A Fraud.

I am not a native here,
I moved from far away.
I noticed a "New Yorker" thing
Just the other day.

People press their floor, and then
Real fast the "door close" one,
I've been here for years;
That's never what I've done.

I just press my floor,
Then wait with silly grin.
After all this time,
I just did not fit in.

But today I learned
A thing that made me perk,
That precious "door close" button
Doesn't really work.*

*Really. Look it up.

January Showers Bring...Cold Puddles.

New York, you are no match
for the power
of the puddle.

Ice chunks float,
like a mini Alaska on every corner.

Fog snips off the tops of the skyscrapers,
like they left on their sleep masks this morning,
and said,
No freaking way I'm getting up for this.

The Manhattan bridge turned on her lights two hours early.
In surrender.
We give up.
Let us go home early.

The Brooklyn Bridge stands firm.
No lights.
A silent sentinel, at 3 p.m.

Hello slush,
you are cold precipitation not used in any sport.
So there.

But,
little kids are drawn to puddles,
like laser beams or magnets.
And it makes me laugh.

Inuit-Yorker.

I've been away it is true!
Something important to do.
I've been outside,
And it's with great pride,
That I finally finished my Igloo.

Urban Angels.

To play out in the snow,
The roof's the place to be.
There's lots of fluffy drifts,
And very little pee.

We (finally) (might) get iPhones!

He's waited for Verizon
For so so many years,
And used his ancient Treo,
Although his colleagues jeer.

Wait, is that a stylus?
He would hear them say.
He typed on keys and waited
For this blessed day.

Now to us a savior's come,
Bearing many gifts.
You can't talk and text, but still
Our lowly spirit lifts.

My phone's end is drawing near;
I think I can hear taps,
As we move on to better things,
Better things with apps.

So, goodbye old no-G phone!
Into the past you sail.
But am I really ready yet?
I still use hotmail!

Toddler Haiku.

Mom, here's a penny.
Now you give me two dollars.
A finance career?

A moment.

I went to see a friend's new baby,
Then wandered uptown to eat.
I came across a park with art,
That I had wished to see.

Weeks ago I made a note
To go and see that art.
But I forgot about the note,
And forgot about the art.

And now I'm here,
And so is it--
People walking in the light,
In the park.
It's beautiful, and I'm lucky
To happen upon it.
Sometimes life gives you moments back,
In the snow, in New York.

Toddler Haiku.

Mommy, why? why? why?
Why? why? snack! why? Spiderman!
Why? pigeon! why? why?

My resolution.

Last year I said I'd make my bed;
This year's is just as hale.
I haven't started on it yet;
But intend to eat more kale.