I want to be inspired./
Alas! I feel too tired./
This work’s sapped my wit./
I should be done with it! /
My creativity has expired.
Tag Archives: Poetic Lament
Pink Roses Alone: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament
More pink roses with/
no one to send them to, but/
looking makes me smile.
How Much More Good: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
He uses me to/
help others travel good paths,/
even when I’m bad.
Hating Evil Love: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
The very evil/
I talked about not being,/
I now have become.
OR
The very evil/
I talked about not liking,/
I now have embraced.
Good Days, Bad Days, Mediocre Days — Who Cares? Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
I want to share my/
“good days” with her. Instead, all/
my days are hidden.
Rejected Offering: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament
I get how it feels/
to not want somebody to/
sacrifice for you.
Or
I get how it feels /
to have someone not accept/
your kindness off’ring.
How Sick Is He? Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
He knew how ill he/
was when he knew that if she/
said “Yes!”, he wouldn’t.*
OR
*he couldn’t.
What Happened? Romantic Email Quatrain Lament
There she was,/
and then she was gone./
“Why?” I asked. Said she:/
“You’re too much fun.”