Engaged! Next Stop — BBQ (‘Cuz She’s Southern Like That) : Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

She first said: “Yes!” and/
then she yelled: “HELL YES!!!” She is/
such a Southern girl!

Bidding Adieu And Starting Anew: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Free Verse

How do I bid adieu
To a life
And a lifestyle
I’ve lived
For years?

It was never comfortable.
Too Often
it was not pure,
nor holy,
nor of good report.
Rarely was it
praiseworthy.

It was not
Where I needed
Or wanted
To be.

At last,
here I am,
at the edge
of potential new paths,
rising out of the muck
and mire of the past.

New vistas,
new visions,
new opportunities
are spread out before me,
inviting me,
filling me with hope
and belief:

I CAN do this!

And yet…
I don’t know how
to step away.
I’m afraid I’ll lose
my shoe,
Stuck
In the past’s muck.

Then I recall Him.
He asks me to change.
He will lift me
up
and out;
Place my unshod feet
On paths He has traveled,
to places He has gone.

I believe
that when I’ve walked
His paths,
barefoot,
long enough to have worn
all the muck from my feet,
they will be shod
through His Grace
and Mercy
with righteousness,
And I will be purified
and able
to be
in the vistas
I can now only
dimly
see.

Repairing A Broken Heart: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament

When your heart’s breaking,/
catch the pieces and hold them./
They’ll beat together.

Dreaming Of Geneva: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku

How do we get to/
Geneva? We don’t know, but/
we get that we’ll go.

The Purpose Of An Irrelevant Man: Romantic Rhyming ConTEXTing Haiku

If I become an /
irrelevant man to her,/
then what’s my purpose?

Help Me Connect With You: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

I will notice and/
connect with you IF you’ll just/
stop looking downward.
OR

I can notice and/
connect with you once you stop/
looking at the ground.

Fly Me To The Moon Or Not: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

I’d sing “Fly Me to/
the Moon”, but only after/
we’ve met and she has.

Looking Backwards Crashing: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

If you keep looking/
backwards, you will run into /
light poles and stop signs.

Making Choices And Being Responsible: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

Many folks want me/
to go dance tonight, but I’ve/
too much to do. Choice.

Baseball Brings Back Childhood Joy: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

Innocent mem’ries/
of childhood diamonds flood thoughts./
Joy’s eye gleam returns.