A friend taught me the difference between “Carpe Diem” and “Palpō Diem” (“Seize the Day” versus “Feel the Day”.
Feeling the day means/
taking advantage of each/
opportunity.
Category Archives: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Poetry
Get on with life: Revolutionary Contexting haiku
Water your garden./
Weed your tomatoes. Harvest/
your fruit when ripe. Live.
From Darkness To Light: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
When the lightening is/
too frightening I can drive from/
darkness into light.
Taking Baby Steps: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Limerick
My step one/
is finally done.
I made a phone call.
That is all.
I must walk before I run.
Emotional About ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Why does “Fat Bottomed/
Girls” bring out more emotion/
now than it used to?
Action From The RNC: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
I believe in work/
based on that belief. Action’s/
better than mere hope.
OR
I believe, and work/
based on that. Action’s better/
than if i just hope.
How To Shut Up A Barking Dog: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
The dog barked at me/
until I offered him my/
breakfast of peaches.
or
The dog barked at me/
until I offered him my/
Cheerios breakfast.
Wildflower Lunch With Eeyore And Magpies: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
These Eeyorian
thistles* are so pretty I’ll/
gladly not eat them.
OR
Lunchtime with Eeyore./
These thistles are so pretty.
I’ll look and not lunch.
*Upon closer examination, these purple wildflowers are NOT thistles.
A Foul Meal? Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Barbeque wings. Egg /
drop soup. Egg salad sandwich./
Too fowl of a meal?
What Are You Really Saying When You Buy Me Clothes? Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
My closet’s full of/
clothes. I’ll fall for that she who/
won’t try to change me.