#sunset

November sunset---
eggnog
with a kick

#blue

blue sky---
we ran out
of toilet paper

#size

Christmas shopping---
I forgot
her present size

#sunrise

sunrise---
full moon says
so what

#moon

Thanksgiving leftovers---
a harvest moon
wrapped with clouds

#bagels

Black Friday
starts at midnight---
a long line to buy bagels

#rat

Thanksgiving Day---
a rat awaits
arrival of the garbage

#definition

morning haze---
I watch
high definition TV

#Thanksgiving

we have house guests
for Thanksgiving--- I find
a brown leaf under my bed

#moon

harvest moon
above the skyline---
I take out the garbage

#scream

at the dentist---
someone's ring tones
scream

#dollar

dollar too low---
a street vendor
lists prices in euros

#twinkle

she has a twinkle
in her eyes---
I order more oysters

#coffee

waiting for dawn---
I put milk
in my coffee

#Park

Madison Square Park---
the solitude of
an Autumn Saturday night

#menu

end of November---
what's
on the menu?

#earing

wrong address---
the doorman wears
a diamond earing

#moon

wading through yellow leaves
to cross the street---
a half moon

#sunset

sunset---
it's so cold
nothing is open on the beach

#cab

end of November storm---
no money
for a cab

#spacecraft

Japan's spacecraft pictures*---
I prefer to view
the moon from the Earth

http://tinyurl.com/25hh97

#dawn

dawn---
I have no
internet connection

#exam

cramming for an exam---
she swallows
the book

#signal

morning frost
on a tar roof---
the TV has no signal

#sunset

sunset---
more dead leaves
to shovel

#ring

overcast day---
she wears
her turquoise ring

#lights

the bridge lights turn on---
I ask for more
popcorn

#leaf

morning stillness---
a yellow leaf
flies

#wars

Veterans Day---
smart people
start wars

#frost

putting diamonds
on the heads of rusty nails---
first frost

#sunset

sunset---
I give her a piece
of my pumpkin pie

#day

overcast day---
I take off
my eyeglasses

#hand

November drizzle---
she holds
my hand

#dawn

dawn---
no more stars
to con me

#school

walks home alone
after school---
a kid cries

#blue

blue sky---
the Fettuccine Alfredo
tastes heavenly

#sunset

cold November sunset---
the yellowness
of death

#dawn

dawn---
dark clouds
in the horizon

#stares

every one stares---
a woman
in fur coat

#leaf

November drizzle---
a leaf sticks
to my heel

#Tut

thousands of years passed---
finally King Tut
smiles at me

#find

early morning---
can't find
where I put my eyeglasses

#Tabasco

Tabasco* under water---
sun sauce up your rays
to dry faster

*Mexican state flooded by rain


#blue

blue sky---
a man lifts up his head
and whistles

#pockets

early November---
everyone walks
with hands inside their pockets

#fly

morning stillness---
a fly has survived
Halloween

#sunset

sunset viewing
through a glass window---
she's in the Bahamas

#blue

blue morning sky---
the Angora cat
sleeps under my bed

#Park

Madison Square Park---
cold wind makes it
harder to day dream

#seat

morning rush---
there is
an empty seat

#name

at the Halloween Parade---
she says her name
is George

#mummy

with all these rag dolls
for Halloween---
I miss my mummy

#blue

blue sky---
no more whistling
of sad tunes

#black

close to Halloween---
a sign says
we have black roses

#blue

blue sky---
a column of smoke
too embarrassed to go up

#moon

he answers the door
face covered with shaving cream---
day moon

#blue

blue sky---
as if one needs excuse
to go out for Sunday brunch

#moon

full moon before sunrise---
a chick walks ahead
mother

#night

October Saturday night---
no more
flip-flops

#fires

another day----
here heavy rain
fires in southern Cal

#ghost

late October fog---
a ghost
calling me names

#time

overcast morning---
my neighbor's bitch
giving me hard time

#shot

the flu shot---
my last time
mother held my hand

#spider

trick AND treat---
a spider busy weaving
late October

#flood

California wild fires
flames of hell---
Katrina's high waters

#store

at the grocery store---
a blond bombshell asks
where is the pumpkin

#sunset

dark clouds at sunset---
my neighbor
lights up his pumpkin

#cloud

as I pick an apple---
a dark cloud shaped
like a scarecrow

#warmth

late October warmth---
a witch
smiles at me

#blue

blue sky---
last night I updated
my haiku blog

#skeleton

mid October---
someone forgot a skeleton
on the playground

#moon

waxing moon above
the Hudson skyline---
she leans on me

#Park

Madison Square Park
at dusk---a bright yellow leaf
hits me in the face

#Tokyo

walking alone in Tokyo*---
she wears a Coke
vending machine

*Japanese fashion designs to fool

street criminals.Read more about it

at http://tinyurl.com/3y3c8m

#blue

blue sky---
a leaf swims
in yesterday's rain puddle

#fault

Sarkozy got divorced---
the socialists say
it was his fault

#sex

Times Square---
the only sex that's left
is in your head

#sunset

hand in hand
they disappear into the fog---
October sunset

#fog

morning fog---
a cyclist
sings

#cat

hazy dusk---black cat
with red neck band jumps between
tar covered roof tops

#apple

overcast morning---
I wipe the dew
off a Golden apple


#accent

new subway train---
the conductor
has no accent

#boomer

first baby boomer files
for social security---
save me a slice

#sunset

mid October sunset---
the cold wind
makes it sadder

#moon

going out she hides
her wedding band---
crescent moon

#yellow

October cold wind---
her yellow skirt
rises

#blue

morning blue sky---
she made
the cappuccino

#tourist

Madison Square Park---
a tourist asks
where's the bathroom*

*Many parks in New York City

don't have public bathrooms

including Madison Square Park.

#sky

blue sky---
my neighbor left
his garage door open

#wins

this time there's no
electoral college---
Al Gore wins Noble Peace Prize

#crowd

morning fog---
a smoke column fights
its way through the crowd

#wet

sudden October downpour---
her cigarette
got wet

#neon

predawn---
I turn on
a neon light

#sunset

October sunset---
have to go to the kitchen

window to view it

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat watches
a butterfly

#tanning

overcast sky---
he hands out fliers
for a tanning salon

#rush

morning rush after
a holiday Monday---
nothing changed

#Oktoberfest

sweltering day---
I go out for some
Oktoberfest beer

#route

Columbus Day---
I discover the shortest
route to an Irish pub

#machine

an old pin ball machine
in a bar---
dollar per game

#kiss

crowded subway---
he gives his girl friend
a long kiss

#sunset

sunset viewing
from a train window---
I ride alone

#smell

Saturday morning---
the smell of cooking
cholesterol

#cigar

fog hides the skyline---
Friday after hours
cigar bar

#line

morning fog---
a school boy walks
in a straight line

#pink

October night---
warm enough for
a laced pink lemonade

#fog

morning fog---
I skip
the oatmeal

#touch

evening rush---
we touch every time the train
comes to a stop

#traffic

overcast sky---
a traffic cop walks
with a smile on her face

#sunset

sunset---
a balloon moves up
till it disappears

#crisis

Indian reservation---
too few home owners
for a subprime crisis

#cap

October First---
I put away
my Mets cap

#windows

overcast sky---
the teenager next doors
opened his windows

#chopper

standing near a chopper
as it rises---
a man adjusts his trousers

#sunset

sunset---
a woman puts on
her taffeta jacket

#smoke

blue sky---
outside a clinic
a nurse takes a smoke break

#moon

setting full moon at dawn---
I switch discs
on the CD player

#kiss

Autumn giant strawberries---
I give her
a French kiss

#swing

end of September
cool wind---
a playground swing squeaks

#genes

old age---
I'm getting to know
my genes real well

#haze

morning haze---
I wipe
my eyeglasses

#moon

It looks like I forgot
a house light on---
full moon

#home

blue sky---
a polar bear
needs a home

#raw

A restaurant
with a raw bar---
she wears no under wear

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat tail
brushes my naked leg

#doves

the UN General
Assembly meets---
all the doves left town

#tears

blue sky---
no more
tears

#dry

dry late September day---
the sun shines
on her freckles

#Park

Madison square Park---
I watch the moon
through an American Elm

#spelling

a nun in the subway---
I watch I don't make
any spelling errors

#bubble

morning haze---
her bubble bath
is ready

#spider

a spider climbing
my window glass keeps falling---
not enough dirt

#dawn

dawn---
the smell of cooking rice
I go back to sleep

#tango

I'm scared
I step on her feet---
my tango teacher

#earthworm

as I wait
for my morning train---
an earthworm goes to work

#moon

mid September---
juice oranges are on sale
a half moon

#street

blue sky---
the street is littered
with torn paper

#suburb

suburb grocery store---
the shelf stuffers
speak English

#bride

a bride walks up
the steps of a church---
September blue sky

#toddlers

September play ground---
only the toddlers
keep coming

#teacher

September cool---
I run into
my first Spanish teacher

#moon

dusk---crescent moon
amongst dark clouds
I light more candles

#sunset

giving her roses---
September
sunset

#Park

Madison Square Park
cool September day---
dogs have fun

#artist

a street artist
soon finished the skyline---
September fog

#fly

a mid September fly
acts aggressive---
I ignore it

#staff

sea food restaurant---
staff better dressed
than their customers

#truck

hot September day---
homeless man stands
by ice cream truck

#white

morning blue sky---
last night I drank
all the white beer*

*a type of Belgian beer

#soaps

My barber likes
the Russian soaps---
watches while he works

#lose

playing ping pong
with an old friend---
I decide to lose

#Eleven

September Eleven---
a ferryboat on the Hudson
moves on

#oak

September rain---
I take cover
under an oak tree

#truth

my dentist
takes x-rays---
the pain of the truth

#fog

morning fog---
only a chimney
is still visible

#wins

Federer wins
the US Open---
again

#busy

sunrise---
a bee is busy
over the Azaleas

#book

hot afternoon---
she's lost in her book
I in her décolleté

#night

late night---
my neighbor is morning
Pavarotti

#dog

the dog keeps barking---
a gorgeous woman
passes

#week

first week of school---
the rowdiness
of teenagers in the subway

#stars

clear September night---
she watches the stars
of TV

#light

on my way to work---
she asks me
if I got a light

#dry

dry and bright
September day---
I skip the sauna

#sunset

September sunset---
only the regulars
at the beach

#sneakers

school started---
old sneakers dangle
from a street lamp

#school

first day of school---
a boy
forgot his name

#job

they go out Labor Day---
he keeps talking
about his job

#flags

Labor Day---
a migrant worker sells
American flags

#solar

bright Summer day---
viewing solar power cells
on City roofs

#cat

blue sky---
the cat plays
with a roll of tissue

#screen

Madison Square Park---
Federer playing tennis
on a big screen

#ends

a pigeon sings
but I am too sad to listen---
Summer ends

#play

August Saturday night---
no one wants to play
backgammon

#leaf

August ends---
a green leaf
twirls in the wind

#fence

arguing with my neighbor
across the fence---
a sparrow changes sides

#strawberries

the strawberries gone bad---
our Angora cat
is shedding again

#tennis

tennis rackets stick out
of shopping bags---
the US open started

#suit

a man dressed in a suit
is sock-less---
end of August

#sunset


sun shines on a mosquito
as it sets---
sitting next to a redhead

#empty

end of August---
an empty window seat
on the morning train

#bright

bright August day---
a fly in my room
refuses to leave

#milk

blue sky---
no milk
for my morning coffee

#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