Getting Referrals: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku

I earnestly prayed,/
His answer was clear: “Ask her/
for blonde referrals.”

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I Am No Longer Unclean (I Hope) — Revolutionary ConTEXTing Free Verse Poem

Those who I worked with,
Prayed with,
Laughed with,
Helped,
Was helped by,
Taught,
Was taught by,
Mourned with,
Loved
And was, I thought,
Loved by;
Those who I Disappointed
And walked away from,
Now treat me,
As I return,
Like a leper.
As though my filth
Is still there.
As though
I will somehow
Taint and soul soil them/
With my past,
Instead of lift them
With my future,
With the possibility
Brought about by the Reason
We’ve worshipped together before.

I am surprised
To have to say,
Again,
I’m sorry.

I’m shocked
That after decades
Of talking in councils
And classes,
Around campfires
And sports fields,
And sitting down at BBQ
And Thai and other meat,
That we can’t
Now meet;
That when they see me,
They have nothing to say
To me.
That their lives,
And their children,
No longer matter
To me
Who spent
thousands of hours
On.

Perhaps I
And mine
Never mattered
To them.

Should they leap
To embrace me
And welcome me
And my return?
Is that selfish?
Do I expect
Too much?
Why not?
I would.

But maybe it’s true:
You can’t return
No matter how cleansed
You’ve become.

Hear I Am Here: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

When I cry to Him,/
He says: “Here I am”. I should/
also “Hear I Am.”

We Don’t Listen: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

We yell and ask, loud,/
“WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY LIFE?!?”/
then don’t like answers.

Once More, Again And Again: Revolutionary Blogging Haiku

Needing prayers again/
and again is normal. He/
commands: “Pray always.”

Waiting To Hear: Revolutionary ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku

Blood flows in school halls./
She won’t answer my calls. I/
pray it’s not her son.

Looking Forward To Saturday: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

As the emblems pass/
me the last time, I pray it/
will be THE last time.

He Loves Us Most: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

We may pray for things/
we don’t need, but He answers/
because He loves us.

Going To My Garden: Revolutionary ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku

Don’t bother to write/
or phone. I am going to/
my garden alone.

Praying As We Go: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

If I don’t have time/
to listen, I can still pray/
And hear as I go.