#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

#sunny

last day
of the year---
it is too sunny

#moon

New Year's party---
the moon is watching
all this foolishness

#seagull

after the clouds cleared---
a gliding seagull
blocks the sun

#birds

early morning---
too many
mocking birds

#sunset

no more cheap wine---
two-thousands-and-six
last sunset

#cat

a cat climbing
a street tree stops---
noisy night

#lights

Herald Square
holidays lights---pigeons
among the viewers

#moon

lonely night
I cook huevos rancheros---
a half moon

#sun

cold and windy day---
the sun shows
no remorse

#emptiness

end of the year
emptiness---it's cooler
in the Bahamas

#movie

on the way
to see a movie---
I pass a couple fighting

#meter

rainy morning---
I have no more change
for the parking meter

#call

the sound of Muslim
call for prayers---
Christmas day

#turnip

I eat another
raw turnip---
Christmas

#moon

he cuts me off
on Christmas Eve---
crescent moon

#stardust

stardust on
leafless branches---
Madison Square Park

#anchovies

anchovies
or no anchovies---
no anchovies!

#snowman

praise goes
to his head---
an inflatable snowman

#south

late December---
an inflatable Santa
goes south

#broker

end of the year---
a stocks broker
gives his bonus to the poor

#deer

first day of winter---
a deer eludes
its hunters

#winter

winter solstice---
I'll just wait
till Christmas Eve

#ski

bright day---
my ski sweater
gets lots of attention

#dolls

before Christmas---
the overweight dolls
are on sale

#sunset

slices of pepper
of all colors---
December sunset

#sparrow

morning rush---
a sparrow stays
on the sidewalk edge

#red

she wears her red high heels---
I order champagne
by the glass

#note

under the Christmas wreath
a note---
rain drops melt the ink