I wish I could say/
I’m sorry for keeping you/
up late. But I’m not
Tag Archives: text message poetry
Wing Waiter Anxiously: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
She waits in the wings,/
not knowing the outcome, but/
he is glad she’s there.
Why Perform: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
What if you perform,/
not for attention or fame,/
but to spread your joy?
Immorality Sins Are Self-Esteem Issues: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Immorality/
sins which I committed were /
self-esteem issues.
Incorrect Mind Reading: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
I’m busy. Thinking/
I don’t care for her *would be:/
She’s mind reading wrong.
OR
*is her/
mind reading wrongly.
Snooze Lose Silence: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
She was happy she/
inspired another poem from/
me. Then silence fell.
You Don't Know Her Game: Romantic ConTEXTing Limerick
I knew not her name,/
just from whence she came./
She didn’t make it easy,/
and she wouldn’t tell me./
So at last she lost the game.
Fatherly Counsel: Be Selfless: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Since she wants me to/
act like a father, I’ll say:/
“Focus on others.”
Living Out Loud Silence: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Living life out loud/
means you may discover that/
no one’s listening.
It Was A Moment To Jacob: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Seven years is long/
if you don’t have love in your /
life to sustain you.