She gazed into her mirror,/
but still never knew/
she was the muse/
he was referring to.
Tag Archives: romantic poetry
Muse — The Explosion: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
I don’t know that my/
muse has ever exploded/
so much for someone.
Making Time: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
We, at last, are in/
the same time zone. Will we make/
time for each other?
Late Evening Arrival: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
Does she remember/
when she picked me up? And what/
she wasn’t wearing?
Magical Fairytales: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
If you don’t believe/
in something magical, then/
why have fairytales?
What, Drama? Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
Is a drama to/
miss her? If so, let me be/
Falstaff* on her stage!
OR
(original was Hamlet: “to be, or not to be”.)
*Patrick (Petruchio in “Taming of the Shrew)
Keeping A Distance: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
I know you’re really
good at this “keeping distance”
thing. I suck at it.
What Happened? Romantic Email Quatrain Lament
There she was,/
and then she was gone./
“Why?” I asked. Said she:/
“You’re too much fun.”
Affection In Church: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
I see couples in/
Church tenderly touching. I /
wonder: Where is she*?
OR
*mine?
Lack Of Response: Romantic Email Limerick
I left a message or two
For you.
Was there a response?
N0! Not once.
Now what should I do?