Beggars Can’t Be: Romantic Email Haiku

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

You Don’t Belong Silence and Self Protection: Revolutionary Haikus

these were written probably in 2011/2012 on the back of an envelope.

It’s the silence, the/
not knowing, that hurts the worst./
The “You don’t belong.”

AND

For “understanding”,/
she thanked me (sarcastically)./
I just protect me.
OR
I’m protecting me.

Me? Drinking? Romantic Email Free Verse

Me? Drinking?
If I am,
it is only the wine
of your beauty,
deliciously poured
over the experience
of your life,
aged with
intellectual understanding,
breathing the air
of possibility,
which intoxicates me.

Understanding Protection: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku

For understanding,/
she thanked me (sarcastically)./
I just protect me.

Women Want a Man Who: Romantic IMprov Sonnet

Women want a man/
who will get the car door/
and extend his hand/
and lift her up, then more.

He’ll breathe a deep sigh/
as he holds her near,/
and look deep into her eyes,/
and whisper softly in her ear

Even if they’re just/
going out for fast food./
Not because he must,/
but because he’s that good.

And when she speaks deep thoughts soft and low,
he’ll listen, and understand, and she’ll know.

Growth of a Thistle: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

At the Victoria, BC “Remembering Glenna” celebration of Glenna Evan’s life, the juxtaposition of her photo and these thistle blossoms gave me insight and muse for this Haiku:

Out of thistle’d thorns,/
first beauty, then art, passion,/
now understanding.

Entering Her Closet: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

She showed me her shoes./
15 snakeskin pumps, MJ’s./
I understand her.

Or
She showed me her shoes./
15 snakeskin pumps, MJ’s./
I’m in her closet

The Poet and The Pessimist: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Poem

The poet/
and the pessimist/
-though neither would know it-/
could not co-exist./

His words started to bother/
so he turned to another/
where he could/
be understood.

Understanding the Fine Line: A Romantic ConTEXTing Poem

There’s a fine/

line/

between  showing I care;/

of taking the dare/

of being too mushy,/

and being too demanding,/

and too pushy./

I hope you’ll  be/

understanding/

of me.