Sun
Jul
5
#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
Sun
Jun
28
#River
East River choppy waves—-
I wait for her
to tie her hair
#fair
Summer street fair—-
a sign says
beware of kids
#sunset
Summer sunset—-
clouds as blue as the mountains
of an iced Coors can
#blue
blue sky—-
I step
on dog shit
#stop
June evening thunder storm—-
my neighbors stop
shouting
#dead
Sinatra sings on my ipod—-
a man yells
Michael Jackson is dead
#now
Iran’s green revolution—-
where would it be now
without women
#sunset
clouds at sunset—-
I see a mountain range
with fire beneath it
#door
steamy June—-
a Chinese take-out
keeps its door open
#River
East River Summer—-
workers give a tree
a trim
#tan
late June crowded subway—-
but no one has
a sun tan
#shot
dictators don’t
discriminate—-
a woman is shot in Iran
#clouds
June afternoon—-
the same dark clouds
I pour more Cabernet
#cold
Summer morning—-
it’s too cold
to wear shorts
Sun
Jun
14
#print
the New York Times is
now on Twitter—-
all the short words fit to print
#cat
morning stillness—-
the cat refuses to come
when I whistle
#night
June Saturday night—-
a priest stops
to buy flowers
#loaf
partially blue sky—-
a half loaf is less filling
than a whole
#sunset
after days of fog
the sky clears at sunset—-
she buys the champaign
#neck
on a street bench
a couple neck in the fog—-
censored
#write
June evening—-
the fog has left nothing
uncovered to write about
#fog
morning fog—-
she wears sunglasses
in the subway
#open
New York—-
opposite a church a mosque
both have their doors open
#fog
morning fog—-
a garbage truck
makes no noise
#water
overcast skies at sunset—-
I water
the lilacs
#storm
Summer night thunder
and lightening storm—-
but no one here to hug
#River
June East River—-
a discarded condom
on new grass
#wears
June overcast skies—-
she wears
a see through blouse
Sun
Jun
7
#lunch
Sunday street park—-
wearing a burka she eats lunch
with her man
#horse
the name of the horse
who won the Belmont—-
Summer Bird
#Park
Central Park aft days of rain—-
healthy grass
pale crowd
#haze
morning haze—-
a circus acrobat
disappears
#day
June rainy day—-
the park ball field
is full of mud
#fog
morning fog—-
too much steamed milk
in my espresso
#speaks
Obama speaks to Muslims—-
a native American
listens
#water
a June downpour takes a break—-
I go out to buy
more water
#fog
dense fog—-
a blind man crosses
the street alone
#seen
almost Summer—-
I come across daffodils
more than Wordsworth ever seen
#open
the recession—-
more nude entertainment bars
open
#horse
GM is bankrupt—-
I pat a carriage horse
in Central Park
#River
June East River rapids—-
schoolgirls learn
to play rugby
#blue
blue sky—-
my GPS
stops working
Sun
May
31
#traffic
New York bans cars
in Times Square—-
the streetwalkers are unhappy
#River
Hudson River cool breeze—-
so many men
go topless
#moon
moon above the skyline—-
and all I got
is a half pita bread loaf
#blue
blue sky—-
a fish monger opens clams
a May lone cloud
#pizza
pizza for dinner—-
it’s been long time
since I’ve seen the moon
#fog
morning fog—-
the cat ignores
the neighbors’ husky
#River
East River—-sparrows drink
from a street puddle
May mist
#fog
morning fog—-
I visit my friend
the fortuneteller
#bride
the sun behind a thin cloud—-
the groom unveils his bride
late May
#rat
morning haze—-
a rat stares back
at me
#garden
late night—-
she shows me her garden
I taste her tomatoes
#blue
blue sky—-
as if last night fireworks
never happened
#River
East River—-
the sun shines
Memorial Day
#battle
kids fight a gun battle
in the swimming pool—-
Memorial Day
Sun
May
24
#fly
late May—-
a fly lands on
a poem by Isa
#fog
Saturday morning fog—-
a boy wears his uniform
to go to school
#bird
whistles as she passes—-
a bird
flies away
#blue
blue sky—-
but not enough
sunspots
#River
East River rapids—-
I run my fingers
through her white hair
#nothing
ozone level too high—-
a woman wears nothing
under her skirt
#sunset
sunset—-
a women softball game
ends in lots of hugs
#cool
bared bodies watching weather
starts—-
I keep my cool
#sunset
sunset—-
the sound of people singing
as I pass a church
#stands
late May—-
a butterfly stands outside
my closed window
#River
East River stills waters—-
I toss a rock in them
clear skies
#blue
blue sky—-
a monk
looks up
#pigeon
a street park—-
I watch a pigeon
try to earn daily bread
#sunset
sunset—-
May clouds cracked enough
to see purple and red
Sun
May
17
#swaps
first time in a casino——
he asks if they have
credit default swaps
#bride
overcast May—-
the bride wears
a yellow gown
#River
East River Saturday
clouds clear—-
she smiles
#cat
morning blanket fog—-
the cat wants
to go out
#River
East River green waters—-
a friend gives me a sip
of his absinthe
#haze
morning haze—-
I receive an ad
for a cemetery
#dense
afternoon dense fog—-
the barmaid gives me
another for the road
#fog
morning fog—-
more talk about more
pictures of detainees’ torture
#River
East River nice day—-
a gust of wind blows
trash in my face
#blue
blue sky—-
she walks around the house
topless
#sunset
sunset—-
I step on
dog shit
#fastest
morning commute—-
the bicycle lane
is the fastest
#eat
a grocery store—-
finding out what two priests
like to eat
#dogs
asphalt park—-
the squirrels are not afraid
of dogs
Sun
May
10
#flowers
on side streets
kids carry flowers—-
Mother’s Day
#blue
blue sky—-
a sale on kitchen ware
for Mother’s Day
#may
finally the sun came out—-
how May can be
may be
#fog
morning fog—-
my voyeur neighbor
loses his hard-on
#River
East River warm Spring day—-
an old dog pisses
on new grass
#friend
blue sky—-
a rare friend
comes home
#sunset
after a stormy day—-
sunset
she’s done putting on makeup
#women
the sound of women
whispering—-
moonless night
#River
East River low clouds—-
the Chrysler Building needle
pricks
#orange
still no sunshine—-
I eat
an orange
#clothes
the emperor has no clothes—-
the swine flu is just
another flu
#parrot
gloomy Spring day—-
a parrot keeps saying
smile honey
#petals
cold rainy day—-
Cherry blossom petals
carpet the sidewalk
#mist
morning mist—-
she takes off her eyeglasses
to see me better
Sun
May
3
#can
rainy May Sunday—-
at a bus stop
an empty can of beer
#cash
short on cash—-
Kentucky Derby won
by a fifty-to-one long shot
#night
Saturday night—-
but no kissing
the swine flu
#bard
the bard has no beard—-
the UK first female
poet laureate
#beer
Friday afternoon downpour—-
a beer truck stops
to unload
#monkey
May Day—-
a monkey at the zoo
raises his fist
#River
East River dark clouds—-
bright green leaves sprout
April ends
#news
Obama’s news conference—-
I turn off
Mozart
#sunset
Hudson River sunset—-
no talk here about
the swine flu
#blue
blue sky—-
I forgot
my flu mask
#gym
at the gym—-
does their sweat
carry swine flu virus
#wave
April heat wave—-
I decide not to
turn on the ac
#swine
swine flu scare—-
I stay home and cook
my pork real well
#blue
blue sky—-
my neighbor shaves
her legs
Sun
Apr
26
#empty
Spring in the park—-
two homeless men play poker
for empty cans
#River
East River hot day—-
from a sail boat
she dangles her feet
#night
Saturday night—-
we drive her mother
to the airport
#haze
morning haze—-
I forgot
my swimming goggles
#frog
boring Spring day—-
a frog jumps back
into the pond
#seagulls
early morning—-
seagulls eat garbage
a French bistro
#River
East River warm night—-
couples in cars
stop to view
#blue
blue sky—-
I remember to buy
hand sanitizer
#war
more April showers—-
the barmaid tells
her war stories
#green
Earth Day—-
the government prints
more green
#sunset
sunset—-
she gets upset and leaves
but her shadow does not
#cat
morning stillness—-
the cat warms up
by jumping in the air
#drizzle
April drizzle—-
an outdoors cafe
is crowded
#dawn
before dawn birds sing—-
a security guard
searches for them
