The Bully Pulpit Is Closed: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

Marvel not at my/
poetic silence, ‘cuz the/
bully pulpit’s closed.

Being Alone No Phone Moan: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament

I’m still alone when/
she won’t phone from Salt Lake or /
San Antone. I moan.
OR
Why moan?

The full moon is out. /
Otis croons soulful romance./
I don’t even care.

How long
must I longingly
wait long
for you to longingly
long
for me to be long
and belong?

You crave my touch, yet/
your vocal silence strongly/
sets up barriers.

You crave my touch, yet/
your thoughtless silence sets up/
walls and barriers.

If I can’t love you/
and grow with you forever,/
then what is the point?

I called as promised./
When you didn’t answer, I/
listened to old tapes.

She didn’t know how /

lonely I felt whenever/

she wasn’t around.

I wonder: Does she /

know that eating ผัดไทย (Pad Thai) no /

longer delights me?

MY pile of pillows/

is stacked up high to keep me /

from being lonely.