He, the broke walrus,/
dreams of luring the nymph. [LAUGH!] /
Yet I played that game.
Category Archives: Romantic Poetry and Writing
Desire Bait And Switch: Haiku Lament
Tragic irony: /
Have all you’ve begged and prayed for,/
Lost desire to do.
No Invite, No Wait, Alone: Haiku
Don’t invite me, and
don’t wait for me, chances are
we’ll both be alone.
OR
we’ll end up alone.
Not You Oasis: Haiku Lament
When she has her own
Oasis and it’s not you,
what are you good for?
A Love Who Snores: Rhyming Haiku
I have a love who
snores, but she adores me. How’d
I get so lucky?
No Pillow Talk: Haiku Lament
Another man’s voice
droans through her headphones. There’s no
time for pillow talk.
As Close As I Can: Rhyming Haiku Lament
She begs: “Take me to
It’ly!” I do. She then sits,
alone, with her phone.
Non-read Response = Nothing to Say: Iambic IM Poem Lament
She’s got nothin’ to say.
In my loneliness I can tell,
I’m under her spell,
But her checkmark is grey.*
[*Facebook instant messenger has a blue check when the message is read, a grey check when it hasn’t been read.]
Which Way: Late Night Romantic IMprov Haiku
Late at night I find/
myself wondering which path/
to take to reach her.
Bad Memory Updated: Haiku
I spent years like this:/
Edge of bed. Curled up. But not/
with her. This hurts worse.