My Car’s Faster Than Yours: Revolutionary IMprov Sonnet

Speed is a function
of an open road.
You’re crawling at the junction
of I’s 5 and 90: Overload!

Your powerful Maserati
is stuck in traffic jams.
His cool Ferrari
moves like overcooked Spam.

While my rag-topped Sebring,
tunes up, top down,
heralds the sunshine of Spring
at 80 mph through town.

And fellow freeway observers cheer at my hands:
dancin’ up in the air, like American Band Stand!

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Slow Freeway Traffic Bennies: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

Slow freeway traffic/
in my ragtop means I can/
watch sun- and moon-set.

I-15 Topless Cheesehead Smile Bringer: Revolutionary Blogging Haiku

It’s that time of year!/
I wear my cheesehead, dance, and/
bring smiles to drivers.

Almost Idyllic: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament

If only the roar/
of traffic wasn’t so loud/
it would be perfect.

7:44 AM Southbound Front Runner Along The Jordan River Valley: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

Folks stuck in freeway/
traffic miss my idyllic/
river valley view.

I Hate Freeways: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament

Though a man of peace,/
I am condemned to live life/
hearing freeway noise.

Growing up in Milwaukee, I could hear the freeway less than a mile away. I vowed never to live so close that I could hear the trucks passing by in the night.
In California, I lived less than a block away from Highway 101.
In Seattle, I lived less than a mile away from I-405.
Now, in Utah, I live within 1/2 mile of I-15.

The One Time I’ve Liked Freeway Billboards: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

Driving into the/
heart of the sunrise, I’m glad/
for freeway billboards.
Or
Driving into the/
sunrise, freeway billboards cut/
down on the dawn’s glare.

Helping The Highway Budget: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

If I throw my gum/
out on the freeway, does that/
help with paving costs?

Glad You Survived: Revolutionary Improv Haiku

No matter how bad/
your day’s going, I’m very/
happy you’re not dead.

By Request 4 a QT: A Romantic IMprov Sonnet

Her online photos were cute,
her bod was, to boot,
(and though some may not care
I have a thing for blonde hair!)

But her profile caught my eye,
and made me laugh and sigh:
Some of the things she said
spoke to my heart and head.

She likes passion, and romance, too!
Even her name – a QT wanting U –
And I knew, from where I stood,
when we were done, she would.

So I think I’ll invite her to wave at the cops
going topless on I-5 in my rag top!