The time has come
(the walrus says)
to bid you all adieu.
As I head east
to greener pastures
I hope you find happiness, too.
Tag Archives: happiness
Unexpected Kind Words: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
Kind words falling from/
pure and innocent lips must/
just bring happiness.
Hosts To Happiness: Revolutionary IMprov Napkin Haiku
We ought to be strong/
hosts of our happiness, not
servants to our fears.*
Taken from a poem read by a young woman at Speak For Yourself open mic night, Enliten Cafe’, Provo, Utah
Dance Like Everyone’s Watching: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
I sing and dance like/
folks are watching ‘cuz it lets/
them sing and dance, too.
— A haiku from the I-15 topless dancer.
Afternoon In A Surprise Museum: Revolutionary ImproVerse Free Verse
As the southern
evening bells
rang,
I banged
the skin drum
and sang:
“Yah, yah hey yah hah!”
Then rubbed I
the dugout canoe,
and dreamed,
and cared not
who heard my chanted prayer,
nor that I got splinters
in my hand.
I thought of she
and he,
and that they
might be better.
But observational joy
is never a contest.
In Line At WalMart: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
The child I did not/
know smiled wide, said “Hi!”, and thus/
gave me happiness.
Courage, Strength And Happiness: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Courage and strength are/
not always connected to/
happiness. That comes.
I Ain't Nobody: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
There are those who claim:/
“Nobody is happy!” but/
they haven’t met me.
Small Example, Big Result: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
I wasn’t going./
Then I recalled her kind smile/
and how she wears hats.
Count Happiness Not Calories: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
“Counting happiness/
not calories” is a great/
motto for my life.
OR
I’ll “Count Happiness,/
not Calories.” It’s a great/
motto for our lives.
“Count Happiness, not Calories!” was originally stated by Stephanie, my server at the Orem, Utah Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurant, when we commented on the chocolate cake and how many calories it had.