The English major/
in me says: “Since when did you/
need our permission?”
Tag Archives: ImproVerse haiku
Wisconsin Is Good Medicine: Revolutionary Napkin Haiku
My mother started/
to shrink at Stonehenge, but then/
moved to Wisconsin.
Slide It To The Left, Yeah: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
In honor of my/
child and her mom, I let the/
Harlem Shuffle play.
OR
In honor of my/
daughter, I didn’t turn off/
the Harlem Shuffle.
Temple Work Goes Both Ways (or) Ministering Angels Minister To Earth Angels: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
They minister to/
us, because we minister/
to them: A fair trade.
Empty Closed For Cleaning Temple: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
When the temple’s closed/
for cleaning, the feeling’s not/
the same. They aren’t there.
Miss ______? Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
Long before I knew/
that she was Miss Anything,/
I wanted to ask.
OR
Long before I knew/
she was missing anything,/
I wanted to ask.
Not Alone: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
If everyone is/
singing and writing about/
pain, you’re not alone.
Two songs that inspired this poem:
David Bowie’s Rock n Roll Suicide
AND
REM’s Everybody Hurts
Heart Problems: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
Arrhythmia: When/
you don’t want a girl who makes/
your heart skip a beat.
Happy Guy Doesn’t Change The World: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament
When the happy guy/
gets sick, he discovers that/
the world keeps spinning.
Or
the world keeps turning.