Fun intimacy/
Won’t be/
Eternally/
Said she.
No thanks,
Said I,
Her guy.
That stank.
Tag Archives: Poetic Lament
Hell's Fury, Poet's Pain: Romantic IMprov Rhyming Quatrain
Hell hath no fury/
Like a woman scorned,/
And life knows no pain/
Like a poet ignored.
What Shape To Do: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
I realized I/
am not in the shape I want/
to be in to do.
32 Years Ago Today: Revolutionary Rhyming ImproVerse Haiku
Anniversaries/
Bring melancholy feelings/
When the meaning’s gone.
Caught Unawares: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
It surprises me/
that something so simple could/
bring such bad feelings.
Does She Just Not Read? Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament
How can she read my/
poems about the moon and not/
know they’re meant for her?
OR
know they’re about her?
The Pain Of New Learning: Romantic ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku
I dislike learning/
something new at the expense/
of relationships.
OR
I dislike learning/
something new/
at the expense of keeping/
my great relationship with you.
The Answer To Morning Temptations: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
Let the answer be:/
“NO!” It brought me nothing but/
messed up sheets and guilt.
OR
mussed sheets and sadness.
If The Prodigal Son Finds Nobody Home: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
How can I tell you/
of my joyous return when/
you already left?
OR
How can he tell her/
of his joyous return when/
she already left?
Empty Joys: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament
How can I tell of/
the joys that I’m feeling deep,/
when she said goodbye?
OR
How can I relate/
the joys that I’m feeling, when/
she already left?