#cars

kids playing in
a parking lot--- hide only
behind US made cars

#tortilla

sunrise---
spreading bean paste
on a warm tortilla

#walk

Sunday leisurely walk---
all the mosquitoes
stayed home

#brown

cool morning---
the green leaves swing in
tandem with her brown hair

#fish

Friday night---
I rush there before they
run out of fried fish sandwich

#sunset

sunset---
too much red pepper
in my salad

#clue

a crossword puzzle
has for clue:
"a brief poem"

#worm

early morning---
no one in the courtyard
but a worm

#moon

obstructed full moon---
the hood tilting
on the head of a monk

#bus

as I wait for a bus---
a blond in a red sports
car passes

#sunset

sunset---
I can smell the
beef carpaccio to here

#wind

cool summer wind---
I stroll
to the subway

#crowd

Italian cafe---
the World Cup crowd
still boasting

#jay

on a park bench
a blue jay stops
to look at me

#bums

August at
Union Square---
only the pigeons and bums

#Cuba

bookies are taking bets
as to when---
Cuba libre

#cat

he walks a dog
on a leash and a cat---
moonless night

#opera

early morning---
the opera singer
is on a roll

#sunset

it looks smaller
now the heat wave is gone---
sunset

#coffee

making iced coffee
in the morning---
the buzz of a fan

#metal

cool metal with
the volume up---
the heat

#balcony

fourth day of a heat wave---
Romeo sleeps
under the balcony

#heat

heat wave---
I hang out
in ice cream parlors

#smoothie

blueberry strawberry raspberry
smoothie---
makes lesss your misery

#moon

she bends down
to pick up a small coin---
August full moon

#ant

an ant climbs the wall
of a four star
french restaurant

#cool

evening cool---
finally the neighbor's
bitch shuts up

#August

August---
empty seats
at rush hour

#water

heat wave---
a kleptomaniac
steals designer water

#crow

Sunday morning---a crow
on the roof
of a church

#Bach

hot afternoon---
a Mint Julep
and J. S. Bach

#dog

end of July---
a dog has no one
to bark at

#yogurt

summer afternoon---
forgot to buy yogurt
to put on the berries

#marina

the marina is packed
with boats---
rainy day

#chain

two kids race
their bikes around the fountain---
I twirl my key chain

#whispers

the sound of whispers
as the subway
suddenly stopped

#cups

sidewalk cafe---
her "a" cups as she
serves our espresso

#truck

truck stop---
I take one sip
and spit

#rubber

rubber hose
lining the street---
want some licorice?

#miso

sweltering night---
I put ice cubes
in the miso soup

#sticky

a spider web glistens
in the sunlight---
a sticky day

#presence

morning stillness---
I feel the presence
of a mosquito

#sunset

sunset---
raspberry syrup over
one scoop mango ice cream

#neighbors

the neighbors gone
on vacation---
I get to sleep late

#cherries

black cherries on sale---
can you lose
weight on black cherries?

#candle

calm wind---
I turn off the bulb
and light a candle

#sunset

sunset---
heavy thunder storms
cause a power outage

#jogger

hot day---
a jogger waiting
for the bus

#grapes

ripe grapes---
the vineyard's owner
is on vacation

#cappuccino

rush hour---
she stops for
a cappuccino to go

#breeze

a summer breeze
playing with my hair---
I let it

#wrong

a thunder storm
lights up the sky---
I'm on the wrong street

#spider

a spider web
swings in the wind---
empty hammock

#open

walking with
the umbrella open---
sunlight showers

#bar

just the two of us---
I at one end of the bar
she's at the other

#screen

morning rush hour---
the smell of sun screen
in the subway

#swat

a horse fly
on the window glass---
please swat me

#gumbo

early morning---
nothing left
of last night gumbo

#beige

a ripe peach---
I stain my beige
jacket

#chocolate

I can't find
where she hid
the chocolate I bought her

#catfish

Bastille Day---
the chef cuts
the heads of the catfish

#bald

on the subway---
man with long hair
next to a bald woman

#kite

on a crowded
boardwalk---
a kite refuses to go up

#mango

overcast morning---
a fruit vendor
peels mango

#pearl

a midsummer downpour---
she takes off
her long pearl necklace

#wave

heat wave---
a streetwalker
goes to the boardwalk

#whiskey

clicking glasses
with an old friend---
he made the whiskey

#peach

dawn---
I cut a peach
into halves

#shirts

I bought shirts on sale---
two for the price
of one sushi meal

#train

the train is late---
a sparrow pacing
back and forth

#final

World Cup final---
Italy plays
Zidane

#red

salsa band
in the park---
she wears red high heels

#day

summer day---
I can't find
something to do

#money

unexpectedly---
I find money
in a drawer

#jam

eating all natural
peach jam---
the smell of her soap

#mirror

no mirror
can tell you truly
what you are

#lost

lost mail---
I open a window
to let a butterfly out

#fountain

Madison Square Park---
the fountain has pennies
but no water

#shower

rainy morning---
my shower
is not working

#tour

tour de france---
how do they go
to the bathroom?

#subway

after a long weekend---
many dozing
on the subway

#tea

independence day---
someone dropped
a tea bag in the pool

#eagles

soaring bald eagles---
all about a chance
to fulfill a dream

#sunset

July sunset---
waiting for the fireworks
to really paint this sky red

#crackers

early July---
a kid wants money
to buy fire crackers

#nymph

storms throw me
off my horse down a river---
I get picked up by a nymph

#penguin

hot day---
I wouldn't be here
if I were a penguin

#driver

sunday morning---
the designated driver
returns home

#penny

scratching off candle wax
with a penny---
a half moon

#dragon

morning stillness---
a dragon broke
into pieces

#cool

western swing
night in the park---
the fireflies stay cool

#sand

eating brown
rice sushi---
sand inside my sandals

#hate/love tanka

one digs deeper
because of hate
the other digs deeper
because of love---
at the end they meet each other

#head

rain showers in spots---
one spot
was my head

#bride

outdoors wedding
reception---a fly
pursuing the bride

#sour

offering her green grapes---
she makes
a sour expression

#turtle

live swing music
in the park---a turtle
goes home

#moon

one more foggy night
haiku---this time to say
I miss you moon

#fly

a fly looking
for an open window
to get out of my house

#wrong

world cup game---
the crickets are cheering
the wrong team

#lost

at the entrance
of the subway---
a lost shoe

#life

beach rainy day---
can't remember who said
life is a beach

#directions

sunday morning---
a priest asks me
for directions

#box

searching
in an old box---
I found "Paradise Lost"

#fast

walking fast---
my eyeglasses
covered with rain drops

#doctor tanka

they yelled is there
a doctor in the house?---
as a kid I had a toy
doctor bag to induce me
to grow up to be one

#mermaid

slapping and bubbling---
the two parts of a mermaid
are estranged

#parts

foggy morning---
the two parts of a mermaid
are estranged

#bite

long day in the park---
a mosquito
comes back to bite

#less

union square station---
the less clothes people wear
the hotter it gets

#giggle

an older girl
on the swing---
the others giggle

#scoreless

the world cup game
is still scoreless---
summer solstice

#summer solstice

summer solstice---
too short a night
to remember her name

#butterfly

breezy day---
a butterfly
and I collide

#squeak tanka

the laundry rope
across an ally squeaks---
while the woman
pulling on it squeaks
about the landlord

#new

early morning---
a bird hasn't sung
any thing new for hours

#sailboat

lying on his surf board---
near a toy
black sailboat

#first

first summer moon---
light in my heart
clouds in my eyes

#sunset

sunset---
the orange volley ball
served into the sea

#he

fathers day---
he would have asked me
why haiku

#clean

clean streets,
shiny cars---
and no pedestrians

#pine

long summer walk---
she massages
her calluses with a pine cone

#night

early morning---
last night disagreement
continues

#sunset

sunset---
there is more foam
to my beer than the surf

#morning

morning sky---
the pigeons
are hungry

#girl

a little girl dances
in the park---
partner is imaginary

#Union

Summer time
in Union Square---
Oh! Calcutta

#frizzles

sunlight strikes
the wine decanter---
the frizzles of her red hair

#towel

the third time
the guest wants a fresh towel---
the waiter drops the towel

#beach

rush hour---
sitting next to a woman
going to the beach

#end

all park benches are taken---
she sits at
the other end of mine

#past

hitting a ball
against a park wall---
the cracks of my past

#sunset

sunset---
she pours me jasmine
flavored tea

#dog

early morning---
a man yelling
at a barking dog

#ant

cold night---
an ant creeps
under my foot

#dance

the party is over---
silently the leaves
dance to the wind

#spider

under my desk---
a spider builds
its own wires network

#high

down town
after hours---
high heels echoing

#sunset

sunset---
a cricket
sounds lonely

#woman

the woman who
moved next door---
gets many late night callers

#school

friday morning---
a school kid
yells: "I don't want to go"

#tail

hazy evening---
a distant light
has a tail

#cup

street soccer---
practicing
for the next world cup

#chili

chili dinner---
a heart-burn
cooked by a heart-throb

#rain

heavy rain---
an open umbrella
floats down the street

#worm

on the floor, the paper string
from a Hershey's kiss---
acting like a worm

#moon

a drunk raises
his bottle and winks---
a half moon

#combs

morning stillness---
she combs
her hair

#bat

dense fog---
a bat can't see
where he's going

#cage

behind me---an old lady
carrying an empty
bamboo cage

#sunset

sunset---
the coffee
is almost done

#column

overcast sky---
a smoke column
moves horizontally

#chalk

overcast day,
drawn in chalk on a
playground wall---the sun

#meeting

at a meeting---
some one with
the same ring tones as me

#softball

sudden downpours
both softball teams
go to the same bar

#machine

buying a metrocard
with a credit card
from a machine---thank you

#Darwin

in the subway
a Darwin look alike
stares at me

#rabbit

morning fog---
a white rabbit
takes it easy

#sunset

sunset--- the clouds make
the end of a long summer day
welcome

#noise

the noise from the street
blocks the noise
of the neighbors

#fountains

water shoots up
from fountains---
calla lilies bloom

#dragon

hot day---
a smoke column
shaped like a dragon

#ex

the sun shines
while it rains---
I think of my ex

#fish

early morning---
watching fishermen
talk more than fish

#V

at a V
shaped by two branches---
a kid aims his sling

#map

memorial day---
a four-year-old boy looks
at Iraq's map

#beaches

beaches open---
the girls of last summer
are in bigger bikinis

#pigeons

the old lady
who feeds the pigeons
sends her daughter

#movie

in line to see
a Tom Hanks movie---
two nuns

#ball

at the station---
a soccer ball stands
at the end of the platform

#afternoon

late spring afternoon---
the sky is full
of cats and dogs

#song

early morning---
the crow doesn't get
the song of the mocking bird

#sunset

sunset---
no one noticed
her antique ruby necklace

#blue

early morning
blue sky---
I wipe my eyeglasses

#garden

she's cooking peas
from her garden---
the dog wags his tail

#chopper

a clear day---
the hum of a chopper
circling above

#hips

on the subway---
a woman next to me
has big hips

#wind

eating ripe strawberries
for breakfast---
gusty wind

#hot

the gypsy woman says:
when it's hot, it's hot
when it's not, it's not

#shower

sunday afternoon
rain shower--- cleaned
my boots

#spring

late spring---
the daffodils
hunch

#sunset

saturday sunset---
everyone getting
ready for the night time

#dew

morning stillness---
dew drops
on the fire escape

#blond

afternoon thunder storm---
she fluffs the curls
of her blond hair

#sex

application
for online dating---
what is your sex?

#faucet

rainy morning---
a dripping faucet
woke me up

#seashell

I put a seashell
to my ear---
it says stop polluting

#beasts

beyond good and evil
is a jungle---
full of funny beasts

#school

walking to school---
a contrail marks
a blank sky

#sunset

sunset---
eating the rest of the
cherry pie a la mode

#happy

early morning---
a happy ending
to last night rain storm

#food

sidewalk cafe---
a pigeon waits
the server bring out food

#buzz

morning haze---
I keep hearing
the buzz of a fly

#horses

clouds clearing
the sun comes out---
horses race in the sky

#tops

morning fog---
the tops of towers
are blanking out

#cemetery

mothers day---
slow traffic
at the cemetery

#cat

overcast morning---
a cat stares
at a crow


#bubbles

dark clouds moving in---
kids blow at them
soap bubbles

#door

someone knocking
on the door---
I can't find my eyeglasses

#gray

fog at dusk---
my gray hairs
pass unnoticed

#fast

walking fast---
my umbrella
has a hole in it

#strawberries

gloomy day---
I bought strawberries
and put on them yogurt

#station

morning rush hour---
the conductor announces
the wrong station

#oranges

the smell of peeled
oranges---
at daybreak

#worms

overcast day---
I watch out
for worms on the sidewalk

#mosquito

moonless night---
a mosquito
keeps on trying

#day

twilight---
day laborers
waiting for the contractor

#sunset

sunset---
an old man gazing
at wilted lilacs

#girl

early morning---
a girl with heavy make-up
going home

#sunset

rushing home at sunset---
the smell of cooking
in the elevator

#garden

my neighbor's
flower garden---
her favorite color is purple

#spider

spring cleaning
my room---
I found a new spider

#crow

saturday morning
softball game---
a crow making catcalls

#t-shirts

late spring---
a warm sun
brought out the tight t-shirts

#sunrise

sunrise---
the ants
are looking blacker


#hypnotist

going home---she dozes
while reading the flyer
of a hypnotist

#city

city sky line---
trying to tell
the clouds from the smoke

#sunset

dark clouds at sunset---
hope they are gone
by moonrise

#falcon

looking out
of the window---
wishing I were a falcon

#sunset

sunset---
picking the last
daffodil

#rice

cloudy sky---
nothing left
of last night rice pudding

#hair

a kid next to me
having his hair cut
for the first time

#may

may day---
the idea of paying all workers
is very recent

#spring

spring light rain---
I close
the umbrella

#cafe

in a cafe---
there are more people
studying than talking

#party

sunday morning---
still hearing
the noise of last night party

#sunset

sunset---
stuck in traffic
in the lincoln tunnel

#window

a cat in the window---
listens to a
mockingbird meow

#mosquitoes( after Issa)

two mosquitoes
keep arguing
over my pillow

#hear

chilly evening---
I can hear the rustle
of the new leaves

#breakfast

as I eat my breakfast---
a sparrow
waits for his

#tulips

sitting on a fence
above welted
yellow tulips---a crow

#azaleas

morning stillness---
the roof is dripping
on the azaleas

#robbery

the prices on the sign
of a gas station---
highway robbery

#ecosystem

morning---
riding to work in a one
specie ecosystem

#sunset

sunset---
listening to jazz
in a tibetan tea house

#ant

early morning---
an ant waits
for me to pass

#birth

outside a store that
sells wedding dresses
a cherry tree
just gave birth
to many bright green leaves

#sunset

sunset---
the smell
of cooking beets

#pushy

morning---
the fog making
the smoke look too pushy

#about

morning fog---
nothing
to write about

#rain

cold and rain all day---
an iterant worker
managed to smile

#cold

cold morning---
newly sprouted leaves
shiver

#noisy

nice spring day
I close the window---
the street is too noisy

#smile

early morning---
both of my neighbors
did not smile

#blood

union square---
blood red tulips
at the feet of lafayette

#chill

late spring
morning chill---
the cherry blossoms stay calm

#horse

a kid rides a black horse
covered with red roses
for fifty cents

#tracks

waiting for the train---
a seagull hovers
over the tracks

#skyline

a subway stop
with a view of
the skyline---a long wait

#opera

in a jacuzzi
she tells me
she's an opera singer

#skin

baring skin in the sun
is still harmless but---
who needs these bumps!

#smoke

cloudless sky---
a smoke column
rises horizontally

#whisper

a holiday weekend---
the silence of the street
makes me whisper

#bread

morning walk---
I buy bread
wrapped around a boiled egg

#backgammon

a backgammon game
stopped by the sound
of clicks of high heels

#blanks

dense fog---
the early morning charm
of blanks

#sunset

Good Friday---
a steady drizzle
at sunset

#strawberry

beautiful spring day---
a woman next to me
eats a strawberry

#southern

this N train is going
to Queens---she announced
in a southern accent

#sky

holy week grey sky---
a sparrow
does not sing

#chocolate

someone left
the chocolate bunnies
out in the noon sun

#sunset

sunset blocked by clouds---
I imagine
a favorite rerun

#egg

mid april---
a friend offers me
a chocolate egg

#veggies

a fruits and veggies store---
their cat sits in front
of the cash register

#boss

monday morning---
the boss puts his feet
up on his desk

#bunnies

toy bunnies
in a neighborhood park---
driving the dogs crazy

#subway

riding the subway---
alone with a stranger
and her two cats

#sunday

sunny sunday---
a cool spring breeze
tickles my feet

#red

morning---
the red lights of a tower
stay on

#football

late night,
passing a football on the street---
the moon

#mailman

morning stillness---
the mailman sitting
with his legs crossed

#black

dusk---
a black cat
trying to be friendly

#pigeon

early morning---
a grey pigeon
keeps flying back to my windowsill

#grapes

seedless grapes---
the skin is very hard:
I spit

#leaves

cold morning---
when will the trees
have leaves?

#flake

snow flake april showers---
the petals
of the cherry trees

#column

early morning---
a column of smoke
posing with the clouds

#roof

cloudy night---
they are up on the roof
for just soulgazing

#kids

kids on
a schhool trip---
dragging their feet

#umbrella

spring rain---
my umbrella is
the only thing I see blooming

#time

monday morning---
trying to save myself
from day light saving time

#leaves

nice spring day---
the trees are still
with no leaves


#cleaning

spring cleaning---
the dust of winter
is heavier

#coin

dropping one more coin
in the slot machine---
crescent moon

#face

red shirt black shoes
big car--- busy streets
old friend good food happy face

#parrot

early morning---
the old man downstairs
has a new parrot

#out

friday night---
hanging out with her friends
she pretends not to see him

#madness

march madness---
the office manager
wants his money back

#teacher

beautiful spring day---
a teacher keeps looking
out of the window

#sandals

first warm spring day---
going to work
in sandals

#traffic

traffic stopped
cars are honking---
a cherry blossom lined street

#sunset

a beach fruit vendor
packing his goods---
sunset

#cherry

sunny day---
searching for
cherry blossoms that bloomed

#soccer

after school---
his mother teaches
him soccer

#goose

cold spring morning---
nothing has blossomed
but my goose bumps

#sunset

sunset---
a leisurely walk
through a slum

#bubble

not a cloud any where---
the neighbor's daughter
blows her bubble gum

#cat

late night,
amongst the garbage bags
a cat thinks---which one?

#siesta

sunday siesta---
under my window
a bum is humming

#house

warm night---
turning off my house lights
to gaze at city lights

#yogurt

fruit flavored
frozen yogurt---limp
lilacs lie on the tables

#chess

the chess game dragging---
someone starts
planning a coup