Her late night text said: /
“I want you.” I was happy./
Then I learned: Wrong guy.
Tag Archives: haiku
What We Both Brought: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
I brought enegy,/
laughter, passion, and new views./
She brought merging peace.
Time Warps: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
When you want to be/
with someone, hours are minutes /
and never enough.
On Pioneer Day, Walk With Me: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
Pioneer daughter,/
think of wastelands, then take steps/
into the unknown.
Or
Pioneer daughter:/
Think of wastelands, then join me/
probing the unknown.
Dealing With Struggles: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
In our own struggles,/
we often forget others’/
sufferings as well.
OR
Dealing with our own/
struggles, we often forget
other’s sufferings, too.
Embracing Beauty: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
A friend from the Midwest saw this photo of the sunrise over the Vashon Island ferry dock, She asked: “If one sees this every day, does one notice the beauty everyday?”
Valid question, to which I wrote this haiku:
Beauty shows herself./
She appears in diff’rent forms./
We embrace each view.
To A Mother At Church Feeding A 3-Year-Old: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Context: On the pew in front of me, at church was a VERY chubby 3 year old. Through the course of the meeting her mother gave her a bag of gummi bears, string cheese, a bag of apple chips, more candy, and a bag of some other snack. Maybe there is a reason she needs it, and I’ll try not to throw the first … chocolate kiss!
If you stuff your kids/
with junk food, they will end up/
looking fat like you.
Letting The Bird Free: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
They loved so much they/
let go, then watched to see where/
the free bird would fly.
Creating Our Future: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
I’m not he. You’re not/
she. The past is not us. We’ll/
create our own trust.
Roaring With Courage: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
He who was nervous,/
given courage to speak up,/
roars for what’s wanted.