Yes I know, what am I doing mixing haiku and blues! Is it irresponsible, absurd, maybe even disrespectful? Well……. my daughter forwarded me a quote a few days ago that got me thinking…….

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. Jim Rohn

And here are a few more that influenced me:

Love, and do what you like. St Augustine

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. Robin Williams

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. Frank Zappa

So here are a few new haiku and even a few of my old ones on the same theme. And by the way, any blues fans who have not heard Robben Ford's version of 'I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues' (see below), do yourself a favour and watch the video now!

what are you doing

take your tongue out of my mouth

this kiss is good-bye

i’m playing the blues

touching deep that special place

the depths of my soul

alone in my bed

I’m feeling low down and blue

where the hell are you

you were on my mind

when i woke up this morning

it tore me apart

Ain't got the change of a nickel
Ain't got no bounce in my shoes
Ain't go no fancy to tickle
I ain't got nothing but the blues

Ain't got no coffee that's perking
Ain't got no winnings to lose
Ain't got a dream that is working
I ain't got nothing but the blues

When trumpets flare up
I keep my hair up
I just can't make it come down
Believe me peppie
I can't get happy
Since my ever loving baby left town

Ain't got no rest in my slumbers
Ain't got no feelings to bruise
Ain't got no telephone numbers
I ain't got nothing but the blues

Ain't got the change of a nickel
Ain't got no bounce in my shoes
Ain't go no fancy to tickle
I ain't got nothing but the blues

Ain't got no coffee that's perking
Ain't got no winnings to lose
Ain't got a dream that is working
I ain't got nothing but the blues

I ain't got nothing but the blues
When trumpets flare up
I keep my hair up
I just can't make it come down
Believe me peppie
I can't get happy
Since my ever loving baby left town

Ain't got no rest in my slumbers
Ain't got no feelings to bruise
Ain't got no telephone numbers
I ain't got nothing, nothing, nothing but the blues

Ain't got no east, no west, no good, no best
Ain't got no man to choose
I ain't got nothing
Ain't got nothing but the blues 

been inside myself

can’t get you out of my mind

i wish i could cry

sleeping without you

not as much fun as with you

come back to my bed 

what was i thinking

took a chance on happiness

you took it away

rushing up the neck

playing some ass-kicking blues

pentatonic scale

on hearing your voice

i know it was right so why

do i feel so low

As I stand by your flame
I get burned once again
Feeling low down and blue

As I sit by the fire
Of your warm desire
Ive got the blues for you

Every night you've been away
Ive sat down and I have prayed
That you're safe in the arms of a guy
Who will bring you alive
Wont drag you down with abuse

In the silk sheet of time
I will find peace of mind
Love is a bed full of blues

And I've got the blues for you
And I've got the blues for you
And I've bust my brains out for you
And I'll tear my hair out
I'm gonna tear my hair out just for you
If you dont believe what Im saying

At three o'clock in the morning, babe, well
I'm singing my song for you

i insulted you

that wasn’t my intention

love’s slight hurts at times

feeling so alone

i’m not out looking for you

why don’t you answer 

i’m breaking my heart

is it the right thing to do

do it for me please

churning guts and heart

and i the one who said go

on my own again