#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