Beryl Dov

"Infinite Promise The carrot of infinite promise always dangles just inches beyond our noses.The trick is to surreptitiously switch that carrot for a zucchini."

"Poets Job Description [10w] Poets console the soul with words and eyes with images."

"Stumble When you don't know how to end a sentence you've stumbled upon a truth."

"McDonald's I love and rescue stray dogs, duct tape Burger King crowns to their heads and set them loose in McDonald's."

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

"Gradually Then Instantly [10w] We fall in love the way we lose our minds."

"Evolution of Love [10w] Love evolved from when one monkey handed another a blossom."

"Upgrading [10w] Promise them the worldto get the universe in return."

"Gypsy When one gypsy spits on you, its disgusting;when two do, it's suspicious;when three do, you're late to a gypsy wedding."

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

"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!"

"The Rubik's Cube of Omár my Mán A Key of Coke underneath the Bough,A Jug of Jack, a Brick of Hash ~ Newsflash:'Now who the fuck needs Thou'."

"Library [10w] Hopefully, the library in the afterlife doesn't contain contemporary poetry."

"Rat-Race [10w] There’s no refuge for creatures opting out of the rat-race."

"Depth of Love [10w] The longer the time between relationships,the deeper your love."

"Seeing vs. Envision {Couplet} We see nothing more than we bring to it;heavenly orchards lie in an apple's pit!"

"Me vs. Me Only the practice of empathy and gratitudecan make the opaque ego transparent to receivethe loving light emanating from your soul.Hate and selfishness will always leave you'in the shadow."

"In the Future [1]: (criminals) In the future we're going to find a wayto turn criminals into wordsand then place them in parentheses."

"One Size Fits All Life Strategy Smile first.Ask questions later."

"Ineffable Poetry A good poem goes beyond the physics of our world;it can't be quantified; it's an ineffable voice that speak directly to our soul,bypassing the laws of this world."