Folks told me I was/
scared. Now I’m brave, and they say/
I’m being stupid.
Tag Archives: inspiration
Listen To God Because: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
I’m told: “Turn right”. I/
do, and learn that God knows I’m/
lost before I do.
Beauty As Inspiration: Romantic IMprov Haiku
His beautiful words/
were inspired by her inner/
and outer beauty.
Should You Or Do You Just Want To? Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
Why’s dating so hard?/
Either you’re supposed to ask,/
or you just want to.
God’s Messenger Takes A Jar Of Plums To Herb: Revolutionary ImproVerse Free Verse
I drive
past palm trees
and mangrove swamps
and sawgrass
and waterways
and gators,
by divine request
to kibbitz
with an old man,
church friends of mine’s father,
to bring him
home-canned plums in apple juice
and love
and blessings to a blind man,
that he may see again
his daughter’s devotion.
I’m sent by divine decree.
The thought came to me,
suddenly, surprisingly,
certainly,
directly.
So why do I fear?
Why am I nervous?
Why do I feel silly?
My big heart
can carry the message
God wants it to bring.
Does My Brain Think In (Just)Haiku? Romantic ConTEXTing Sonnet
When the mood is right,/
and his brain works in time,/
he takes delight/
thinking in verse and rhyme.
He gets inspiration/
from many a source./
There’s no frustration/
as creativity runs its course.
His brain thinks aloud/
in a myriad of forms./
what others see through a shroud,/
he views as the norm.
As he views life and thinks upon it,/
he can write haiku, free verse or sonnet.
Muse Never By Name: Romantic Email Free Verse Poem
Some may call out
their Love
loudly,
in public.
I would never,
by name,
name her who inspires,
uplifts,
motivates me.
She
will be
still.
Quiet.
Unknown
to the world,
known only
to me.
As it should be.
I won’t write
about her,
by name;
by specific reference.
The world would never say:
“This piece about her,
specifically.”
Who was the piece
“Fuer Elise” for?
Who was Elise?
If she is my muse,
I must write about her.
I cannot keep silent
about her.
But no one will ever know,
for sure,
it is her.
Just as God writes about people:
“There was a certain woman …”
keeping her identity
private,
only by inspiration
known.
And if she asks:
“Is it I?”,
I may smile.
Should Creatives Stop? Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
As a creative,/
should you ever stop looking/
for inspiration?
OR
As a creative,/
never retreat from searching/
for inspiration?
Inert Black And White Striped Shirts: Revolutionary Rhyming Napkin Haiku
Boy and girl, inert,/
at the bar. Both are wearing/
black and white striped shirts.
And The Lord Was Not In The Wind: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
When you follow the/
Lord’s promptings you may learn why/
you had to do it.