Earlier Later: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament

When she says to call/
earlier but she’s not there/
’til later, you lose.

Words Unspoken, Released: Romantic IMprov Haiku

Dare I pen words so/
long pent up, feelings silenced?/
Too late! They’ve escaped!

Too Late For Valentine’s Day: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament

I was wondering/
if she’d like my gifts, but she’s/
done, so I don’t care.

Too Late Purple Learning: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament

He learned, too late, that/
she loved purple. Such blossomed/
as she walked away.

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Some Else Awaits: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament

If you don’t throw all/
of yourself at her, believe/
that someone else will.

Utah Post Valentine’s Day Lament: Romantic IMprov Haiku

Gosh darn it all to/
Heck! I forgot to wish you/
Happy Valentine’s!

#FiveWordsToMariah Too Late: Romantic ImproVerse Poem

Background: In July, 2015, a dating site held a contest: Send Five Words To Mariah (Carey) for a chance to see her “live” in Vegas. I, of course, wrote something brilliant … but forgot to send it in on time.

We’re hopeful, not hopeless, romantics.

Happy Mother’s Day Shortly Before Midnight: Romantic Email Haiku

I didn’t know if/
I should. Then I thought I did./
It’s still not too late.

Sudden Passing Regret: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament

Why do we wait ’til/
too late to connect with those/
whom we know we should?

Too Late WIth Praise: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Sonnet Lament

For fourty years I’ve held,
deep in my soul,
Gratitude I’ve long felt.
Respect I’ll always hold.

For a mentor, example, guide;
For one who’d taught by what he did.
For a man who showed what he felt inside
To a naive, unlearned, undisciplined kid.

I longed to find him and reveal
Thanks for lessons I’d learned while young.
But my thoughts were by time and distance concealed.
Procrastination and fear bound my tongue.

Yesterday, at last, I expressed grateful thoughts to his son.
But now i sorrow that I waited so long. He is gone.