Beryl Dov

"Err [10w] My dear, "To err is human — to forgive, to redefine."

"The Warrior's Way To the warrior,peace is an annoying interruption of war."

"Happiness [10w] Happiness resides in the quiet pause,not in the pursuit."

"Thorn [5w] Every thorn has its rose."

"Keep Your Day Job Bitch [10w] + {Couplet} If you've guessed that I'm blessed,augury ain't your strawberry."

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

"Plant vs. Harvest [10w] Any fool can harvest but it takes true skill to plant."

"Sunshine On My Shoulders When you're home's always filled with sunshine,you're either blessed or it's time to fix the roof."

"Epiphanies [10w] Epiphanies aren't intuitions of new ideas;they're rearranging existing information."

"Dating Asian Her Kung Fu style was not too bad,but at doggie style she had me had."

"Do Me No Favors Haiku 'Do me no favors ~I can take care of myself.So, pay the check and drive me home."

"Poetry as Entertainment [10w] Poetry that's not entertaining is just a self-indulgent laundry list."

"Enemies [10w] I prefer my enemies death than apologeticfor closure's sake"

"Prolific [10w] "Perhaps I'm prolific because I believe creativity can forestall death."

"Speak to the Head [10w] + {Couplet} Tis of no fucking availTo speak to the tail."

"Present {Couplet} Our present is the dissipating despair of our past mingled with the promise of our future we hope will last."

"That Jesus Kinda' Love [20w] What people do for the loveof their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,I wouldn't do for my fucking mother."

"Lubbock, Texas Haiku Oil wells, Hub of the Plains.Stinks like an armpit."

"Earth Smile The lip of the mountain smiles ochrewhen the drumming raindrops take root.Pigments from yellow to deep orange to brown,form crowns of light, mirrors reflecting fire ~the ire in the earth, the smirk of the dirt."

"Kaddish Kaddish for Mrs. Ginsbergis not Kaddish,For your mom raised a Buddhistand mine raised a Jew.You'll zazen for your loss,I'll daven for mine.I do not belittle your loss,your grief is no less than mine.But by abandoning your tribe, אלון,Who now will say Kaddish for you?"