Beryl Dov

"A Real Passionate Kiss Should Feel Like Dying [10w] Like ice melting into water coming to a rolling boil."

"Moment of Truth 'Moment of truth' is derived fromthe Spanish momento de la verdad, that Hemingway epiphanous moment when the matador is about to kill the bull. Now it means the moment you realize you won't make it back to the parking meter before it expires ~sometimes expressed as, Motherfucker!"

"Explosive Heart [10w] + {Couplet} A heart that's been playedcan become a hand grenade."

"Laughter and The Chosen [10w] Making people laugh is God's gift to the Chosen People."

"Poetry Should Dance [10w] Let poetry dance ~neither outpace it nor let it lag."

"Crying in the Rain If you cry in the raindoes anybody but you know you're unhappy?"

"Double-Dipping [10w] Double-dip in righteousness and delight in the here and herafter."

"Jealousy [10w] Jealousy's like being reprimanded for a crime you haven't committed."

"United Negro College Fund: A mind is a terrible thing to waste... ...and so is your paycheck,so don't waste good money on a lost cause."

"New Age Advertising ATTEND OUR REINCARNATION RETREATGuaranteed to be a once in a lifetime experience.Sure it costs $5000, but lets face it,you only live once."

"Poetry and Dogs [10w] Poetry and dogs make the best companions.Don't trust dogs."

"Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes vs. Cassava vs. Popeye [10w] "I am that I am that I am a yam."

"Soulmate My Ass [10w] Aspire to marry the person the least wrong for you."

"Brewing Poetry Comma sips between the lines,insights percolate into a 10w,a latte sonnet here, a cappuccino couplet there.A few smartass epiphanies,and something new in every brew.One final fix,voilà, the poem is fixed!I adore this caffeine,that alchemises the extraordinary into the routine,and vice versa with the unforseen.It turns blue aquamarine,and words into Mexican jumping beans."

"Grateful [10w] + [10w] If you can't think of anything you should be grateful for,think that you can think and be grateful for that."

"Privacy [10w] Why someone prefers his privacy is itself a private matter."

"Grave Dancing for Dummies {Couplet} They danced at my grave when I was buried at sea;with my haters drowned, I'm now totally free."

"Fat Bungee Jumpers When I watch a fat woman bungee jumpI swear I can feel the earth leaving its orbit."

"Herpes [10w] Only greatness and genital herpes are conspicuous by their absence."

"Pitter Patter I love to hear the pitter patter of little feet ~as they unsuccessfully struggle to break free of my choke hold."