I Did What You Asked: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku

You tell me to leave/
you alone, so I do. I/
don’t know what to say.

OR
She tells him to leave/
her alone, so he does. So/
now, what should he say?

Snow on Mt. Timp: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

I froze in last night’s/
rain, but now I feel good. She/
has a new blanket.
OR
I froze in last night’s/
Rain, but now I’m ok. She/
has a new blanket.

Seeing emptiness/
in your life means there’s the chance/
for great fulfillment.
OR
to change. Fill it up!

When does it become/
time to unfriend your future/
ex daughter-in-law?

When you raid the fridge/
late nights, check labels to make/
sure it’s not prune juice.

We should learn that “Faith
in Every Footstep” doesn’t
just mean Pioneers.
OR

Children teach us: “Faith/
in Every Footstep” doesn’t/
just mean Pioneers.

Her hand on his white
shirt back: Painful reminder
Of how much I missed.

We write and photo/
us because who knows our souls/
better than ourselves?

When, as children, do/
we fin’lly made the choice to/
stop our joyful dance?

Thinking of my girl/
singing “Since the day I left/
Milwaukee” brings tears.