Why I Didn’t Go To The Dance: Revolutionary ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku

Some dance or romance/
late. That’s great. I’m learning to/
rise early and serve.

Alpine Lake List: Solitude Isn’t So Solitary — Revolutionary Blogging Free Verse

I took a flat,
0.8 mile
saunter,
a not bored walk
on a boardwalk
around Silver Lake.

By the time I’d finished
I’d seen:
A moose cow and her calf;
Two squirrels;
New pussy willows;
One fish carcass;
Haze from a green wood campfire;
Two doe mule deer;
A reflecting lake;
A distant bridal photo shoot;
A towhee;
Two killdeer in flight;
Two beaver (one slap happy);
Three mallards in flight;
An aspen freshly felled by the beavers;
One hen mallard on her nest;
Three ducklings under her wing;
A patch of yellow columbines;
Sunset on mountain peaks;
Glowing new green on an aspen grove;
A rushing, raging, roaring mountain stream;
A new place to enjoy.

I failed to thank my tour guide,
a Dad who taught me to look,
and God.

Heeding The Mountains’ Call: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

When the mountains are/
calling, taking a photo/
just doesn’t cut it.

Early Happy Snow: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

Snow on the mountains/
fell really early this year./
Skiers are happy!

My 5:39 p.m. Commute – Dad Called It: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

My father was right./
He told me: “There is beauty /
everywhere.” There is.

Albion Alpine Autumn: Revolutionary Email Sonnet

Like a woman reading
In her soft, quilted bed,
With warm, golden lamp light
Glowing ’round her head,

So do fall’s fading flowers
Of Albion’s alpine meadows shine
As they show off late beauty
At sunset, one last time.

For soon a warm blanket,
Soft, deep and white,
Will form a safe coverlet
And protect them both at night.

Then, the brightness of morning and spring
Will amaze the eyes with the beauty waking brings.