Beryl Dov

"In a True Global World... [10w] Famous people should be allowed to travel without a passport."

"Sink or Swim [10w] Lovers master the breaststroke, the crawl and the muff dive."

"Mended [10w] {Couplet} If the recently mended heart,breaks again, it shall not start."

"Dictator [10w] Clever dictators keep their friends closeand their enemies dead."

"Mingling Defined [10w] Superficial people engaging with superficial people on a superficial level."

"Ode to a Wastepaper Basket I love the way you sit in the corner,gracious like a lover,catching my every crumpled vanity."

"Sharia Justice [10w] Sharia justice is a lynch mob masquerading as Allah's will."

"Pulling a Houdini Relationships are magic;we're always getting each other out of handcuffs and strait-jacketswhile locked in a steamer trunk underwater."

"A Matter of Perspective I see rain dancing on the stage of the pond.Fish see heaven throwing a thousand kisses.My wife see a drizzle of olive oil on a pot of spaghetti. The scientist sees condensation and precipitation.The rain sees reincarnation.A poet see them all in permutation."

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

"Wrong Number [10w] There is no such thing as dialing a wrong number."

"When in Doubt [10w] If your relationship becomes stagnant,set fire to her dress."

"The Unspoken Speaks Volumes Stillness brackets the exchanges between lovers. Itis not the lack of sound, but an encapsulated silenceof resonance. Resonant silences stand like bookends, embracing their thoughts;though formal pleasantries vibrate the air,they are more ritual than communication.The couples true intents are articulated in the unspoken.Two bodies.One soul."

"Bespeckled Heroes [10w] Great heroes in 100 years become statues speckled with birdshit."

"Home Never give up a home for a house;you may never find a home again."

"As Long As It Has a Fast Internet Connection {Couplet} I need a cozy den to winter in,a hiberaculum away from the city's din."

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

"Fabulous Creatures and Trust Issues [10w] Never trust a sheep in wolf’s clothing despite the unicorn."

"Miss Universe Contest Protest Haiku Fundamentalists protest Miss Universe contest.Go home, beat their wives."

"Object of Desire A woman knows she's the object of a unknown man's desirelike a game animal becoming aware it is being looked at."