Kind words falling from/
pure and innocent lips must/
just bring happiness.
Category Archives: Writing
Muses In Handcuffs: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
Why do we put/
restrictions on the Muses?/
We should open up.
Or
always let them in
OR
Why handcuff Muses?/
Let’s always invite them in,/
where and whenever!
Slide It To The Left, Yeah: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
In honor of my/
child and her mom, I let the/
Harlem Shuffle play.
OR
In honor of my/
daughter, I didn’t turn off/
the Harlem Shuffle.
Hosts To Happiness: Revolutionary IMprov Napkin Haiku
We ought to be strong/
hosts of our happiness, not
servants to our fears.*
Taken from a poem read by a young woman at Speak For Yourself open mic night, Enliten Cafe’, Provo, Utah
Making Her Discontented: Romantic IMprov Haiku
She is content with/
her life, but I want to make/
her discontented.
Why Not Why Instead Of Why Not?: Romantic IMprov Haiku
Why do we always/
look for why not instead of/
searching for the whys?
Does She Know? Romantic Blogging Haiku
I wonder if she/
even knows how much she fuels/
creativity.
OR
I wonder if she/
even knows how much she fuels/
creative juices.
The Photographers Photographer’s Photograph: ImproVerse Free Verse Poem
Every photographer/
should have/
a photograph/
of themselves/
photographing/
photographers/
with/
their photographs.
Temple Work Goes Both Ways (or) Ministering Angels Minister To Earth Angels: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
They minister to/
us, because we minister/
to them: A fair trade.
Empty Closed For Cleaning Temple: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
When the temple’s closed/
for cleaning, the feeling’s not/
the same. They aren’t there.