When someone needs help/
and doesn’t ask for it, how/
can anyone know?
Category Archives: Revolutionary Poetry and Writing
Where’s The Fun In Youth Sports: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
His parents grilled their/
young sports star on his skills. What /
happened to his fun?
Dead Neighbor’s Revelation: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
I walk thru a dead/
neighbor’s house and think: I should/
give away my stuff.
Creatives Crash Merging: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
We run with passion,/
headlong toward each other. The/
crash merges our souls.
To Be A Poet: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
To be a poet,/
to wield words wonderfully,/
is awe inspiring.
How Other’s See Us: Revolutionary IMprov Rhyming Haiku
Sometimes we must gaze/
through another’s lens to see/
our own true beauty.
Christianity Irony: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
It’s ironic how,/
in the Great Basin, Christ’s church/
is full of judging.
Let Your Voice Shine On! Revolutionary Blogging Rhyming Haiku
My niece has a Facebook page and website called “The Shine Project”. (also at www.myshineproject.com). Today she asked readers to comment on what we were doing to “Be the Change We Want to See in the World”. In response, I wrote this summary of what I’d done to “Be the Change”. Then I improv’d this blogging rhyming haiku:
This morning I wrote (again) in my blog (cyranowriter.wordpress.com). Since the Inauguration, when I started my goal of writing a prose or poem thought a day, I’ve written more than 2500 pieces. I’ve discovered my voice. More importantly, I’ve helped others “Shine” by encouraging them to discover THEIR writing and creative voices.
You have your own voice./
Today, and daily, make the/
choice. Have your words heard.
OR
make the/
choice to have it heard.
Boring Church Talk Pearl: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
The travelogue church /
talk droned on and on. One pearl/
made boredom worthwhile.
Who I Sit Next To In Church: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
As I sit in church/
next to my goodly parent/
I feel gratitude.
Or
My spirit’s grateful.