath a tree
new leaves brush my cheek

#age

feeling my age
in the gym---
an old lady flirts with me

#rivers

heavy Spring rain---
in a bar the beer
runs like rivers

#sunset

sunset---
my friend says
there is no haiku

#work

morning rain---
umbrellas
go to work

#moon

wearing a white mask
because of the pollution---
a day moon

#shirt

New York subway---
her tee shirt says Red what?
early Spring

#arrows

mid April---
a tree has not shot
any of its arrows yet

#sunrise

sunrise---
her picture
fell down

#tomatoes

picking tomatoes to buy
she asks me which ones
I like best---Spring

#buds

morning stillness---
the tree buds
keep on pointing

#dove

Easter Sunday---
a white dove
flies off a church tower

#cat

blue sky---
the cat hides
under my desk

#goggles

swimming next to me---
her bikini bra
is smaller than my goggles

#mall

cold Spring day---
palm trees inside
the shopping mall

#Friday

Good Friday---
my neighbor prays
in a mosque

#bells

snow flurries close to
Easter---
the sound of bells

#tree

gloomy day---
a blind man passes
a blooming cherry tree

#chill

Spring chill---
I remember
January warmth

#rain

pouring rain---
I run into
my swimming instructor

#sunrise

sunrise---
too many yellow tulips
and no lilacs

#deli

eating in a deli---
the bread basket
has some unleavened

#neighbor

holy week---
my neighbor
gives me a hug

#gym

at the gym---
each time I look at her
she looks back at me

#pink

she has her toenails
painted pink---
Sakura petals fall

#dancing

standing in line---
all women to see
all men dancing

#Fool

April's Fool---
I don't receive any mail
in my Bulk folder

#kite

Fourteen Street Pier
two boys fight
over a kite---Spring wind

#horsefly

a horsefly in my house
thinks it is a free country---
Spring

#moon

pissing at night---
a full moon tells me
if my aim is bull's-eye

#chopper

blue sky---
above my head stands
a traffic chopper

#guitar

evening rush---
a man plays the guitar
but no one hears it

#moon

warm Spring night---
a setting moon
takes its time

#Mums

fine Spring day---
the Spider Mums
got me


#geese

a flock of geese
flies in a circle---
Spring

#leather

beautiful Spring afternoon---
my neighbor wears
her black leather skirt

#pear

farmers market---
a pear looks like
a potato

#sidewalk

on a deserted sidewalk---
a long line
of ants

#Break

Spring Break---
two coeds turn their heads
to look at me

#sunset

sunset---
a red grape
falls inside her décolleté

#Park

Madison Square Park rain---
a couple
don't even notice

#cat

I pet a cat
for a long time---
but no haiku

#moon

crescent moon
at my window---
I refill his glass

#sprinkler

Spring showers---
a shut off sprinkler
spins in the wind

#yard

a dead sparrow
in the church yard---
early Spring

#rush

morning rush---
second day of Spring
and still no miniskirts

#cake

early morning---
not much left of last night
Black Forest cake

#balloon

Spring solstice---
a birthday balloon
stuck in a leafless tree

#charcoal

waiting for Spring
to start---
I draw in charcoal

#stare

bright day---too many men
in sunglasses
stare at me

#boots

morning rush---
she steps on my toes
with her snow rubber boots

#gray

overcast day
dirty snow on the ground---
I close my gray curtains

#Park

Madison Square Park---
a pigeon shits on the snow
late March bright day

#moon

snow on the ground---
the moon
walks on the water

#snow

late March sun shines
on more snow---
being blinded by hate

#pub

at a pub---I drink
Guinness and leave
the green beer for amateurs

#Irish

Saint Patrick Day---
the weather
has an Irish temper

#milk

a snow storm---
I spill all the milk
I got

#cat

a cat drinks
from a dripping faucet---
predawn silence

#picture

Spring cleaning---
an old picture
of me in a swim suit


#pine

rubbing her callouses
the smell of pine---
almost Spring

#sunset

sunset---waiting
for these colors to bloom
in my back yard

#hawk

a hawk flies high---
traffic crawls
on the highway

#baths

foggy day---
I visit
the Turkish baths

#fly

a fly enters through
the kitchen window---
cooking cabbage

#warm

warm March day---
in the produce section
she smiles at me

#light

morning rush---
light
at the end of the tunnel

#brunch

brunch at the pier---
eating seaweed
while watching seaweed

#clocks

the clocks sprang
forward early---
while Spring still slumbers

#silent

a silent movie---
the audience
keeps on talking

#Ides

the Ides of March---
a cat has passed
nine dogs

#dark

Friday afternoon---
it's too dark to find
where's the bathroom

#frisbee

a yellow frisbee
on a park bench---
sunny mid March

#sunset

March sunset---
there is salt
in my sangria

#cat

new cover of soft snow---
an angora cat
yawns

#storm

March snow storm---
a young man
takes off his shirt

#chimes

stormy morning---
some one silenced
her wind chimes

#seagull

a seagull quacks
then quacks---
frigid day

#twin

morning rush---
a twin in a
crowded subway

#voice

cold wind---
her voice howls
from the other direction

#blue

blue sky---
a sparrow sees
its self in the puddle

#tulip

early March---
new graffiti
shaped like a tulip

#Spring

Vietnamese noodle soup---
I look for quail eggs
Spring nears

#Park

Madison Square Park---
the snow all gone
a couple kiss at night

#eating

eating raw carrots
with chicken breast---
pass the saliva please

#dinner

end of the month---
she wants to go
to her mother's for dinner

#turtle

wind driven rain---
a turtle
stops

#snow

all the snow melted---
she wears her
angora sweater

#moon

late night
the brass starts to jam---
full moon

#sunset

sunset---
my neighbor
paints the daffodils

#mum

warmer days---
the buds on trees
stay mum

#day

overcast day---
she cooks
paella

#hydrant

on a fire hydrant
I tie my shoes---behind me
a dog waits its turn

#slush

the waitress brings
grits with my eggs---
slush on the ground

#accent

she speaks English
with a Provence accent---
I order a glass of rosé

#carpet

she walks on the red
carpet like an actress---
Oscars' night

#emptiness

a woman loiters
on a street Saturday night---
the emptiness

#moon

I pull my navy tuque
over my ears---
a half moon

#sunrise

sunrise---
too many
broken hearts

#Campbell

early morning---only
a can of Campbell soup
in my pantry

#rush

morning rush---
she puts on lipstick
sitting next to me

#moon

watching the skyline
from a hammock---
crescent moon

#baccarat

he is still sitting
at the baccarat table---
Golden Pig

#line

Ash Wednesday---
no line
at the halal food cart

#irises

she keeps pointing
her finger---
Japanese irises

#Fat

Fat Tuesday---
an ice cream truck
parks on melting snow

#crow

morning stillness---
a crow finally
flies away

#cat

cat at the window
can't wait till the snow melt---
moonless night

#sunrise

sunrise---
she goes home
to feed her lovebird

#Pig

more babies are planed for
the year of the twice lucky:
Golden Pig

#kick

dirty big lumps of snow
blocks the crossway---
a kid starts to kick ass

#navel

her winter coat unzipped---
the sun copies itself
to her navel

#rays

sun rays
play in the snow---
the loudness

#beauty

bathing beauty
on a billboard---
snow on the sidewalk

#ears

seeing my friend's
new haiku---I can't
believe my ears

#roofs

finally those tar roofs
are brightly carpeted---
first snow

#sunrise

sunrise---
the sound of
shoveling snow

#blizzard

blizzard---
too much powdered sugar
even for Valentine Day

#blood

the red is blood
the presents bullets---
Valentine Day Massacre

#grasshopper

the wind drives a leaf
over sidewalk snow---
grasshopper

#sunset

a kid can not
find the purple crayon---
sunset

#pigeon

overcast morning---
a grey pigeon pesters me
for more crumbs

#blond

cold wind---
her blond hair
touches my face

#snail

morning stillness---
a snail
blows its horn

#lips

Valentine Day---
the only red I want
is lips

#Eskimo

mid February---
an Eskimo buys
his sweetheart a ring

#cafe

East Village cafe---
bouzuki music plays
and no one dances

#date

first date---
he does not
stop talking

#ODed

ODed---
once more
a sex symbol found dead

#chocolate

looking for her brand
of chocolate---I find
Belgian jelly beans

#metal

soft spoken---
her jewelry and music
are heavy metal

#sunset

she watches me cook
a raspberry souffle---
sunset

#astronaut

too many stars---
an astronaut forgot
how to mend a broken heart

#perfume

a flower shop---
her perfume is stronger
than nature's

#ethanol

the price of tortillas
goes up---
let them eat ethanol

#stuffed

very cold day---
a stuffed bear
stays under the bed covers

#roses

cold February day---
a florist takes
the red roses indoors

#stars

extreme cold weather---
the stars shine
more brightly

#Super

Super Bowl party---
she asks me
if I like football

#seagull

a seagull soars
above rising smoke---
cloudless winter skies

#chess

looking for wood
to knock on---
I found a chess table

#moon

beautiful blue sky---
a full moon refuses
to go to sleep

#fog

fog---a smoke column
is confused about
which way is up

#First

February First---
a sun ray dances
on her cell phone

#coat

cold night---I pass the statue
of a man wearing
a winter coat

#winter

winter morning---
too many men
wearing grey suits

#little

blue sky---
too little snow
fell to write about

#snow

morning stillness---
a man walks to work
in the snow

#tree

icy side-walk
I slip---
a tree stares

#sky

cold morning---
new graffiti
under blue sky

#prowl

a cat out
on the prowl---
no dreamgirls

#outside

side-walk cafe---
only the squirrel
sits outside

#snow

late first snow---
not enough
for a snowball fight

#sunset

sunset---
she does not notice
the new flowers

#sunrise

sunrise---
her lights
are still on

#clock

overcast winter day---
the old clock
is slower than usual

#swing

Saturday morning---
cold wind pushes
an empty swing

#smoke

bitter cold morning---
smoke columns
take their time going up

#moonlight

cold night
I go home early---
in the moonlight

#kite

a kid
flies a kite---
too many seagulls

#end

morning rush---
waiting for January
to end

#sunset

pass me
the Tabasco sauce---
January sunset

#moon

who is she
behind the see-through veil?
crescent moon

#Park

Madison Square Park---
the plainness
of January

#match

a tennis match---
where love
still means nothing

#moon

inspired---
the lake swallows
the moon

#walking

walking---
I am cold Ma
I am cold

#buds

buds spring
in January---
an old dog walks on

#icy

icy side walks---
the sparrows drink
from the gutter

#gum

bubble gum clouds---
the ice on the window
starts to melt

#cold

bitter cold---
I pass a swimming pool
emptied of water

#snow

an old man
plays in the snow---
more climate change

#shortcut

night of cold wind---
I take a shortcut
through the cemetery

#sombrero

Mexican restaurant---
her sombrero
touches mine

#intense

intense dark---
she says no need
to find the keys right away

#jumps

morning stillness---
a cricket jumps
out of the ipod

#sun

dearest sun,
you missed
too many days

#jockey

a clear winter day---
smoke columns
jockey for position

#normal

finally
a normal day---
cold enough for you

#shades

morning rush
she has her shades on---
overcast sky

#sunset

her little sister
asking her why she stopped---
sunset

#cat

a black and white cat
finally goes out---
can fox-trot

#red

gloomy afternoon---
a red haired woman
smiles at me

#silence

Sunday's silence---
a squirrel slowly
walks down the fire escape

#rose

Saturday night---
she waves goodbye
with her red rose

#fog

a new crack
in the window glass---
morning fog

#poem

after school---
she reads
a poem to her son

#lights

early morning---
I turn on the lights
to write a haiku

#sunset

a soldier says goodbye
on his way back to Iraq---
sunset

#beautiful

beautiful morning---
I just ignore
the cold wind

#snow

snow flurries
falling from blue sky---
yesterday was summer

#sunrise

he still puts
catchup on his eggs---
sunrise

#general

at a general statue---
a dog salutes
by raising its leg

#pretends

morning rush---
she pretends
not to see me

#corn

snacking on
blue corn chips---
moonless night

#static

folding laundry---
the music
has too much static

#geeks

down town
Sunday morning---
nothing out there but geeks

#shorts

in New York they wear shorts
all year round---
winter

#sunset

from behind grey blue clouds
into grey blue waters---
a winter sunset

#fish

overcast day---
my neighbor tells
another big fish story

#camellia

camellia blossoms
in winter---don't fret
just enjoy it

#anything

morning stillness---
the winter wind
unable to move anything

#octopus

an octopus stands
like a tree---winter night
Madison Square Park

#mink

morning rush---
her legs are bare
under her mink coat

#boars

new year---
more hunters are looking
for fewer boars

#yawns

in the afternoon sky
a grey dinosaur yawns---
January

#moon

sunrise
I turn off the lights---
a setting moon

#beam

crisp winter day---
I climb
a sun beam

#slower

morning rush---
a slower pace
after the winter holidays

#anime

boring day---
I rent
an anime movie

#weeds

New Year's day---
a rain shower lets
the street weeds have a drink