Mon
Sep
28
#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
Mon
Sep
21
#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
Tue
Sep
15
#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
Mon
Sep
7
#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
Mon
Aug
31
#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
Tue
Aug
25
#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
Mon
Aug
17
#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
Mon
Aug
10
#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
Mon
Aug
3
#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
Mon
Jul
27
#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
