Asking Others For Others: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

With my kind heart I’m/
oft shocked at responses when/
I plead for others.

Friends Don’t Ask Friends To Help Friends: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

It rarely works to /
ask friends to ask their friends to/
help you help your friends.

Yes! Roundabout Roundabout: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

I just found joy as
I drove through a roundabout
and heard “Roundabout”.

OR
Yes! I found joy as
I drove through a roundabout
and heard “Roundabout”.

Two Lives Comfort In Death: Revolutionary IMproVerse Rhyming Haiku

With a friend’s death, gain/
comfort in lives eternal/
and lives mem’rable.

For my nephew Geno and his friend Ryan.

4 AM Full Moon Reveal: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament

The full moon just popped/
out, as if to remind me/
of my loneliness.

Wasting Time Writing: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament

Writing poems about /
relationships that won’t work/
is a waste of time.

Don’t Tell Me Why Not: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku

Don’t tell me all the/
reasons why I shouldn’t want/
to see you so much.

Snowy Romantic Evening: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku

All the potential /
Of a gentle, snowy night/
Fades with solitude.

Or

All romance promised/
With a gentle, snowy night/
Fades in solitude.

Quiet Art Museum: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

Sabbath Day in an/
art temple. No one comes to/
worship. I’m alone.

OR
Sabbath Day in an/
art temple. No one worships./
I am all alone.

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Open Top Floor Window: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

At the top of the /
stairs, an open window makes/
me ask: “What’s up there?”