I don’t know why she/
needed to sit next to me,/
but I’m glad she did.
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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.
A Fun Noisy Church: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
A noisy church ward/
is much more fun when it is/
ethnically diverse.
Noisy Church: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Some churches have loud/
kids. Some have whisp’ring grown-ups./
Both can be controlled.
Precious Words: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
They’re precious to me,/
so I use words sparingly/
or creatively.
Giving Up Sin: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
I stand, trying to/
give up my sin, alone. I/
should give it to Him.
Called To Serve … Again: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Service calls to us/
in different types and times./
We must be ready.
Reverence In Church Hypocrisy: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
If we complain of/
no reverence in church, are we/
not also guilty?
Or
not guilty of noise?
Not Wearing Church Shoes: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
He’s not wearing church/
shoes, but he’s still in church, so/
who is complaining?
No Spiritual Books: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
There are no books which/
are spiritual. We must/
ponder, apply, do.