I sing and dance like/
folks are watching ‘cuz it lets/
them sing and dance, too.
— A haiku from the I-15 topless dancer.
Tag Archives: poems
They’re Muses: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
These days it’s rare I/
write about women but they/
might still inspire me.
3 Good Alternatives: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
What if there is an/
alternative, and we are/
just too dang stubborn?
OR
What if there’s a good/
alternative and we’re too/
stubborn to grasp it?
or
stubborn to grab it?
Lack Of Physical Touch: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
Just because I did/
not touch her thigh, does not mean/
I’m not interested.
Believe Her: Romantic IMprov Haiku
“I am not really/
interested in dating”./
So I believed her.
Who Am I: Romantic IMprov Rhyming Poem
Confused /
by femme attitudes,/
I soon knew/
I must face the task/
and ask/
a desired woman/
a difficult question.
Thinking twice,/
I sought advice/
from a female friend./
She looked at me, and then/
She queried, soft and slow: /
“Why ask me? You are Cyrano.”
And I recalled there’s always room/
for another white plume.
Facebook Existence: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
If Facebook didn’t/
exist, I wouldn’t know or/
care much about her.
Being His Oracle, Not Muse: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
She likes being an/
oracle. Is that eas’er/
than being a muse?
Or
She likes being his/
oracle. It’s less scary/
than being his muse.
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.
Being Both Muse And Oracle: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
He wondered how she/
felt, deep, about being both/
muse and oracle.