It’s In Her: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku

My daughter: Before/
she ran with wolves, she danced with/
salmon, spied turtles.

They’re Here! Purple Martins Return: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

I dreamed they were here,/
and I yelled: “They are here!” And/
now, at last, they’re here!
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My video camera ran,/
dancing with the lake’s waves/
and the sky’s reflections.

My fingers froze,
trying to hold lens steady,
silently breathing.

I’ve learned to be quiet,
to live with the pain
of stillness.

It was all worth it
to hear a lone loon
call the sunset goodbye.

It’s always worth the/
effort to wait it out as/
the sunset improves.

Man-made intrusions/
don’t ruin lake views when they/
promise summer fun.

She asked why poems were/
about others, not her. They/
weren’t. This is. Goodbye.

Change.
Change is good.
Change is fun.
Change is.
Change.

The wordsmith, struck dumb,/
had no words to respond to/
her emoticon.

Her long departure/
caused him to wonder where she’d/
gone and to do what.

He imagines hugs/
of him, spiritual giant,/
safely holding her.