She’s been solo for/
so long, she can’t fathom how/
low silence brings me.
Category Archives: Romantic Poetry and Writing
It’s OK Not To Call: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
You won’t call after. /
I know it seems like cheating./
I feel the same way.
In Your Party Partying: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
At tonight’s event,/
you can wish I was in your/
party, partying.
Or
Tonight, at dinner,/
Leaving For Amsterdam: Romantic Blogging Iambic Rhyming Haiku
I’m leaving today/
for Amsterdam. Come you may;/
at least, if you can.
OR
We can leave today/
for Amsterdam. We’ll go Dutch./
At least, that’s my plan.
Reading Others’ Writing: Romantic Blogging Haiku
She’ll read others’ words./
Poems, prose, verse written before./
Her’s are not enough.
No Dumb Poetry Expressed: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
A friend wrote me a thought flow / poem through email. When I didn’t receive it, she said “It was dumb, anyway!” (actually, it was brilliant… as usual), to which I responded:
In the writing world,/
there is no dumb poetry,/
just thoughts unexpressed.
Connecting Versus Not: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
I love connecting./
She doesn’t. Dealbreaker? No./
It makes progress tough.
No Response To Mistakes: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
When you make mistakes/
and get no response, just hope/
and trust you’re not done.
Old Songs, New Context: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
Old songs, sung with deep/
passion and feelings, make no/
sense in new contexts.
What’s Your Magic Number: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
What’s your limit? Your/
magic number? When you reach /
it, how will you know?