Respect, Yet Hope: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament

I will respect her/
enough to back away, while/
Facing her with hope.
OR

I will respect her/
enough to back away, yet/
still face her with hope.

Fear Of Flying: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

Can I profess how/
I feel? How my heart takes flight?/
Will she fly away?

As I Try To Do What’s Right: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament

All my life folks have/
doubted I talk to God. But/
if I don’t, then what?

Does She Want To Dance? Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

Eric Michels, lead singer of Foreign Figures, sang at an LDS conference I attended … and inspired these two pieces
(OK. His mom helped).

Does She Want To Dance, Like Me?
I’ve wondered what it /
would be like to find someone/
fearless to dance with.

AND
Showing Feelings Au Contraire
Her son said it’s hard/
for dudes to show their feelings./
That brought me to tears.

Here is part of Eric Michels’ performance — June 2016

The Spirit Of The Temple: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

The feelings are there./
You don’t have to create them./
Just don’t impede them.

Places Of Refuge: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

Temples will be more/
places of refuge and peace/
than ever before.

Owning Yourself: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

Don’t be sorry for/
who you are or what you feel./
Own your own feelings.

Why We Dance / Dance With Me: Revolutionary IMprov Free Verse Poem

She said “I haven’t danced in so long,
I may have forgotten how.”
I said:

We don’t dance for audiences.
We don’t dance for the DJ.
We don’t dance for wallflowers.
We don’t dance for judges.

We dance with each other.
We dance to release energy.
We dance to feel joy.
We dance to express our feelings.
We dance for ourselves.

Dance with me.

Hearing Hopelessness: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku

To feel so hopeless,/
to not believe, are feelings/
I can’t comprehend.

Reasons To End Things: Revolutionary Emailing Haiku

Of all the reasons/
made for ending things, trusting/
your feelings is best.