Beryl Dov

"The Poet is God When a poem's words perfectly fit,it has legs.When they communicate well,it has a voice.When they make you think,it has a mind.When the make you feel,it has a heart.Think about it.When you write a poem,you've created a person,with a distinct identityand an immortal soulthat you send out into the worldto possibly change the world.Now you know what it feels liketo be God."

"Finding Fault [10w] + {Couplet} We find in others faultWhenever our wounds perceives salt."

"Preserving Beauty [10w] + {Couplet} Preserving beauty is futile;even Cleopatra returned to the Nile."

"Transubstantiation [10w] Transubstantiate digression into confessionand drink from poetry's Holy Grail."

"9/11 Haiku: Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York "Now you boxcutter, Iraqi Pete, camel fuckersreally pissed me off!"

"The Machismo Motto [10w] "When we are not hard as nails we get screwed."

"Excuse The bureaucrat's excuse, 'If I have to make an exception for you,I have to make an exception for everybody else',doesn't apply to me because I exceptional."

"Let's Face It [10w] If you've peed on enough fire hydrants, you're a dog."

"Telekinetic Poker Players Telekinetic poker players have a tell when they're bluffing:they always raise you."

"When Old Age Begins Old age seizes center stagewhen more people we love are amidst the deadthan amongst the living."

"Witticisms The greatest reward for coming up with some witty turn of phraseis that some day, if you're lucky,it may wind up in a fortune cookieat the very Chinese restaurant you're eating in!But if you get a big head about it,know it wasn't the flattery,it was the MSG."

"Metamorphosis [10w] Change. Become the butterfly.Don't stay a caterpillar with wings."

"Fulfillment [10w] Sometime fulfillment goes beyond the date Amazon delivers your order."

"They'd Rather Switch [10w] Hearing is wasted on the blind;sight, on the deaf."

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

"Nomad {Couplet} When your roots grow from the outside in,home becomes whatever place you're in."

"I [10w] 'I' is a wellspring in the desertoverflowing with life."

"Alone [10w] Alone in bed because of three wordsI hadn't said."

"Eckhart Tolle for Sociopaths The foundation for all abundance is having more cool shit than your neighbor."

"Death Ride Denied At the stables of your agonyDeath brought his morbid mareTo whisk you from your woeful wantsAnd coax you from your cares.A ride you did deny this princeAnd bid him soft farewell,Hoping the morrow must be brighter sinceYour yesterdays were hell."