**The Blissful Adventurer is running about Italy at the moment so in his stead we happily endorse and support the work of the following blogger, Ryan Henisey of lifeasgood. Please check out this post, leave comments for exchange with the author, and give their blog a read.**

K. Ryan Henisey is a teacher, artist and poet living in Los Angeles. He currently spends his days teaching first graders in a public school. In the evenings and along his commute he composes verse and paints. Henisey's work can be seen at lifeasgood.com. He has published pieces for Equal Magazine, Amatistrad Jewelry, and has a collection (Status Haiku) available on Amazon. His ongoing account of creating and teaching a small after school art program can be seen at EALLA.org. Henisey has a Master's in English from CSU Bakersfield. He lives with his partner, a happy dog and a mischievous cat.

New York

The Lincoln Tunnel
Breeds romance; I’ll meet my love
In New York City.

From the bus, I see
The city stir; I’ll soon be
In that living air.

Stations in tile; the
Underground bustles around
Scenes in mosaic.

Concrete, plastic, steel,
Glass, flesh, blood, the rats, morass,
And hope embodied.

Night falls as dawn rose,
Empire State’s top veiled in a
Fine obscuring mist.

The city gleams in
Light and glass, reflected quick
Under passing clouds.

Bryant Park teams with
Visitors; the trees gaily
Laugh in light and breeze.

Asphalt, horns, grinding
Gears – behind the glass; love friends,
And a warm embrace.

Oxidized copper
In filigree recurs and
Speaks; This is New York.

Our lives are made of
Lines – wires, tracks, and roads – real as
Ink upon the page.

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Thank you, Blissful Adventurer and readers for this guest post. My poetry, photography, and art can be regularly seen at LifeasGood.com. These haiku first appeared on twitter, where I chirp micropoems daily. They are collected in my first volume, Status Haiku, which is available for download on Amazon.