#work

the office
Christmas party---
too much work

#Owl

morning stillness---
a Great Grey Owl
sees me

#chimney

mid December---
a want ad
for a chimney sweeper

#dawn

beautiful winter dawn---
I ran out of
Jasmine tea

#today

today marks six decades
that I follow my shadow---
where ever

#music

Beethoven's birthday---
my neighbor plays
that deafening music again

#rice

overcast morning---
not enough sugar
in the rice pudding

#jewelry

Christmas lights
on bare trees---
I buy her more jewelry

#silence

morning commute---
the silence
of end of the year stress

#sunset

all in red
and nothing is green---
December sunset

#haze

morning haze---
I keep recounting
how many Santas

#penny

got a penny?---
at a fountain
just before Christmas

#moon

a turtle hides---
winter
full moon

#lunch

lunch hour---
a kid asks me
where's Santa

#lights

m&m's sprinkled
all over the dark---
Christmas lights

#night

Sunday night---
she's still doing
today's sudoku

#sunrise

sunrise---
my breath
fogs the window


#green

cold Saturday night---
the barmaid puts sake
in my green tea

#stillness

morning stillness---
an icicle
starts to melt

#tree

as I ring my
doctor's doorbell---
a tree with no leaves on

#coldness

morning rush
no one looks up---
the December coldness

#sunset

melon in New York
is always in season---
Winter sunset

#ATM

December day---
a woman in red
jumps the ATM line

#seagulls

early morning---
a biplane flies over
gliding seagulls

#size

holidays shopping---
size of the tree
does matter

#moon

baldness becomes him---
full moon
from under a winter tree

#frost

first frost---
too much noise in the park
I put my hands on my ears

#sunset

a chorus line
with pink cheeks kick high---
December sunset


#kitten

morning stillness---
a kitten
yawns

#Hu

I bought a talking Santa
made in China---
Hu Hu Hu

#night

early morning---
last night stardust
is on the lilacs

#moon

strange faces are out
this saturday night---
the moon

#storm

the storm passed---and
warnings of tornadoes
that were hot air

#dry

rainy Friday night---
I stop at a bar
to dry out

#moon

who is this
masked man?---
the moon

#human

Union Square---
a herd of pigeons
chase away a human

#sunrise

sunrise---
a parrot sounds
a bit arrogant

#bonsai

the year close to its end---
a bonsai behind
trees on sale

#slate

overcast morning---
starting with
a blank slate

#wires

all the wires
are unplugged---
winter trees

#rush

morning rush---
the dozing lady has
a new red shopping bag

#sunset

the Christmas lights
are not working---
sunset

#moon

the harvest is over
I hang the sickle---
crescent moon

#tart

outside Bloomingdales
a tart in red---
Jingle Bell

#parrot

morning stillness---
a towel covers
the parrot cage

#squirrel

the trees are bare---
a squirrel
climbs up my shoulder

#holidays

viewing holidays
decorations---
sun rays on my pen

#taxi

a woman stole
our designated driver---
taxi!

#Black

Black Friday---
so many turkeys
at the sales

#Setter

rainy Thanksgiving Day---
a Bostonian
walks his Irish Setter

#Thanksgiving

a dog patiently
waits for his plate---
Thanksgiving Day

#olives

a bartender
needs more olives---
the bridge lights turn on

#Mouse

brisk morning---
Mickey Mouse
floats by

#sunset

a hare sinks further
in a bed of leaves---
late Autumn sunset

#grey

grey morning---
I check out a new
tanning salon

#buy

strings of lights
on bare trees---
and buy this!

#hoofs

Fifth Avenue station---
the sound of hoofs
on the pavement

#Jacuzzi

in a Jacuzzi
a ticklish man
keeps yelling stop

#seashell

mid November---
a seashell
in the back of a drawer

#bell

Saturday night traffic---
a cyclist
rings his bell

#hair

a middle-aged man
blow-dries his hair---
late Autumn trees

#sunset

Autumn sunset---
a birthday balloon
rises

#turkey

Thanksgiving---
I will invite
a turkey to dinner

#lipstick

morning rush---
a blonde
with no lipstick

#dark

dark night---
a cat stretches
before going out

#artist

morning haze---
a street artist
paints the skyline

#anchovies

drizzly night---
I pick the anchovies
from my side of the pizza

#sunrise

sunrise---
the glass of a tower
facing east

#cigar

a haggard old man
smokes a cigar---
late Autumn leaves

#shoes

morning rush---
abandoned old shoes
at the last stop

#song

morning stillness---
a deaf man listens
to the song of a bird

#prima

broken glass---
a prima donna
goes back to work

#game

the football game ends---
heavy rain makes
the loss heavier

#haze

morning haze---
so many sparrows
where the leaves used to be

#global

on a bed of sapped leaves
a beauty sunbathes---
global warming

#Veterans

Veterans Day---
the children of Vietnam
are now of Iraq

#grocer

a new grocer opens---
the flies still go
to the old one

#end

end of the line---
a blind violinist
counts his change

#green

warm day---
a green leaf in the midst
of yellow ones

#sticks

he is tall and skinny
the other short and chubby---
so are their sticks

#church

Autumn storm---
multicolored leaves
carpet a church driveway

#Superman

the day after---
no one cast a vote
for Superman

#poisson

coffee, cigarettes, beer---
and Windex to clean
after all that poison

#moon

perched on a tree
still can't see the forest
from the trees---full moon

#sunset

cold wind at sunset---
I drink the last
drop of Chablis

#skyline

pudgy seagulls
perched on the shore rocks---
Manhattan skyline

#house

On the road---
I pass a tree house
while riding in a mobile home

#moon

harvest moon sets---
a baker goes
to work

#bar

Saturday night---
moon light shines
on an empty bar

#air

he vacuums the lawn
from the dead leaves
who vacuumed Summer air

#moon

full moon behind clouds---
she slips out
of her white satin gown

#rat

morning rush---
a subway rat
walks to work

#moon

I take a bite
off a little green apple---
the moon

#more

sunny day---
shoveling dead leaves,
for more callouses

#lanterns

lanterns in the park
blink---
an ocean of yellow leaves

#Zoo

warm Autumn day---
Central Park Zoo
full of human smell

#Halloween

Halloween party---
a scarecrow
did not need make-up


#sunrise

Autumn sunrise---
a witch
undresses

#goblin

hot sun
and cold wind---
a goblin torture

#witch's

early morning---
sun rays strike
a little girl witch's hat

#sorcerer's

dark Autumn night---
a sorcerer's apprentice
shivers

#clock

October last Sunday---
lost an hour
resetting an old clock

#ghosts

cold Saturday night---
the semetery ghosts
brown-bag it

#rain

pouring rain---
the landlord
turns on the heat higher

#sunset

she wears a purple blouse
at sunset---
I order espresso

#fawn

tattoos---
a fawn with a back
full of little nothings

#moon

a night owl
finally meets a real one---
full moon

#cotton

morning cotton clouds---
the washer
stopped foaming

#pumpkin

Autumn night---
a homeless man
has a pumpkin

#pie

cold morning---
nothing left
of last night apple pie

#brisk

evening rush---
only the wind
is brisk

#train

my morning train
delayed---a seagull
flies above the tracks

#sunset

the smell of roasting
eggplant---
October sunset

#sunny

sunny---
a ditch digger
finds a brass doorknob

#pictures

overcast day---
I look at old pictures
in black and white

#Wal-Mart

Sunday morning---
I look
for a Wal-Mart

#hell

hell---
a homeless man
wears a new garbage bag

#sunlight

morning stillness---
a dead leaf
shines in the sunlight

#wind

strong Autumn wind---
fallen leaves are back
at branch level

#sunset

a cat sitting out
at sunset---
gray with yellow streaks

#swallow

a swallow steals food
from two pigeons---
Autumn haze

#grafitti

Autumn morning---
neighborhood graffiti
has changed colors

#branches

Indian Summer---
some branches
are already naked

#pigeon

slow morning---
one more pigeon
joins the rest

#bodega

rainy night---
the silence
outside the bodega

#fountain

plaza fountain---
light paints petals
made of bubbles

#ghosts

October in the woods---
I look for ghosts
and witches for a party

#blue

blue sky---
a crow lands
in a ditch

#kinks

knock on the door---
she straightens the kinks
in her black dress

#diner

in a Japanese diner
a fly prefers
American

#sunset

wind howls
on the boardwalk---
cold feet at sunset

#Noble

Yunus economics---
how crumbs become wheat fields
won a Noble

#yellow

green leaves dangle
in my face---I bow
yellow ones all over

#man

standing before an ant
a man asks:
who am I

#earing

rush hour---
she forgot to wear
the other ear earing

#spider

a spider
built its web
above a mouse trap

#vacuum

morning stillness---
a vaccum tube
sucking fallen leaves

#dive

rainy afternoon---
the Yankees suffer
one more nose dive

#leather

brown cockroach
walks on a brown leaf---
I wear my leather jacket

#art

art work in the park---
tree shadow
on the back of a canvas

#headline

morning headline:
"Another 60
Bodies Found---"

#fruit

I see her at a fruit stand---
the sweet smell
of Fall apples

#Mohawk

Columbus Day---
I shake the hand
of a Mohawk from Buffalo

#sunset

Autumn sunset---
a leaf falls
into the gutter

#more

look east you see the sun,
west the moon---
what more do you want?

#moth

Autumn night---
a piece of bark
becomes a moth in my hand

#fleece

awaken---
I search a dark closet
for my red fleece sweatshirt

#moon

all the blue
tortilla chips are gone---
full moon

#violinist

the violinist
in the train station
wants "no pennies"

#march

Union Square anti-
war march---tired old
hippies and their kids

#empty

early morning---
an empty beer can
in an empty subway car

#jacket

leaves start to fade---
I take my base ball
jacket to the cleaner

#couple

rush hour---a couple
stay standing by leaning
one against the other

#dogs

Madison Square Park---
all the dogs
had their Autumn hair cut

#mosquito

hot day in Autumn---
a mosquito
gets one last wish

#waxing

a turtle keeps peeking
out of its shell---
waxing gibbous

#flying

cool morning---
a fly shows
no interest in flying

#light

star gazing with
my back against a
broken street light

#hiccups

Sunday morning fog---
I got the hiccups
for no reason

#football

Saturday college game---
too much kicking
for football

#ant

an ant inside
my slipper
survives a brisk night

#sunset

sunset---
a yellow half moon
green with envy

#comb

dark clouds
pour Autumn rain---
I comb my gray hair

#airplane

Shea Stadium---
looks bigger
from an airplane

#alarm

early morning---
waiting for the
alarm clock to ring

#Ode

packing to go
back home---
I hear ''The Ode to Joy''

#pudding

cloudy sky---
I get one more rice
pudding cup from the fridge

#Park

a fat duck
awash by green ---
Knightsbridge exit of Hyde Park

#pheasant

morning sunshine---
a pheasant
stays among tall grass

#hell

crowded bus---a man
whispers to another:
go to hell

#duck

clear day---
a duck keeps diving
into its water image

#tattoo

in a Turkish restaurant
the belly dancer
has a Greek  tattoo

#equinox

Autumn equinox---
a swan glides in a pond
with the wings raised

#sunset

sunset---
a neighbor
ends her fast

#cinnamon

Autumn morning clouds---
I go out to buy
more cinnamon

#wrinkles

after Autumn rain---
the sun shines
on his face wrinkles

#blue

overcast morning---
I can't find
my blue suede shoes

#Hamlet

''Hamlet'' brand
little cigars---
''Smoking kills''

#dancer

a ballet dancer
picks up a rose
off the stage---thorns point

#traffic

rush hour---
a contrail crosses
over stalled traffic

#bird

desire---
a cat looks
at a picture of a bird

#sunset

sunset---
Autumn wind
smells of apple pie

#cat

morning stillness---
a cat
is hungry

#ducks

Hyde Park---
the ducks
are very polite

#city

overcast day---
a city full of red buses
and black taxi cabs

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#green

Autumn clouds---
green leaves
quiver

#bench

Sunday morning---
my favorite bench
has spelled coffee

#story

sitting in a bookstore---
she tells me
the story of her life

#fruit

gloomy day---
I order another
half of grapefruit

#hat

 

cold wind blows off

my hat---

and a good fantasy

 

#bamboo

 

morning stillness---

bamboo shoots growing

in a water bowl

 

#wrong

 

looks the wrong way

before crossing the street---

a Yankee dog in London

 

#sneeze

 

dark clouds---

I sneeze every time

the cat passes by

 

#drizzle

 

Autumn light drizzle---

I am glad

I forgot my umbrella

 

#sign

 

in a miniskirt

she waits for a train----

'mind the gap' sign

 

#turtle

on the way to
the airport---
I pass a pet turtle farm

#fly

a September fly
keeps flying
into my face

#football

after all the violence
in the news---
Monday football

#eleven

nine eleven---
a five year old kid
celebrates his birthday

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#sunset

sunset---
a tennis ball
lands on the white line

#Sharapova

Sharapova wins New York---
a tennis court
became her ballet stage

#salt

health food restaurant---
an old man
wants salt in his soup

#sunrise

sunrise---
the neighborhood witch
closes her blinds

#skyline

the skyline on a cool
Autumn night---
and crisp Chardonnay

#humans

Union Square Park---
the dogs look happier
than the humans

#moon

orange blue full moon
in the horizon---
what lunacy!

#subway

after Labor Day
in the subway---
the clothes colors darken

#moon

city night stresses
his after five shadow---
full moon

#mantis

mantis mating season---
I hope she
does not get ideas

#backpacks

first day of school---
all backpacks
are bulging

#school

his first day of school
for the first time---
he forgets his name

#Summer

abandoned sandals
on the green---
last day of Summer

#Labor

Labor Day---
a police dog has to work
in the subway

#green

many fallen leaves
in last night storm---
they are still green

#swans

the lake is
full of swans
and she goes swimming

#movies

dreary day---
I watch on tv
old hurricane movies

#hurricane

after a hurricane---
not much in the news
till the next one

#gossip

two old ladies
on a bus gossip---once home
I close my curtains

#smell

Bush gives a speech on Iraq---
the smell of sulfur
from lighting a match

#sunset

sunset---
suddenly the sound
of a fire alarm

#Lance

seeing Fer-de-Lance---
you'll run faster
than Lance on a bicycle

#stacks

beyond smoke stacks
and rain clouds---
a day moon

#sparrow

a sparrow snatched bread
from another
and flew to my porch

#fly

dreary day---
a fly keeps falling
down the window glass

#happy

happy hour---
the bar maid
keeps breaking glasses

#dark

dark street---
a stranger smiles
at me

#karate

late Summer---
I show off my karate
blows using peaches

#jungle

a city dweller dreams---
a jungle
with eight million parrots

#light

around a lamp
in the sunlight---
a butterfly circles

#man

overcast day---
a homeless man
puts on sunglasses

#cat

last weekend in August---
a cat
walks home slowly

#fly

a fly
on my computer screen
is at an Issa link

#drops

long pearl necklace dangles
under her umbrella---
and big rain drops

#weeds

he cuts the weeds
in his drive way---
his head always shaved

#sunset

she unties the bun
of her red hair---
August sunset

#snail

end of August---
a snail
takes it easy

#bikini

his mother-in-law---
walks around the house
in her bikini

#squirrel

sunrise---
a squirrel
goes down the fire escape

#day

bright day---
I look at the sky
searching for a haiku

#corn

a pigeon picks
at corn seeds---
my tooth ache returns

#bird

early morning---
a mocking bird
hovers over a crow

#owl

August midnight---
a city owl
goes home

#vanilla

boring day---I put
shredded chocolate
on the no fat vanilla

#tea

morning---sun light
running through
my jasmine tea

#town

August Saturday night---
the only ones still
in town are the bores

#orange

overcast day---
she wears
her orange dress

#turtles

watching turtles stare
at me from under water---
Central Park Boat House

#subway

mid August morning---
like a funeral
is the subway

#funeral

fallen tree---
the parking lot at a
funeral home is full

#blank

morning stillness---
a blank sheet of paper
flew away

#sunset

sunset---
she blushes as
she kisses me goodbye

#clear

clear morning---
a giant gold bar
in the western skyline

#chicken

barbecue chicken joint---
two fat women
serve it with no bras

#duck

hot night---
I remember how
a sick wild duck fell

#lighthouse

broken lighthouse---
with a flashing
red light on its top

#joints

early morning---
I spread suntan lotion
on rusted joints

#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