A friend posted this meme on her Facebook. I told her “I don’t think that goes far enough.”
Here’s what I think:
“Always believe something wonderful is about to happen … again.
Always see that something wonderful is happening.
Always be grateful for the wonderful that has happened.”
Tag Archives: Poetry
A Vision Of Her House And I: Romantic IMprov Haiku
“I shall write her sweet/
poetry, tend her roses,/
and cook her herb’d eggs.”
Or:
“I shall write her sweet/
poetry, tend her garden,/
and pick her roses.”
Make ‘Em Laugh: Romantic IMprov Haiku
Women claim they love men/
who make them laugh. Why am I/
not more popular?
Oming The Yoga Pants Girl: Romantic IMprov Rhyming Haiku
I danced with the girl/
in yoga pants, and hoped for/
a chance to om her.
What Prince Charming (Moi) Needs: Romantic IMprov Rhyming Poem
He dances.
He cooks.
He romances.
He looks
sharp in a tux,
but needs his et ux,
his uxor
to adore.
Just one
for fun.
No more.
My Own Offering: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
When I give my own/
off’ring, I can just do the/
best I can, in faith.
Becoming Unburied: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Buried for ten years,/
like me, they’ve now come forth to /
do what we should do.
Leaning In, Leaning Away: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
If she’s going to/
lean deeply into him, I/
should lean far away.
Why She Sat Next To Me: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
I don’t know why she/
needed to sit next to me,/
but I’m glad she did.
She Can Sit With Me: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Several years ago, several women I was interested in dating told me they wouldn’t date me until I returned to the LDS Church (which I knew was true) and got my Temple Recommend. At the time, I was hurt, and wrote this poem: http://cyranowriter.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/getting-to-the-mountaintop-together-revolutionary-contexting-limerick/
The other day, in church, one of these women was sitting next to me, (as my friend), and I realized something:
She now sits with me/
on the mountain top, not through/
my path, but her own.