Archive for May, 2016

Searching for Constants: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku

May 31, 2016

She claimed she couldn’t/
find any constants in life,/
so I raised my hand.

Optimism Personified: Revolutionary Email Haiku

May 31, 2016

The glass is half full./
The sun is always either/
rising or setting.
OR

The sun is always/
either rising or setting./
My glass is half full.

My Best Invitation: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku

May 30, 2016

There is not much more /
of an invitation made /
than simply : “Welcome”.

Europe Used To Scare Her: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku

May 30, 2016

I have a friend who once was terrified of going to Europe alone. I helped her go. Now she goes frequently, books rooms in Spain, etc. etc. I wrote this about her today:

I remember when/
she feared going overseas./
Look at her go now!
to which she responded:
I remember then/
It was the firsts that she feared/
Can’t stop her go now!

Voice Of Rejection Experience: Romantic IMprov Haiku

May 29, 2016

No matter what is/
promised and hoped for, if you’re/
rejected, you’ll stop.
OR

Regardless of hope/
or promise, get rejected,/
and you’ll stop trying.*
OR
*you’ll stop responding.

Farm Memories Of Her: Romantic IMprov Haiku

May 28, 2016

Every day, along/
Highway M, near Mud Creek, I/
pass Yo farm, dream her.

Too Late Purple Learning: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament

May 28, 2016

Purple wildflowers next to an old Wisconsin rock barn, Town of Winneconne, WI - June, 2016He learned, too late, that/
she loved purple. Such blossomed/
as she walked away.

Verse Cooked Out: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

May 28, 2016

He worked on the dock in the sun. His verse got cooked out of him.He worked on the dock,/
bolting down slats in the sun./
His verse was cooked out.

Don’t Text So Late: Romantic IMprov Haiku

May 27, 2016

When I woke her from/
her deep slumber, did I turn/
into her nightmare?