Haiku By Fred Masarani

Sun Mar 29

29 March 2009

#signs

signs of Spring—-
the lilacs at the entrance
of a skyscraper bloom

#aura

clear day—-
I view Citibank skyscraper
but where is the aura

#snake

Third Avenue—
a woman carrying a plant
wears snake leather shoes

#rain

morning Spring rain—-
a joker* stops
to wipe his eyeglasses

* http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/opinion/28Tartakovsky.html?th&emc=th

#girl

March warms up—-
a little girl says she has
to go pick up her daughter

#blue

blue sky—-
the cat
yawns

#cat

overcast March—-
the cat plays with a ball
of dust under the bed

#River

East River still waters—-
the softball game
remains scoreless

#prisons

the recession—-
some states close
prisons*

* http://tinyurl.com/c9upxa

#deer

March suburban road—-
a deer stands
at a bus stop

#sunset

March sunset—-
the colors of Spring
but where is the bloom

#blue

blue sky—-
the cotton candy man
is out of blue

#mailman

cold and sunny Spring day—-
the mailman in shorts
smiles then winces

#history

a book onĀ  Greek history—-
Socrates covered
in one page