I am embarrassed/
by dawn’s bright light/
to have illuminated/
what I wrote last night.
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Slow Response Time: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
Her slow response time/
made him wonder: Continue?/
Or let her slumber?
Too Late Is Sometimes Too Late: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
Too late he learned she/
meant it when she said sometimes/
too late is too late.
Dreaming Listening: Romantic ConTEXTing Iambic Poetry
He leaned
and, listening, dreamed
thots of her,
voice near,
in near slumber.
What mite
it b like
2 hear her voice,
close?
2 feel her form,
warm,
at times b4 felt,
that made him melt?
Prepared Or Unaware: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
Would she be prepared/
or unaware of what late/
night missive he’d give?
Desire Stirs Old Memories: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
Feelings of desire/
stir in me old memories:/
Shame and foolishness.
OR
Feelings of desire/
stir old mem’ries of shame and/
foolishness in me.
Reaching With Morning’s Longing: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
With morning’s longing/
I reach out for you. I just/
can’t stretch far enough.
OR
With morning’s longing,/
I reach out for you. It’s hard./
You’re too far away.
Marilyn And Joe Text: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
If cell phones had been/
invented then, Joe’d get such/
pics from Marilyn.
Low-Bringing Silence: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku Lament
She’s been solo for/
so long, she can’t fathom how/
low silence brings me.