Archive for July, 2011

Connecting Versus Not: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

July 31, 2011

I love connecting./
She doesn’t. Dealbreaker? No./
It makes progress tough.

Waking From A Scary Dream, My Son: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

July 31, 2011

Always look past where /
you are landing to see what/
dangers lie beyond.

No Response To Mistakes: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

July 31, 2011

When you make mistakes/
and get no response, just hope/
and trust you’re not done.

Old Songs, New Context: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

July 30, 2011

Old songs, sung with deep/
passion and feelings, make no/
sense in new contexts.

What’s Your Magic Number: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

July 30, 2011

What’s your limit? Your/
magic number? When you reach /
it, how will you know?

Contentedly Saying What She Shouldn’t: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

July 30, 2011

“I shouldn’t say this,”/
she smiled contentedly, “but/
that’s the best ever!”

Things To Think About: Romantic ConTEXTing Limerick

July 30, 2011

She gave him some things to think about.
Before they were certain. Now there was doubt.
So he said goodbye,
And left her to try
To finally figure things out.

The Case For Journals: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Limerick

July 30, 2011

If several days came and went/
Since that life-changing event;
And you never told anyone
What was said, felt, revealed, or done,
It can’t have been that important.

Bountiful Grandmother’s Birthday: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku

July 30, 2011

Wildflowers: Goldenrods on abandoned railroad tracks

To one I don’t know,/
yet for whom feelings flow, I /
say: “Happy Birthday!”

Friends’ Nice Advice: Revolutionary Improv Rhyming Haiku

July 29, 2011

Why do I ask friends/
for advice? What they give is/
never very nice.