Posts Tagged ‘REM’

Not Alone: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

July 19, 2015

If everyone is/
singing and writing about/
pain, you’re not alone.

Two songs that inspired this poem:
David Bowie’s Rock n Roll Suicide
AND
REM’s Everybody Hurts

No Air Guitar Today: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

January 10, 2015

“What’s the Frequency/
Kenneth” doesn’t rock with tin/
computer speakers.

Religious Irony: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

July 21, 2013

Ironic to hear/
“Losing my religion” in/
the church parking lot.

Everybody Hurts: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

April 13, 2011

Even blonde stars hurt,/
sometimes. Oh, wait. REM/
already said that.