Archive for March, 2017

Dark Kitchen Disappointment: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

March 30, 2017

When you think it’s some/
of her world-class split-pea soup,/
but it’s refried beans.

Never Saw It Coming: Revolutionary ImproVerse Free Verse

March 29, 2017

As he listened to his daughter
rant
about what a terrible father
he had been while she
was growing up,
he couldn’t help
but recognize the same words and complaints
that his new love had claimed
about her ex-husband.

It made him sick,
and it made him run.
He didn’t think he
was that terrible person, but maybe he was,
and he had just never seen it.

Everybody else had,
but he couldn’t.
And isn’t that
the narcissistic
way?

Waiting For Support: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku

March 29, 2017

She knew it would be/
a tough evening. She lent him/
no support. Bye bye.

On The Nightstand: Romantic ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku

March 24, 2017

She might leave the dime /
there, reminder of the time /
he showed how he cared.

The Worker Loaned His Cane: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

March 23, 2017

It shouldn’t surprise/
me to see kind service acts*/
in His Holy House.
OR
*acts of service

Temple’s Natural Symbolism Stretch: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

March 22, 2017

Three ladybugs on/
the temple’s stained glass windows:/
Symbolic? Maybe!

The Beach Is Never Too Cold: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

March 21, 2017

This is the difference/
between me and most others/
at the beach: Bare feet.Barefoot versus boots, Edmonds Beach, March 2017

When You Learn To Care With True Love: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

March 21, 2017

When you pray for folks/
who don’t care is when you learn/
Charity: True love.
OR
is when you learn/
how much you do care.

Consider The (Beautiful) Source: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku

March 20, 2017

Folks act surprised when/
Beauty takes great photos. Just/
consider the subject.