My motor blew up./
I’m upset. Then I recall:/
She lost her husband.
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Like A Bad Neighbor: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament
When you discover/
you could have been a better/
neighbor, you feel pain.
Tears. No Words: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
Two weeks ago he/
walked 18. Today they must/
let him go. No words.
Disconnecting With The Earth: Revolutionary ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku Lament
Instead of walking/
on grass, I chose the paved path./
Am I losing touch?
OR
Instead of walking/
on the grass, I chose the paved/
path. I’m losing touch.
Go Back And Look: Romantic ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku
I found a poem I/
wrote her in late December./
Will she remember?
We Each Have Our Gardens: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
And we walked through the/
garden, and he looked down. As/
we left, he gazed up.
OR
As we walked through the/
garden, he looked down. As we/
left, he gazed upward.
I Loved Her Stilettos: Romantic IMprov Haiku
She wants to see me/
so she can again grind her/
heel into my heart.
Don't Just Give: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
As you scatter your/
sunshine and fairy dust, grab/
some for yourself, too.
OR
As she scatters her/
sunshine and fairy dust, she/
should grab some for her.
Eye Surgery Thumbnail Moon: Romantic ConTEXTing Poetry
The morning of my eye surgery,/
another memory/
and her thumbnail moon, shiny,
again greeted me./
Never more with glasses to be./
I’d soon see/
Clearly,/
Near perfectly./
But she/
Won’t and wouldn’t see/
Me./
As I drove toward the city,/
and the facility/
where doctors waited patienty,/
Ironically,/
I couldn’t focus.
Courage, Strength And Happiness: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Courage and strength are/
not always connected to/
happiness. That comes.