If a book is closed,/
does it beg us to open?/
Should we open us?
Tag Archives: haiku
Where's My Pencil? Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
There are poems to write/
and photographs to take, but my/
phone battery died.
Missing Her Missing Him: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament
He missed her laughter,/
energy, spirit and more./
She just missed his thumb.
15-Year-Old Basketball Hoop = $50: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
Some elbow grease and/
effort proved that my trash is/
another’s treasure.
Snooze Lose Silence: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
She was happy she/
inspired another poem from/
me. Then silence fell.
You Don't Know Her Game: Romantic ConTEXTing Limerick
I knew not her name,/
just from whence she came./
She didn’t make it easy,/
and she wouldn’t tell me./
So at last she lost the game.
Wave Of Disillusionment Weeding: Revolutionary IMprov Rhyming Haiku
I weeded my old/
garden yesterday, throwing/
useless growth away.
OR
HE’s weeding HIS old/
garden these days. HE’s throwing/
useless growth away.
James Brown Clothes: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
You should always buy/
your clothes based on how they make/
you feel. I feel good!
OR
You should always buy /
your clothes based on feeling like/
James Brown: I feel good!
Just Shoot Me: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
“Why don’t you just shoot/
me?” is made much better by/
adding this: “a text”.
Not Wanting Out: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
I didn’t want to/
get out of relationships,/
but had to feel loved.