Who Has Seen the Wind?

by Christina Rosseetti*

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.

*Christina Rosseetti (1830 - 1894), was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems.

Give Him Enough Rope

"Give him enough rope and he will hang himself."
- Charlotte Bronte*

Do you like this quote? Why or why not?

* Charlotte Bronte (1816 - 1855), was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Bronte sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become classics of English literature.

Haiku #3. A Winter Morning

A winter morning

College girl crossing Broadway

In pink yoga pants

Haiku #2. December Sunlight

December sunlight

Shining through the willow tree

By Hudson River

Haiku #1. Two Teenage School Girls

Two teenage school girls

In warm coats, eating ice cream

On a winter's eve

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.

Who are you going to thank this year?

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Happy National Coffee Day!

Happy National Coffee Day!

Or,

Happy International Coffee Day 2017 in United States of America.

Wait, I'm confused.

When is the International Coffee Day?

Well, keep calm and don't panic.

Sunday October 1st is the International Coffee Day.

Happy August!

There are many things to do in August in New York.

August means Summer Streets.

August means Battery Dance Festival.

Shakespeare in Central Park.

Central Park Summerstage.

Lincoln Center Out of Doors.

Celebrate Brooklyn.

Before you realize it, August has almost come to an end.

But there are still lots of events going on. Such as

US Open Tennis Tournament.

Metropolitan Opera House Summer HD Festival.

Happy National Dance Day!

Today is the last Saturday in July.

Happy National Dance Day!

Did you dance today?

Yes, I did!

Happy π Approximation Day!

Today is July 22. In the day/month date format, it is written as 22/7.

Since 22/7 = 3.14285714286, it is approximately the value of π, which is commonly approximated as 3.14.

The constant π is defined as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. It is one of the most useful numbers in mathematics, though it is irrational.

Happy Canada Day!

Keep Calm*

Keep calm and meditate
Even if it’s only ten minutes a day
Keep calm and have a cup coffee
Even if it’s after 2pm, and you think that’s too late

Keep calm and go for a walk
Even if it’s cold and snowing
Keep calm and listen to the radio
Even if it’s 2 o’clock in the morning

Keep calm and sing a song
Even if it sounds off-key
Keep calm and run a marathon
Even if you need to stop and breathe

Keep calm and cook a meal
Even if it’s merely an egg and cheese
Keep calm and read a book
Even if it’s the philosophy of Socrates

* Written on December 12, 2016

Happy Earth Day!*

Cherry Blossoms. Tulips.
Flowers are blooming.
The city is so colorful,
Because it is spring.

Tourists are taking pictures,
While inhaling a breath of fresh air.
A little girl is posing and smiling,
Breeze blowing through her tender hair.

Runners, cyclists, rollerbladers,
are exercising on Hudson River Greenway.
Who doesn't want to get in shape?
On this warm April day.

The earth has lived for four and half billion years.
Giant dinosaurs have come and gone.
Now it is the age of flowers.
If you can, enjoy every day and every hour.

* Earth Day is on April 22nd. This poem was written in April 2016.