The Gang Left This Morning: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament

The wind howls o’er an/
empty lake. Blue reflects how/
we feel. Tucson’s gone.

Blue Lakeshore Blizzard: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

The late-spring blizzard/
didn’t seem cold, but it still/
turned the lakeshore blue.

Getting Her Yellow Out: Romantic Email Haiku

She, blue, needed to/
get her yellow out, so I/
took her autumn leaves.

Photographers’ Term: Bluing — Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

Just before sunrise,/
roosters crow and the sky turns/
blue. I’d not heard that.

Not Invited To Hawaii: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Limerick Lament

I would have gone Aloha! with you,/
if you had only asked me to./
The surf I’d have ridden!/
But invite me you didn’t,/
so I remained in the desert, blue.

No Longer Blue Joy: Romantic ConTEXTing Poetry

It’s true./
It is joy!/
Oh boy!/
I’m no longer blue!

Blue Painted Mom’s Dress: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Iambic Haiku

To the mom whose child/
dabbed blue paint on her chest: I’d/
buy a new blue dress!

Non-Hearing Pain: A Romantic ConTEXTing Poetic Lament

The pain/
of not hearing from u/
is exceeded only by fear/
there’s someone new/
and the knowledge that u/
decided we are through./
All combined,/
that makes me blue.