#foot

trying to balance
on one foot---
a fly won't let me

#heat

crowded train station
the stairs rail is sticky---
August heat

#concert

outdoors concert
of Arabian music---
a chorus of crickets

#sunset

sunset---
the smile
on his face

#butterfly

cool August---
a butterfly turned away
at my closed window

#Park

Madison Square Park
end of August---
no one is in a hurry

#name

her face from a passing car
what's her name---
a waxing gibbous

#fog

morning fog---
a coyote
sounds louder

#wet

I'm wet and he asks
is it raining---
the redundancy

#global

wearing fleece
in mid August---
global what?

#arrive

the remnants
of a hurricane arrive---
and his mother-in-law

#train

as I wait for a train---
a pigeon walks
back and forth

#wish

eating chicken---
the wish-bone so small
I wish better weather

#coffee

cold August morning---
I make
hot coffee

#swing

on a swing
only her in the park---
August drizzle

#cold

cold in August---
a pigeon retracts
its neck

#bells

church bells ring
from the force of the earth quake---
Pisco* destroyed

*city in Peru

#blue

she ties her grey hair
in a bun---
August blue sky

#fairy

in the park
a fairy dances---
August smog

#dream

night time
on the beach---
a foolish dream passes by

#blood

cutting up red pepper
for the salad---
a drop of blood

#walking

overcast August day---
a fly keeps walking
on the floor

#turns

the wind turns
her skirts turns---
and my neck

#Park

Astoria Park
cool August day---
a yacht blows its whistle

#sunset

sunset---
the sadness
in her eyes

#stare

a Blue Jay
in the park---
I stare back

#bar

bright August day---
finishing the ice cream bar
before it melts

#walk

August drizzle---
I go
for a walk

#Park

Madison Square Park
live folk music---
no one wears red suspenders

#meteor

stargazers ooh---
the Perseid
meteor shower

#bleached

bright August day---
her bleached blond hair
is unnoticed

#sunrise

sunrise---
the dirty dishes
of last night

#rats

once more heavy rain
floods the subway---
rats can swim

#music

morning fog---
listening
to minimalist music

#cool

a cool August day---
my friend buys
a hot swim suit

#moth

blue August sky---
a moth
on the window glass

#ozone

August scorcher---
ozone so high
pigeons hang out on trees

#sudden

August sudden downpours---
my grey hair
got darker

#empty

trying to find
drinking water
in empty park---August haze

#sunset

a dark cloud passes
as the sun sets---
August short fuse

#clouds

dark August clouds---
looking up Hiroshima
on the map

#tray

overcast day---
she cleans her
Japanese lacquer tea tray

#fans

at a bus stop
a woman sells Chinese fans---
August stillness

#iced

more iced coffee
as if we need a reason---
Big Apple August


#sunset

lil* boat
sails by the skyline---
August sunset

*urban slang for little

#lightening

August lightening---
the fireflies
take the night off

#hands

she bends to pick up
water melon---
I keep my hands to myself

#laureate

our new poet laureate
is a surrealist---
absurd!

#ring

happy hour---
she tells the bartender
she lost her wedding ring

#grass

smell of freshly cut grass---
I caress
her crew cut

#fish

at the pier---no catches
the big fish busy eating
the small fish

#men

bouzouki music
in the park---
dancing with men

#ends

July ends---
the next day is
September First

#dawn

dawn---
a neon sign says
ATM


#pool

Summer pool---
I remember
what Archimedes said

#hair

morning fog---
sits well
with the grey in my hair

#Paris

Paris Champs-Elysees---
bicycles race
Tour de France lives on

#wet

morning haze---
they both try
to avoid the wet spot

#Park

Madison Square Park---
cars honk
end of July boredom

#nude

Summer haze---
the nude beach
is empty

#sunset

colored fluffy clouds---
cotton candy man comes
at sunset

#suits

hot Summer days---
men in dark suits
dozing on the train

#Lance

Tour de France
doping scandal---
I miss Lance

#sunset

Summer sunset---
she
sighs

#roofs

Big Apple Summer
some roofs painted silver---
for lack of snow

#parlor

outside an ice cream parlor
a homeless woman reclines---
late July

#ballet

Summer afternoon---
flipping channels
I find a ballet

#yesterday

blue sky---
as if yesterday
did not happen

#gravel

Hudson River Park---
a sparrow bathes
in the gravel

#sunset

sunset---
a rider on a Ferris wheel
goes up

#Summer

Big Apple Summer---
Coned screws up
once again

#buzz

afternoon nap---
the buzz of a chopper
then a mosquito

#Venus

viewing Venus
the skyline red lights wink---
Summer lust

#tree

late July---
a tree in a schoolyard
bears apples

#rush

Summer evening rush---
a man asks himself
why am I here

#drain

overcast morning---
a giant cockroach
comes out of the kitchen drain

#cycles

top of the Alps
to the sea in one day---
Tour de France cycles on

#dancer

joke telling Summer night---
a dancer tells his
with no words

#trail

Big Apple Summer---
many dress like
this is a mountain trail

#moon

Summer night
her pants slide as she sits---
crescent moon

#sunset

Summer sunset---
they play tennis
on clay

#moon

going out
she curls her eyelashes---
crescent moon

#bulls

rodeo riding---
the bulls
never lose

#Park

Madison Square Park
slow Summer day...
local women gossip

#Akita

mouth dripping
head shaking...an Akita
sits in the hot sun

#sunset

Summer sunset---
the sun comes out
for a quick dip

#Day

Bastille Day---
can democracy
truly unite Europe?

#out

Bastille Day---
an elephant at the zoo
is let out for a walk

#Friday

Friday the Thirteenth---
I make sure I remember
to put on sunscreen

#mosquito

morning stillness---
a mosquito buzzes
over an empty bed

#Park

Madison Square Park
after the heat wave---
the benches are full

#ants

Tour de France---
diligence of ants
climbing a sand hill

#bored

hot day in the park---
the frogs at the pond
sound bored

#butterfly

no flowers near by---
a butterfly lands
on my shoe lace

#bark

fallen scraps
of dead bark---
I buy dandruff shampoo

#fight

in the heat of a Summer noon
they fight---
two sparrows

#hot

hot day---
she writes a haiku
in minimal clothes

#solar

heat wave---
a homeless man
cooks with solar

#scaffold

hot Sunday---
a worker on a scaffold
his sweat drops on passers by

#Fountain

Madison Square Fountain---
dimes outshine pennies
ten to one

#pollution

Summer polluted air
turn on the air conditioner---
more pollution

#long

the long days of Summer---
I start reading
Marcel Proust again

#pizza

dry and hot day---
a pizza cook
goes on his lunch break

#bar

Summer fireworks---
a man at the bar
makes an obscene gesture

#cat

gloomy Summer day---
a black cat
chases a moth

#squirrel

July morning---
a squirrel stands
to do Tai Chi

#meal

Independence Day---
an illegal immigrant
serves me a meal

#Fourth

Fourth of July---
another day
at Guantanamo Bay

#boardwalk

late night on the boardwalk---
a woman asks me
for a light

#night

old couple view
a distant lighthouse---
July moonless night

#sunset

July sunset---
she drops the mango pit
into the ocean

#lemonade

at the beach
a kid says he made
the lemonade---salty

#cracker

July First afternoon---
a fire cracker
wakes me up

#dawn

July dawn---
the pier is littered
with beer bottles

#fuse

Summer short fuse---
a dog chasing a squirrel
ran out of leach

#windows

brilliant blue sky---
I finally washed
my windows

#cemetery

late night---
fireflies rise up
in the cemetery

#dentist

my dentist extracts
more teeth---
no tooth fairies

#rice

overcast morning
the smell of steaming rice---
Summer

#walk

Summer---
a tree's luscious green
covers the walk signal

#spoiler

mid afternoon
Summer showers---
the spoiler

#grey

grey day---
the mailman passes me
with no "have a nice day"

#swing

Lincoln Center hot night---
the swing band
takes off jackets

#hollow

heat wave---
a sparrow disappears
in a tree's hollow

#sunset

sunset---
the beach volleyball game
heats up

#look

morning meditation---
a sparrow gives me
a strange look

#roof

Summer haze---
she is up on the roof
in the nude

#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