When the happy guy/
gets sick, he discovers that/
the world keeps spinning.
Or
the world keeps turning.
Tag Archives: poems
What Makes Me Leave: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
The more folks tell me/
I shouldn’t be some way, the/
more I want to leave.
New Genealogy Discovery — Civil War Vet: Revolutionary ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku
It’s strange how a war’s/
hist’ry can change when your kin/
were a part of it
Or
It’s strange how hist’ry/
can change when your ancestors/
volunteered for it.
Going Back Not Enough: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
If you missed going/
but then go more than planned, does/
that make up for it?
Speechless Beauty: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
There are times when God’s/
world is so wonderful that /
you* can say nothing.
OR
*I can say nothing.
Sonnet Smiling: Romantic IMprov Sonnet
She reeled him in/
with her smile,/
as though made just for him:/
Beautiful, without guile.
She then (sadly) made him wait
as she nodded sleepily.
He could only anticipate
and try not to do so creepily.
Her smile and her profile
made him seek more.
He’d wait awhile;
what was he looking for?
But then she announced he could not be her mate.
His dreams she trounced: “Like Cinderella, it’s too late!”
Doing And Being Beats Telling: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
Should I tell folks how/
to be better? Much better/
is if I go do.
Find Temple Time: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
It’s not always fun, /
But it’s always rewarding./
That’s why it’s called “work”.
OR
That’s why it’s “service”.
#FiveWordsToMariah Too Late: Romantic ImproVerse Poem
Background: In July, 2015, a dating site held a contest: Send Five Words To Mariah (Carey) for a chance to see her “live” in Vegas. I, of course, wrote something brilliant … but forgot to send it in on time.
We’re hopeful, not hopeless, romantics.
Cheesehead Identity: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
Being who you are/
lets other like-minded folk/
find you easier.