If you don’t ask or/
discuss, you’ll never learn or /
grasp what the truth is.
Or
grasp where the truth lies.
Tag Archives: haiku
When Fear And Dread Replace Hope: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
When absolutes don’t /
occur, fear and dread replace/
anticipation.
Or
When promises aren’t /
fulfilled, fear and dread replace /
my hopeful waiting.
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.
Storehouse Of Hugs: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
I know where hugs are./
I have an eternal store,/
if you need any.
(written in an email to my children, along with this video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hN8CKwdosjE
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.
Changing Who I Am For You: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
I can’t change who you/
think I am, or who others/
were. I can just be.
Connecting Versus Not: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
I love connecting./
She doesn’t. Dealbreaker? No./
It makes progress tough.