Beryl Dov

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

"How Much Space? {Couplet} Give a lover space enough to rejoice in their choice,but not enough room for their doubts to give voice."

"New Age Hype Don't 'honor your feelings.'Half the time they're full of shit.Don't 'embrace' anything without a pulse.Mindfulness should include not listening to quacks."

"Grass in a Sidewalk Crack Grass sprounting miraculously in a sidewalk crack is a metaphor forlousy maintenance."

"Poetry and Ostrich Feathers A poet should leave his poem covered with a faint film of fairy dust,inviting the reader to bring his faint heartand an ostrich feather duster to the reading."

"What's in it for me?' A selfish person doesn't become compassionate as the result of some words of wisdom or epiphany. The selfish need selfish reasons to act unselfish."

"The Cure [10w] Laughter, love and faith can cure 95% of all illnesses."

"Ranger Smith, Unemployement and the Possibility of Unperceived Existence If a tree falls in the forest and we're not there,do we fire the park ranger without making a sound?"

"Virtual Friends [10w] Internet camaraderie's bullshit because these 'friends' can't be relied upon."

"Democracy, Really [10w] A democracy is free to replace one tyranny with another."

"Notoriety vs. Anonymity [10w] 'Tis better to live with notoriety,than die of anonymity."

"Coffee Wisdom [2] For a real manthe only thing better than the scent of pussyis the smell of freshly ground coffee."

"Unconditional Love [10w] If you're not giving unconditional love,you're offering conditional hate."

"Political Strategists Avoids the Controversial [10w] Politicians win by pandering to the base of shared assumptions."

"A Prayer God, be my light in pitch-black night;Show me the path from wrong to rightThat I might in Your hands be delivered later,Having eclipsed myself to become something greater."

"Good and Evil To have good and evil the Devil must always remain a step beyond saving."

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

"Credo of a Substitute Teacher I'm a 'sugar free' substitute teacher.I speak frankly and never gave any of my studentsa single word of encouragement.Why should I? Even after 10 years the school hasn't given me a pension, health insurance or paid sick leave.So fuck 'em.Fuck 'em all."

"Galoshes Haiku Cherry blossoms bloomin the morning mist.Thank God I took my galoshes."

"Athens, Texas Haiku Blackeyed Pea Capital of the World.Yup, just another shithole."