When absolutes don’t /
occur, fear and dread replace/
anticipation.
Or
When promises aren’t /
fulfilled, fear and dread replace /
my hopeful waiting.
Tag Archives: revolutionary poetry
Acting Hollow And Empty: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Poem
The feelings
And desires
we profess
With deep impassioned words
And emotions
Seem hollow
and empty
When we continue to act
As though they are
hollow
And empty.
Reading Others’ Writing: Romantic Blogging Haiku
She’ll read others’ words./
Poems, prose, verse written before./
Her’s are not enough.
Storehouse Of Hugs: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
I know where hugs are./
I have an eternal store,/
if you need any.
(written in an email to my children, along with this video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hN8CKwdosjE
No Dumb Poetry Expressed: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
A friend wrote me a thought flow / poem through email. When I didn’t receive it, she said “It was dumb, anyway!” (actually, it was brilliant… as usual), to which I responded:
In the writing world,/
there is no dumb poetry,/
just thoughts unexpressed.
Changing Who I Am For You: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
I can’t change who you/
think I am, or who others/
were. I can just be.
Waking From A Scary Dream, My Son: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Always look past where /
you are landing to see what/
dangers lie beyond.
The Case For Journals: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Limerick
If several days came and went/
Since that life-changing event;
And you never told anyone
What was said, felt, revealed, or done,
It can’t have been that important.
Bountiful Grandmother’s Birthday: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
To one I don’t know,/
yet for whom feelings flow, I /
say: “Happy Birthday!”
Friends’ Nice Advice: Revolutionary Improv Rhyming Haiku
Why do I ask friends/
for advice? What they give is/
never very nice.