I’m Happy For Her: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

“He fits much better.”/
She called and said. Why’s she/
surprised I’m happy?

OR
“He fits much better,”/
she said. Why is she surprised/
I’m happy for her?

Lake Reflects Moon Reflects Me: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament

Silk lake reflects me./
Full moon peaks through gauzed cloud wisps./
We both gaze alone.

I’ll wait to wake you./
The moon’s setting in the West./
I wish you were, too.

Her eyes are soft. Like /
butterfly’s wings, they have that /
effect on my soul.

Her slow response time/
made him wonder: Continue?/
Or let her slumber?

Too late he learned she/
meant it when she said sometimes/
too late is too late.

Would she be prepared/
or unaware of what late/
night missive he’d give?

Feelings of desire/
stir in me old memories:/
Shame and foolishness.

Feelings of desire/
stir old mem’ries of shame and/
foolishness in me.

Not knowing who first/
rose to see this, I’ll just say/
I’m glad feelings bloomed.

With morning’s longing/
I reach out for you. I just/
can’t stretch far enough.

With morning’s longing,/
I reach out for you. It’s hard./
You’re too far away.