#River East River nice day--- a duck opens its mouth wide Thanksgiving nears #River East River nice day--- a tug boat strains fallen leaves #blue blue sky--- I remember nothing of last night brawl #scarecrow November waxes--- a decapitated scarecrow in the garbage #fog fog over the skyline--- not just files but life on a cloud #moon a love potion--- there is water on the moon #trip Friday the Thirteenth--- I win a free trip to where I live #wind cold wind gusts--- a morning jogger runs in place #fight as I listen to an opera--- my neighbors have a fight #sunrise sunrise--- view but no warmth November   #seconds Armistice Day--- the seconds hand passes eleven #fresh Veterans Day--- the fresh wounds of Fort Hood #nothing Autumn Monday afternoon--- nothing happens Roosevelt Island

#leaves East River Summer day--- just ignore the falling leaves #fog morning fog--- a turkey walks into a wall November #florist Claude Levi Strauss dies--- a florist has wild forget-me-nots #blue blue sky--- fingers yellowed from smoking November #sale November--- a sale on yellow pepper #gun Fort Hood--- when a coward with a gun runs out of options   #moon blue sky--- but for a day moon #yellow dark clouds at sunset--- bright yellow leaves get noticed #best the Yankees win the World Series--- Pettitte at his best #blue blue sky--- no more ghosts November Third #moon full moon at sunrise--- a yogi faces west #results election results--- Bloomberg lost because his win is not big enough #River East River nice day--- a kid falls asleep on his mama's lap

#cream I ask for whipped cream on the pumpkin pie--- Autumn ennui #hill New York City Marathon--- women run up a hill I walk on #day all saints day--- a witch acts as if yesterday never happened #wolf a lone wolf waits till it's dark--- October ends #swan Central Park--- a swan casts a spell on a witch #dawn dawn--- a ghost changes into a pile of trash bags #beer Upper East Side--- the barmaid recommends pumpkin beer #wind noon wind gust--- a ghost rides a swing in the park #party a Halloween party--- I go as myself no comments   #rush morning rush--- a robot whistles #fog morning fog--- a ghost takes off the white sheet

#vampire

a vampire is embarrassed---
October has not ended
a half moon

#River

East River calm waters---
kids make plans
Halloween nears

#birds

Halloween nears---
a flock of white birds
fly south

#blue

blue sky
a witch pretends
to be happy

#night

Saturday night---
a ghost is tipsy
fallen leaves

#man

late October---
a homeless man says
trick or treat

#dead

October dead leaves---
a witch passes me
hat less

#art

he looks like a tree
dressed for a fight---
samurai art at the Met

#bread

pass the bread please---
the number of hungry people
exceeds a billion

#leaf

East River nice day---
a falling leaf
startles me

#sunrise

October sunrise---
pumpkins are
on display

#night

October night stillness---
my irobot
attacks me

#blue

blue sky---
I have no coins
for the parking meter

#kid

October spooky night---/
the neighbors kid does not/
call me sir

#fog

morning fog---
ghosts crowd the streets
October boredom

#chill

October chill---
a grave digger
sweats

#sunrise

October sunrise---
a witch closes
the curtains

#night

October moonless night---
a ghost looks
real

#heavy

October heavy rain continues---
a skeleton has
no comment

#shot

the flu shot line---
the man in front of me
keeps coughing

#rain

October heavy rain---
a vampire
feels thirsty

#chill

October wind chill---
a homeless man laughs
as I pass

#cross

October the Thirteenth---
she wears
a cross

#house

October midnight---
an apparition outside
a house for sale

#door

Columbus Day---
the UPS guy knocks
on the wrong door

#sunset

October sunset---
goblins lurk
waiting for darkness

#night

October Saturday night---
her perfume
makes me sneeze

#clouds

October morning dark clouds---
a witch
smiles

#what

now what---
Obama wins
the peace Noble prize

#moon

I check to see
if it still looks the same---
NASA bombs the moon

#night

moonless night---
a burglar forgets
to bring a flash light

#bright

October bright day---
a scarecrow
smiles

#night

October night strong wind---
a ghost arrives
early

#rain

October rain stops---
a butterfly
comes by

#ghost

early October---
a ghost minds
his own business

#moon

shy about
the gray in his hair---
a day moon fades away

#blue

blue sky---
a lizard
does nothing

#moon

the cat has not
slept a wink---
full moon at sunrise

#River

East river nice Fall day---
the soccer ball
keeps going out of bounds

#fog

Sunday morning fog---
the art class
moves indoors

#night

October---kids still jam
an ice cream shop
Saturday night

#moon

I pull the bed sheet
over my head---
a harvest moon sets

#sunset

October sunset---
she keeps raising
her pants

#search

October First---
I search three closets
to find a sweater

#tsunami

tsunami in Samoa---
a wave of tears
all the way over here

#wind

cold September wind---
changing from sweat
to goose bumps

#Bridge

Queensboro Bridge walkway---
a kid passes me
in a toy car

#blue

blue sky---
I empty
my inbox

#rain

evening rain---
I wait for my bus
inside a bar

#teacher

suddenly they quiet---
the teacher returns
last exam papers

#fog

Sunday morning fog---
the church bells
ring louder

#Bridge

Queensboro Bridge walkway---
viewing New York and
not having to look up

#prunes

I buy Italian prunes---
sweetness then
sourness

#crack

September perfect day---
there is a crack
in her window's glass

#bright

her ice cream cone drips---
bright
late September

#dogs

a man is out
with three dogs---
moonless night

#bar

no more cursing---
the barmaid sets
the bar higher

#kid

I teach subtraction to a kid
using coins---
he does not like it

#nothing

the UN meets---
the art of saying
and doing nothing

#page

morning train---
everyone is
on the same page

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
my white omelet
is ready

#dark

overcast skies---
I open a bar
of Belgium dark chocolate

#leaves

first day of Autumn---
the trees leaves
look luscious

#day

first day of Autumn---
we need not worry here
about hurricanes

#last

last day of Summer---
the lawn sunbather
loosens her top

#up

September nice day---
a brick layer
stops to look up

#horse

Central Park conga band---
a carriage horse
walks to the beat

#blue

blue sky---
take a look at
life after death

#River

East River blue sky---
I forget
to put on sunscreen

#haze

morning haze---
a jogger
runs backward

#care

free health care for all---
but will it cover
my fortune teller

#wind

morning stillness---
the sound
of wind chimes

#cat

sardines for dinner---
I share
with the cat

#dress

morning rush---
her taffeta dress
touches me

#sunset

sunset---
firemen stop
to look

#River

East River sunny Monday---
ducks relax
on the soccer field

#loses

US Open---
Federer
loses

#plays

U of C plays
Ohio State---
Ares takes notes

#down

the US Open---
Serena Williams
melts down

#blue

blue sky---
I dig out a beer mug
from the frig

#fog

evening fog---
a cigar bar
keeps its door open

#teacher

September early morning---
a teacher writes
on the board her name

#skips

rainy day---
a female impersonator
skips the make up

#silence

September Eleven morning
in a coffee shop---
the silence

#speech

Obama's health care speech
to Congress---
there's still cotton in some ears

#lost

the US Open---
Oudin lost
there is still next year

#beach

morning clouds
oyster fishermen unload---
a rocky beach

#stand

summer street roses stand---
a man asks
for daffodils

#snail

back to work
after Labor Day---
I pass a snail

#more

at the US Open---
Oudin does it
one more time

#horse

a carriage horse
has the day off---
happy Labor Day

#moon

for greener energy
I turn off the lights---
Full moon

#cat

Labor Day weekend---
the cat
stays out till late

#star

at the US open---
a star is born
Melanie Oudin

#blue

blue sky---
a ditch digger stops
to take off his shirt

#moon

she gets up
to breast feed her baby---
a harvest moon

#hi

how to greet others
in the era of the swine flu---
just say hi

#dog

a dog walk---
she says
don't be shy now

#dawn

September dawn---
a lighthouse
goes to sleep

#side

Roosevelt Island---
their backyards face
the Queens side

#rules

anti free market rules
Japan surrenders---
September Second

#River

East River nice day
but no picnics---
September First

#blue

blue sky---
a little girl
asks me why

#River

East River foul smell---
two men argue
about health care public option

#sunrise

sunrise---
wind blows dirt in my face
last day of August

#River

East River August---
her artichoke salad
is yummy

#haze

morning haze---
I pass a dog whose hair
covers its eyes

#crickets

Arlington Cemetery---
Ted Kennedy is lowered
crickets sing

#fog

morning fog---
a street artist
draws with charcoal

#break

out of beer
August night---
I break the piggy bank

#haze

morning haze---
I postpone
cleaning my windows

#garden

a beer garden---
the only plants
sit at the bar

#lion

a lion fights
till the end---
Ted Kennedy dies

#clock

my wall clock
stops clicking---
I can't sleep any more

#gym

gym locker room---
two men talk
IRAs

#sale

a sale on dark chocolate---
and I have only
ten dollars

#blue

blue sky---
August dust
on the radiator

#sunset

August sun sets---
but sunflowers are
still here

#Park

Astoria Park---
two men discuss
their love of Rivers

#sale

on the Brooklyn Bridge---
they offer for sale
only bottled water

#cat

morning stillness---
the cat plays
with a fly

#sunset

sunset---
a black and yellow butterfly
at my window

#sparrow

August boredom---
a sparrow stands on my balcony
and sings

#spider

Summer tidying---
a spider web catches
my emptiness

#heat

August heat---
an ice cream truck
ran out of gas

#sunset

sunset---
a homeless man
sets the New York Times on fire

#barber---

a new barber---
he asks if I want
less gray hair

#force

on a bar stool---
the force of gravity
is stronger

#blue

blue sky---
the hum of the ac
August heat wave

#cool

August---
a hookah cafe bubbles
with cool

#fly

August---
a fly walks
up the thermometer

#cool

August---
how to stay cool
inside a yellow cab

#Park

Central Park heat wave---
an ambulance stands
where girls in bikinis lie

#night

Saturday night jealousy---
she tells me
it's all in your mind

#forty

the flower children
are now grandparents---
Woodstock at forty

#mugged

mugged too often in Harlem---
he buys a gun
and shoots them

#blue

blue sky---
the beach is full
of umbrellas

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
a dragon ran out
of fire

#cool

August cool---
she wants to go
mushroom hunting

#read

August boredom---
I read
Alice In Wonder Land

#shower

the Perseid meteor shower---
Perseus sword beheads
the Medusa

#sunset

August sunset---
I watch it from the inside
of a green house

#corn

August sun---
sweet corn ripens
in the ground

#picture

beach---a little girl
ask me to take her picture
with her camera

#pigeons

Summer watermelon---
I spit the seeds
to the pigeons

#fight

after a fight---
she watches
a silent movie

#fog

morning fog---
had enough of yesterday's
high definition

#night

Saturday night---
so many women
but not enough Viagra


#blue

blue sky---
a sale on
toilette paper

#cat

our backyard fish fry---
a couple bring
their cat

#River

East River Summer breeze---
girls
chat

#sunset

an octopus spills
its ink---
clouds at sunset

#why

Hiroshima Day---
the reason why
we must keep talking

#sunset

Summer cherries---
I kiss her
as the sun sets

#beach

August beach---
his kite gets entangled
with hers

#blue

blue sky---
it's too hot
to wear any cloths

#River

East River rapids---
a bass sax player moans
August heat

#boring

boring Summer afternoon---
I arm wrestle the barmaid
she wins

#rooster

August sunrise---
a rooster is late
making the call

#fly

August rain stops---
a fly leaves
as I open the window

#kid

Upper East side---
a kid wears
an AIG t shirt

#River

East River bright day---
soccer players change
mooning the sun

#blue

blue sky---
the smell of
suntan lotion

#sunset

Summer sunset---
she shows me eggplants
growing in her garden

#beer

White House beer summit---
the White Sox beat
the Yankees

#swing

Summer cool breeze---
an empty swing
swings

#fly

as I pace
the station platform---
a fly follows me

#River

East River sudden down pour
sunbathers take
a shower

#fog

morning fog
graffiti artists are
busy working

#horse

a carriage horse
refuses to move---
July ends

#blue

blue sky---
and empty
pockets

#hot

hot July night---
my neighbor opens
her curtains

#blue

blue sky---
I watch
the surf

#complaints

July sudden downpour---
there are no
complaints

#sunrise

Summer sunrise---
salsa dancers are still
strutting

#Yellow

Yellow Yellow *---
she should teach
at Harvard

* http://tinyurl.com/mzndeb

#stupid

stupid *---marked by or resulting
from unreasoned
thinking or acting

* http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupid

#sparrow

playing tennis---
I confuse a sparrow
with the ball

#tears

noon disparate clouds---
she has the tears in her jeans
in the right places

#shadow

Manhattan lunch hour---
my shadow quits
on me

#wind

a wind farm---
Don Quixote would
have had a field day

#eclipse

eclipse of the sun---
monks in orange
pray

#blue

blue sky---
I order my eggs
sunny side up

#race

evening fog---
a race car driver
takes the subway

#fog

morning fog---
a beggar wears
an orange coat

#night

starless night---
a fisherman talks
to himself

#light

July Twenty---
Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
in the Earth light

#River

East River July---
so many picnics
I get hungry

#blue

Sunday blue sky---
a kid comes out
of confession

#Park

Central Park July---
a juggler
sweats

#way

and that's the way it is---
Walter Cronkite
dies

#fog

dense fog---
a nudist beach
empties up

#beach

Summer ennui---
there are no girls to watch
on the beach

#sonata

the moonlight sonata
on a moonless night---
and empty arms

#smarts

Judge Sotomayor's smarts---
she grew up watching
Perry Mason

#sunset

clouds at sunset---
a Yoga class
does the head stand

#wind

Summer rush of wind
through the leaves---
she stops whispering

#cake

Bastille Day---
in a cafe they eat cake
as homeless men pass

#blue

blue sky---
she tells me
a white lie

#sunset

Summer sunset---
coal miners
surface

#Park

Madison Square Park Summer---
boys watch girls
girls watch every thing

#River

East River blue sky---
the wake
of a speed boat

#roots

roots---
Obama travels
to Africa

#night

Saturday night---
the chaperon
goes for a walk

#blue

blue sky---
a monk does
nothing

#River

East River breeze---

a sail boat overtakes
an oil tanker

#beer

a beer garden---
there is a bathroom
every where you look

#porcupines

I go so deep into
a pine wood---
I start thinking of porcupines

#cool

cool July day---
the ice cream man
goes for a coffee break

#flowers

Tour De France---
all these men do this
for a kiss and flowers by day's end

#blue

blue sky---
a column of smoke
moves sideway

#dragonfly

lonely in the park---
a dragonfly
caresses my face

#class

morning stillness---
I watch
a Tai Chi class

#horse

Central Park green house gases---
a carriage horse shits
as he passes me

#blue

blue sky---
where did yesterday's
seagulls go

#fireworks

July Fourth fireworks---
he tells me they got
bigger ones in China

#sunset

Fourth of July sunset---
streaks of red and orange
the fireworks follow

#trust

beautiful weather
on July Fourth---
in God we trust

#Fourth

July Fourth---
Iranian protesters say
they were tortured

#blue

blue sky---
I buy dandruff
shampoo

#resigned

Sarah Palin resigned---
to do
what

#blue

blue sky---
a fisherman's bucket
is still empty

#lighthouse

late night on the beach---
the only light on
is that of the lighthouse


#ocean

a beach downpour---
they come out of the ocean
into a shower

#beach

on the beach---
a man tells me
go fly a kite

#haze

Summer haze---
the bikinis are skimpier
than usual

#night

Summer moonless night---
in the light of fireflies
we kiss

#clouds

Summer day clouds---
so what
if they will rain

#water

hot day---
a beggar asks for money
to buy a bottle of water

#blue

blue sky---
but for a crowd
of Summer kites