When youth don’t check in/
as promised, concerned adults/
worry. We’re the same.
Tag Archives: working through issues
Ask To Learn: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
If you don’t ask or/
discuss, you’ll never learn or /
grasp what the truth is.
Or
grasp where the truth lies.
When Fear And Dread Replace Hope: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
When absolutes don’t /
occur, fear and dread replace/
anticipation.
Or
When promises aren’t /
fulfilled, fear and dread replace /
my hopeful waiting.
Acting Hollow And Empty: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Poem
The feelings
And desires
we profess
With deep impassioned words
And emotions
Seem hollow
and empty
When we continue to act
As though they are
hollow
And empty.
Storehouse Of Hugs: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
I know where hugs are./
I have an eternal store,/
if you need any.
(written in an email to my children, along with this video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hN8CKwdosjE
No Dumb Poetry Expressed: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
A friend wrote me a thought flow / poem through email. When I didn’t receive it, she said “It was dumb, anyway!” (actually, it was brilliant… as usual), to which I responded:
In the writing world,/
there is no dumb poetry,/
just thoughts unexpressed.
Changing Who I Am For You: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
I can’t change who you/
think I am, or who others/
were. I can just be.
Connecting Versus Not: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
I love connecting./
She doesn’t. Dealbreaker? No./
It makes progress tough.
No Response To Mistakes: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
When you make mistakes/
and get no response, just hope/
and trust you’re not done.
What’s Your Magic Number: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
What’s your limit? Your/
magic number? When you reach /
it, how will you know?