the SEPTA haiku

This new location makes it easier on me. Click the picture to go...

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:50:36 -0400

This new location makes it easier on me. Click the picture to go to the SEPTA haiku!

he wipes the seat with great care, despite not having bathed himself today.

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:56:54 -0400

he wipes the seat with
great care, despite not having
bathed himself today.

i strain to listen to him quote Scripture at her inaccurately.

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

i strain to listen
to him quote Scripture at her
inaccurately.

i wonder if it isn’t clumsiness to blame, but frotteurism.

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

i wonder if it
isn’t clumsiness to blame,
but frotteurism.

she giggles as he tries, awkwardly, to lay his head down on her lap.

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

she giggles as he
tries, awkwardly, to lay his
head down on her lap.

i love the annoyed collective scoff when the car stops dead underground.

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

i love the annoyed
collective scoff when the car
stops dead underground.

three teenage girls pass a camera full of prom pictures back and forth.

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

three teenage girls
pass a camera full of prom
pictures back and forth.

an old man wears a daisy tucked into the band of his fedora.

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

an old man wears a
daisy tucked into the band
of his fedora.

she hands her son - who is in a jaw brace - a stick of gum to chew on.

Wed, 28 May 2008 12:12:33 -0400

she hands her son - who
is in a jaw brace - a stick
of gum to chew on.

he sings to himself, songs with choruses of, “that’s how a bitch gets shot!”

Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

he sings to himself,
songs with choruses of, “that’s
how a bitch gets shot!”

“i love reruns of seinfeld,” she says. four women screech, “no soup for...

Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

“i love reruns of
seinfeld,” she says. four women
screech, “no soup for you!”

now and then i smell fellow riders’ food, and crave fried chicken, or ribs.

Sun, 25 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

now and then i smell
fellow riders’ food, and crave
fried chicken, or ribs.

every boy with a beard makes me think of my ex. this means: many boys.

Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

every boy with a
beard makes me think of my ex.
this means: many boys.

“i don’t know what to say i believe in,” she says. “jewish isn’t...

Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

“i don’t know what to
say i believe in,” she says.
“jewish isn’t right.”

a tourist with a southern drawl asks, “does this thing go any faster?”

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

a tourist with a
southern drawl asks, “does this thing
go any faster?”

“let me off,” she cries, turns, announces, “i’m going… to the...

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

“let me off,” she cries,
turns, announces, “i’m going…
to the HOSPITAL!”

“yo,” she says gruffly, and offers the young mother a place to sit down.

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

“yo,” she says gruffly,
and offers the young mother
a place to sit down.

taking a new line is like visiting a new city. i get lost.

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

taking a new line
is like visiting a new
city. i get lost.

the man brings a full picnic aboard, and leaves a whole trash mound behind.

Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

the man brings a full
picnic aboard, and leaves a
whole trash mound behind.

there’s no polite way to tell her i see her weave, so i hold my tongue.

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

there’s no polite way
to tell her i see her weave,
so i hold my tongue.