Things Might Seem Bad: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

No matter how hard/
life is, and what happens, birds/
still fly at sun set.

Dad’s Bench, My Labor, God’s Sunset, Mom: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

Dozens of butts will/
sit on a wood bench I built,/
watch sunsets God made.

I believe in you/
because I know you DO try.
I know you’ll succeed!

OR
Because I believe/
in you, because I know you/
try, you will succeed!

I sat on the edge/
of light and darkness, not just/
metaphorically.

Only a parent/
could read their child’s Facebook post/
and burst into tears.

Muir found himself in/
Yosemite. I need to/
find me up Mud Creek.

It is not just life./
It is his life, their life, ours./
Goal seen. Goal obtained.

There’ll always be folks/
who’ll tell you that you can’t do./
Love says: “Yes, you CAN!”

No matter how good/
rag tops are, left cracked open/
will still get you wet.

Today, after years/
of prison, I flat-lined my/
credit cards. Freedom!