When you discover/
who you ARE and CAN BE, you /
stop trying so hard.
Tag Archives: revolutionary contexting Haiku
Unshared Deep Feelings: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
If powerful and /
deep, poignant feelings aren’t shared,/
then what have you got?
Hearing “No” Often: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
I’ve heard the word “No”/
for so long, it’s now hard to/
hear anything else.
The 710 View & Turning Your World Upside Down: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Sometimes, to see what/
you need, you may have to turn/
your world upside down.
Like The Sound Of Rain: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
The rain falls in sheets,/
like waving drapes. Wet pours down./
You would like the sound.
Dealing With Struggles: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
In our own struggles,/
we often forget others’/
sufferings as well.
OR
Dealing with our own/
struggles, we often forget
other’s sufferings, too.
Embracing Beauty: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
A friend from the Midwest saw this photo of the sunrise over the Vashon Island ferry dock, She asked: “If one sees this every day, does one notice the beauty everyday?”
Valid question, to which I wrote this haiku:
Beauty shows herself./
She appears in diff’rent forms./
We embrace each view.
To A Mother At Church Feeding A 3-Year-Old: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Context: On the pew in front of me, at church was a VERY chubby 3 year old. Through the course of the meeting her mother gave her a bag of gummi bears, string cheese, a bag of apple chips, more candy, and a bag of some other snack. Maybe there is a reason she needs it, and I’ll try not to throw the first … chocolate kiss!
If you stuff your kids/
with junk food, they will end up/
looking fat like you.
Letting The Bird Free: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
They loved so much they/
let go, then watched to see where/
the free bird would fly.
Creating Our Future: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
I’m not he. You’re not/
she. The past is not us. We’ll/
create our own trust.