Though writing’s painful,/
my musings should make you glad./
It shows we’re growing.
Category Archives: Revolutionary Poetry and Writing
My Responsibility: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
My kids could have said:/
“Dad, remember who you are/
and what we stand for.”
Affectation Effect: Revolutionary IMprov Limerick
Her affectation/
of pronounciation/
effected me/
negatively./
It’s linguistic frustration.
Drooling At Heaven’s Gates: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
She stood, drooling, in/
front of the gates of heaven./
Should I push her in?
Seeing Who We Are: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
We may only need/
someone to help us see our/
self-reality.
OR
We may only need/
someone to help us see, and/
free, reality.”
We’re Not Perfect, But: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
A friend said she was concerned that, although she wanted to do good, she was not, and would never be, “good enough”. (See the previous poem: “Making up the Difference”.) I responded that none of us are “good enough”, but …
With Jesus’s help,/
we can all be good enough/
and rise to glory.
Or
… rise to greatness.
Making Up The Difference: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Nobody is good/
enough. We all fall short. That’s/
what Jesus is for.
I’m Repenting: Revolutionary IMproVerse Haiku
When you stand and preach,/
doesn’t the mem’ry of what/
we did call you out?
OR
When she teaches, why/
doesn’t the memory of what/
we did trigger guilt?
East Coast Flowers: Revolutionary Blogging Limerick
I thought of her Grandma/
when these East Coast flowers I saw,/
But it just went through my head: /
She might enjoy them instead! /
(A gift from Connecticut to Utah!)
I saw on her event link that she likes flowers!
Get Swabbed: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
Nobody told me/
about the cotton swab dance./
I would have been there.
Here’s a link about the “dance” to raise awareness for marrow donations.
Here’s some information about bone marrow donations and transplants.