Tag Archives: weight loss

My Best Body Part: Haiku

When folks say you can’t/
see all your best body parts?/
Not a compliment.

OR

When she says I can’t/
see all my best body parts?/
Not a compliment!

Baby’s Got Back (Teeth) – Free Verse Poem

When you up and get hitched
to a fine Southern Belle
from Daisy, Tennessee,
you might find out
that all she wants for Christmas
is her two back teeth.

That way,
she can eat more than soup
and strained fruits and veggies
and ice cream.

(And though she might be looking forward
to the weight loss
caused by such a diet,
I would never say anything
about that!)

Baby’s got back (teeth).

Good Workout Results: Revolutionary ImproVerse Free Verse

I,
just now,
easily fit
into a waist size 36
pair of Levi 501 jeans
my son last wore
in the summer
of 2011.
(I know
because the Harry Potter ticket
was still in the front pocket).

I guess working
at cleaning house
and doing 10-plus hours
of yard work a day
and drinking
a lot of water
and worrying
really does pay off!

I haven’t fit in size 38 501s
for nearly a decade!

Hey, Coach! Revolutionary IMprov Free Verse Poem

What if,
instead of losing
weight,
I want to grow more
greatness?

What if,/
instead of trimming
my figure,
I want to expand
the world’s knowledge
and insight?

Who will be
my coach,
my trainer,
getting in my face,
screaming at me,
“Once more.
Once more!
You got this.
You got this!
Push it.
Push it!”