You have a chance/
for heartfelt romance./
I’ll take a number/
before I slumber, /
so we may, someday, dance.
Category Archives: Romantic Poetry and Writing
A Nut Back Into His Shell: Romantic IMprov Haiku
Even nuts withdraw/
back into their shells if they’re/
left alone too long.
Setting Up Barriers: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
You crave my touch, yet/
your vocal silence strongly/
sets up barriers.
OR
You crave my touch, yet/
your thoughtless silence sets up/
walls and barriers.
Finding The Point: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
If I can’t love you/
and grow with you forever,/
then what is the point?
Listening To Old Tapes: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
I called as promised./
When you didn’t answer, I/
listened to old tapes.
Lonely Pain Heading To France: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
She didn’t know how /
lonely I felt whenever/
she wasn’t around.
No ผัดไทย (Pad Thai) Delight: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
I wonder: Does she /
know that eating ผัดไทย (Pad Thai) no /
longer delights me?
Lonely Pillow Pile: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
MY pile of pillows/
is stacked up high to keep me /
from being lonely.
Valentine’s Day Planning: Romantic E-Mail Poetic Lament
On this Valentine’s Day
I spent planning romantic trips:
The south of France.
The coast of Spain.
Springtime overnight
in The City of Light.
A week in Vegas, baby!
A long weekend in Magic Kingdom.
Non-stop flights.
King-sized beds
for one.
Valentine’s Day Go Away: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
You wanted a poem /
for Valentine’s Day, then went/
away. Why bother?