Action From The RNC: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

I believe in work/
based on that belief. Action’s/
better than mere hope.
OR

I believe, and work/
based on that. Action’s better/
than if i just hope.

How To Shut Up A Barking Dog: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

The dog barked at me/
until I offered him my/
breakfast of peaches.
or

The dog barked at me/
until I offered him my/
Cheerios breakfast.

Wildflower Lunch With Eeyore And Magpies: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

These Eeyorian
thistles* are so pretty I’ll/
gladly not eat them.

OR

Lunchtime with Eeyore./
These thistles are so pretty.
I’ll look and not lunch.

*Upon closer examination, these purple wildflowers are NOT thistles.

A Foul Meal? Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

Barbeque wings. Egg /
drop soup. Egg salad sandwich./
Too fowl of a meal?

What Are You Really Saying When You Buy Me Clothes? Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

My closet’s full of/
clothes. I’ll fall for that she who/
won’t try to change me.

What Women Want To Do: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

My wardrobe is filled/
with clothes from women who sought/
to dress me better.

OR
to improve my look.

OR
to improve me. Why?

Helping The Highway Budget: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

If I throw my gum/
out on the freeway, does that/
help with paving costs?

Discovering The World’s Largest Open-Pit Prozac Mine: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

A friend claims all the/
Utah women he dates take/
psycho drugs. Yeah? So?

The Rise And Fall Of Carpe Diem Man: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku Lament

As soon as I named*/
myself Carpe Diem Man,/
I stopped being him.

OR

I stopped day seizing.

*The person who named me “Carpe Diem Man” reminded me that they’d bestowed that name on me, so technically this should be “called”, as in “As soon as I called…”

Who Am I? Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

I worked so long at/
being someone I’m not, I/
forgot who I am.