old woman with cane
jaywalking
heroin addict
asleep on his feet
at the curb
guarding angels work
overtime
above hot New York
pavement
Tag: heatwave
subway solstice
Underground,
stations hold
spring’s coolness
a little longer
than the summer streets above,
until that moment
when the whole system
pulls in a hot drag
off the sizzling City,
and traps fire
in its tubes
until winter.
heatwave haiku
Sun pressed on window
like menace thug peering in
to steal our cool air.
madison square garden swimming pool 1921
You know you’ve been living in NYC too long and through too many heat waves when an un-air-conditioned pool full of New Yorkers, surrounded by thousands of spectator New Yorkers, looks refreshing to you.
You can see this and more photos of old New York on the Old New York Photos page.
seeing god naked 