Like a hick I tilt my
head to see the top and
ponder tossed pennies.
Empire State Building – at the base
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Like a hick I tilt my
head to see the top and
ponder tossed pennies.
Tag Archives: travel
Morning in midtown Manhattan
In the skyscraper
canyons, light outlines moving
shapes sipping Starbucks.
Among extraordinary women
I am the dull one, struck
mute by accomplishment
what I do, nothing.
New York City from the air
Like a jeweler
displaying gems on velvet
wealth gleams beyond reach
Double entendre overheard at LaGuardia
“We’re domestic,” a
blonde woman tells her daughter
in line at the gate.
1964 World’s Fair Unisphere
Flushing Meadows Park
once a site of hope. There, a
globe pledged future peace.
Morning in LeFrak City
On a cluttered Queens
balcony he stands, watching
the complex decay.
Live your dream
Today J begins
flying not yet a driver
the sky’s the limit
Retail therapy
Drove to the city
to shop eat sushi buy fun
things that make us smile.
Beading obsession
Handful of turquoise
begs to be strung with silver
draped around my neck.
a haiku a day 