When she said goodbye,/
she said: “That was easy.” I’m/
sad it was for her.
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Strange Role Reversal: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament
It is such a strange/
role reversal: she’s wanting /
the game more than me.
A Request Rejected: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
When I give her what/
she asks for, and she turns it/
down, I’ll stop trying.
Rejecting What You Asked For: Romantic ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku
When you ask for it,/
I will deliver more. But/
reject it, I quit.
Affectation Effect: Revolutionary IMprov Limerick
Her affectation/
of pronounciation/
effected me/
negatively./
It’s linguistic frustration.
Change Of Plans: Romantic IMproVerse Haiku Lament
A day* to be filled/
with joyful companionship/
is lonely instead .
OR
*life
We’re Not Perfect, But: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
A friend said she was concerned that, although she wanted to do good, she was not, and would never be, “good enough”. (See the previous poem: “Making up the Difference”.) I responded that none of us are “good enough”, but …
With Jesus’s help,/
we can all be good enough/
and rise to glory.
Or
… rise to greatness.