All my performance/
anxiety goes away/
when I’m around you.
Tag Archives: text message poetry
Sacrament Voice: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
During Sacrament
Prayers, I hear a young man talk
to God. He’s sixteen.
Sin’s Burden: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
The burden of sin/
makes the tray of emblems seem/
even more heavy.
Can You Carpe Diem Too Early? Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Seizing the day may/
mean you’re up too early to/
embrace the sunrise.
Peach Tart Taste Escape Denied: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Peach tarts schmecks so good/
I won’t open my mouth lest/
that taste will escape.
Feeling The Day: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
A friend taught me the difference between “Carpe Diem” and “Palpō Diem” (“Seize the Day” versus “Feel the Day”.
Feeling the day means/
taking advantage of each/
opportunity.
From Darkness To Light: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
When the lightening is/
too frightening I can drive from/
darkness into light.
Feeling Protective During A Storm: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
Thunder and lightning/
frighten me enough to wish/
that you were here, too.
OR
Thunder and lightning/
are frightening enough to wish/
that you were here, too.
Cure Of The Blue Moon: Romantic IMprov Haiku
There’s a blue moon out./
If you were here or I there,/
we could cure our blues.
OR
A blue moon’s out. If/
you were here or I there, we’d/
cure our blue feelings.
Crying, Empty, Over Love Songs: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
Only I could cry/
about a love song when there’s/
no one there to love.