Just before goodbye,/
at long last, I finally/
watched her dance with joy.
Or
… got to see her dance
or
but too late, she finally /
opened up and danced.
Tag Archives: working through issues
Released To Her Greater Good: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
I released her to /
her greater good. Why then does/
it hurt us so much?
Dead Neighbor’s Revelation: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
I walk thru a dead/
neighbor’s house and think: I should/
give away my stuff.
Family Care: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku
Go, take care of your/
fam’ly. Forget me. That’s how/
it prob’ly should be.
Christianity Irony: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
It’s ironic how,/
in the Great Basin, Christ’s church/
is full of judging.
Gazing In Vain: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
Gazing at my phone./
Waiting for a call that won’t /come.
I think she’s done.
Getting Your Quiet Request: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
You asked me to be/
quiet and leave you alone./
You got your request.
Feeling Guilt In A Lived Life: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
Why do I feel guilt/
for not seeing you when we/
have our lives to live?
You Don’t Know Where I’m Going: Revolutionary Improv Haiku
Don’t ask me to come/
back if you don’t know where I’m/
joyfully going.
What Are Words Worth? Sundance Film Festival Entry: Revolutionary IMprov Ideas
Fill is a middle-aged wordsmith who wasted his passion for words writing romance poetry to a too-busy, analytical wife and making up non-scensical, Sesame Street-type rhymes to amuse his now-grown children.
When divorce and an empty nest let him consider other options, he makes up a cheap Lucy Van Pelt-like sign, “The Improv Poet is IN!”, stands on street corners, and does poetic, usually iambic commentary on people passing by.