Twice-Told Sunset Lesson Told Twice: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

Today my daughter texted me at about 4 p.m. to ask: “What does Grandpa always say about sunsets?”
(Answer: If you’re too busy to watch a sunset, you’re too busy!)
Ironically, later in the evening, I was outside working on finishing installing/repairing our new (to us) chicken coop. Suddenly, shortly after 8 p.m., I stood up and looked westward … and realized I’d missed most of the sunset. Weird that my daughter and I had JUST DISCUSSED that point … and I’d missed the lesson!
So I wrote this haiku:

Dont get too busy/
and forget to turn around
and watch the sunset.

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Beggars Can’t Be: Romantic Email Haiku

When asking for a/
favor, he could only hope/
for understanding.

Flew Over The Grand Canyon. Missed It: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

When you’re too busy/
playing with phone apps, you might/
miss the earth’s wonders.

See This New App And Miss: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

Don’t get so busy/
looking at your star app that/
you miss meteors.

Always Too Busy Sometimes: Romantic Blogging Haiku Lament

They always claim that/
they are too busy for love,/
until they are not.

Brunette Dreaming: Romantic Free Verse Poetry

She was brunette,
too,
young,
like me,
and I dreamed
and planned
and schemed
how to
date her,
and to what?

My German class
crush.
When I finally dared,
for the first time ever,
to ask her out,
heart in throat,
palms sweating,
stomach butterflying,
she said
she was
“too busy”.

Funny how some things
don’t change.
Maybe
it’s a brunette thing.

Knowing Your Life’s Purpose(s) : Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

What happens when you/
have more than one calling at/
the exact same time?

Too Busy For Handsome? Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku

If he was handsome/
like George Clooney, would she still/
be much too busy?

Too Busy For Dating: Romantic IMprov Rhyming Haiku

The way you can tell/
if someone’s awesome is if/
they’ll do life with you.
OR
You can tell someone’s/
awesome for you when they will/
do your life with you.

Proxy Date: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku

She’s busy and hard/
to date. Should I ask her best/
friend to be proxy?