Archive for March, 2015

Unkind Begging: Romantic Blogging Rhyming Haiku

March 29, 2015

Is it unkind to/
tell her that I pine, and ask/
her to change her mind?

How To Move Her: Romantic IMprov Haiku

March 29, 2015

I dream of her in /
wonder, and wonder what I/
could do to move her.

OR
I dream of her in/
wonder, and wonder how I/
could move her to me.

When I Gaze At Fire: Romantic Blogging Poem

March 29, 2015

When I gaze at her/
and dream,/
do I become/
as every other one/
who has ever looked/
in rapt admiration,/
mouth agape,/
trying to quell/
unexpected fire?/

Or am I one/
who can look to the fire,/
feel the heat,/
imagine the flame,/
and, still,/
not get burned?

Self Awareness From Kids Yelling In Church Hallways: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

March 29, 2015

It brings me great joy/
when kids in church yell: “Hey! You’re/
that poetry guy!”

Ora Pro Vous: Revolutionary IMprov Rhyming Haiku

March 29, 2015

If all I can do/
is pray for you, then that is/
what I’ll gladly do.

Long Since Her Garden: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

March 29, 2015

It had been long since/
I’d toiled in her garden, yet/
I felt I still should.

OR
It had been long since/
I’d toiled in her garden. Still,/
I felt comfort there.

Laughter Good Medicine Strong: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

March 28, 2015

There is probably/
no medicine stronger than/
peyote laughter.

Proud Cheesehead Wearer: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

March 28, 2015

Proudly wearing my Cheesehead, convertible top down, on I-15 after Wisconsin's hoops win sends them to the Final Four!It’s always more fun/
to wear my Cheesehead proudly/
after a great game.

Dreaming Constantly: Romantic ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku

March 26, 2015

Does she ever think/
of me constantly? Or am/
I simply dreaming?

Did She Hear Me? Romantic ImproVerse Haiku

March 26, 2015

I don’t need to get/
an answer. I just need to/
know that she heard me.