Haiku – Autumn Days – Lawrence Balter, PhD

 

 

(1)

Foliage in Fall

Colors turning, burning bright

Crispness in the air

 

(2)

Unrelenting rain

Drops flooding the flower beds

Gathering puddles

 

(3)

Dry and calm weather

It’s unseasonably warm

Soft nurturing soil

 

(4)

Scarlet and showy

Tucked safely behind the fence

Last rose of summer

 

(5)

For the year ahead

Clipping wisteria pods

Morning glory seeds

 

 

2022

New York, NY

Dr. Lawrence Balter holds the rank of Professor Emeritus of Applied Psychology at NYU.  He is a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst. He also holds a Postdoctoral Certificate of Specialization in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis from NYU. His clinical practice in Manhattan comprised children, teens, and adults.

He has worked in all areas of the media: TV, radio, and print. His experience comprises positions as a Contributing Editor and Columnist at Ladies’ Home Journal, Family Circle, and Sesame Street Parents among others. He is the author of books for children, parents, and professionals. In 2016, he co-edited a 3rd Edition of a Child Psychology: A Handbook of Contemporary Issues designed for scholars and advanced graduate students.

In addition to having hosted eponymous radio programs on ABC Talkradio, he has worked as a feature reporter on WABC TV’s Eyewitness News and WCBS TV’s Channel 2 News at 5:00 PM and held positions as resident psychologist on CBS TV’s Early Show and NBC TV’s Weekend Today show. Most recently, he appeared as the on-air psychologist at the Morning Show on WPIX TV News in New York.

Photo: L. Balter