#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