When people you trust/
turn judge and jury, before/
they execute, run!
Category Archives: Revolutionary Poetry and Writing
Tattooed Temple Folk: Revolutionary IMprov Rhyming Haiku
In God’s temple there’s/
folks with tats, ‘cuz He just cares/
where their hearts are at.
Great Daughter Memories: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
Some of my greatest/
mem’ries start with this phrase: “Once,/
my daughter and I … “
On My Daughter’s Birthday: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
There should be a poem/
for her birthday, but she’s too/
awesome. Oh, wait. There!
See The Applesauce Maker: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
Like great thinking, great/
art can be reanalyzed,/
re-framed, re-purposed.
What Is The Glass? Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
Folks ask if the glass/
is half full or half empty./
I’m just glad there’s glass.
Can’t Read The Warning Signs? Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
They’re old, hike at noon/
with no water in the hot/
desert. Got death wish?
Two Friends At Sin’s Door: Revolutionary IMprov Sonnet
Two friends
now stand at the same door
I had once entered
and exited, before.
One is heading out.
One might go in.
One is fleeing darkness.
One might embrace sin.
She who is leaving,
(as I also learned,)
knows the folly of entering;
knows evil should be spurned.
I will weep for joy as the one comes out,
and cry in anguish ‘til the other turns about.
Developing Talents Sunday School Lesson: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
Preparing a Gospel Principles Sunday School lesson on developing talents, I was struck by this thought:
When* I don’t write or/
smile, I bury talents and/
deny others joy.
OR
*If
Dance Move Alternatives: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
When the woman you/
came to dance with doesn’t show,/
help in the kitchen.