Using mulch to knock /
back weeds doesn’t help if you /
don’t plant anything.
Tag Archives: ConTEXTing Poet
Nourishing Disapointment: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
She hears that I am/
disappointed. I only/
thirst for nourishment.
Going Down On Fire: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
She may decide: “No.”/
I may go down in flames, but/
I will be on fire.
Or
She may shoot me down in flames./
I’ll still be on fire.
Unusually North-Flowing River: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
An unusual/
river flows north. I paddle/
against it, then drift.
On Texting Too Early: Romantic ConTEXTing Poem
I texted too early;
my mistake.
I don’t know, surely,
when you wake.
You claim you need coffee?
Please, call me!
Why needest thou coffee?
Thou shouldst call me
and certainly
see
how gently
and slowly
I would wake thee!
Close By And Ignored: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
Like box canyon views,
nothing seems so distant as
close by and ignored.
Craveth Not Intensity: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
She who craveth not/
intensity will prob’ly/
never handle me.
Talk Things Out: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
When you are jealous,/
I talk it out. When I am,/
you leave me hanging.
Vaunted Saturday Slot: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
Someone else got her/
vaunted Saturday slot. I’m/
surprised how quickly.
Technological Slowdown: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
It is amazing/
how technology can slow
down your life so much.