Ignore Naysayers, Write Your Own Haiku: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku

As surely as the /
[noun, 1 syllable]][verb, 1 syllable] to the [adjective, 1 syllable][noun, 1 syllable], /
so shall you find [noun 1 syllable].

OR
/so you’ll find [noun, 2 syllables].
OR
you’ll find [noun, 3 syllables].”

From Downspouts To Storm Sewers: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

Why in a desert/
do downspouts not splash water/
onto the parched earth?

OR
… splash the rain/
on the thirsty soil?

Geese fly fast in the/
howling lightning storm, honking/
power and freedom.

OR
Geese flying into/
the teeth of a lightning storm/
look free and … (no words).

OR
Geese fly into the/
howling teeth of a lightning /
storm. Power. Freedom.

I wonder what it/
would feel like to have someone/
like you crush on me?

If I text you that/
I have a crush on your deep [OR hot]/
genius, does that work?

Feeling guilty for/
thinking, not doing something/
you shouldn’t? Progress!

Feeling guilty for/
thinking, not doing, something/
you shouldn’t? Progress!

It’s ironic how/
the song “Under Pressure” makes/
me feel much less so.

This morning, being/
the first in meant something much/
diff’rent than the song.

I thought I had a/
worthless job ’til I met a/
guy who swept a lot.
OR

I thought I had a/
meaningless job ’til I met/
a guy who swept lots.