Beryl Dov

"Ruminating Poetry A poem should be eaten in one sittingbut regurgitated often like a ruminant's food."

"Beyond the Place of Turning Back ↺ "Sometimes I wish to fly so far sou⇟hit's stars beyond the place of turning back↺"

"Knocked-Up Kinda' Loven Marry, me, marry me, marry me,You better say, 'affirmative',Cuz you stuck a bun in my ovenand you haven't an alternative."

"Getting Even Bring a gun to a knife-fight,Bring a nuke to a war.Even if you don't win,You'll even the score.““”̿ ̿ ̿ ̿ ̿’̿’̵͇̿̿з=(•̪ⓧ)=ε/̵͇̿̿/̿ ̿ ̿ ̿ ̿"

"Spooning [10w] Love means tasting her spaghetti sauce on a wooden spoon."

"Cookie Cutter Criticism A critic tried to fit my sense of humor in a cookie cutter,but it wouldn't fit his preconceived shape of what comedy should be.So he pressed harder, and harder and harder until the cookie cutter cut a cookie shaperight through the palm of his hand.It doesn't hurt anymore when the critic tries to slap me in the face.There's no more hot-air resistance."

"Embalming [10w] Injecting baking soda whitens, freshens, and softens the dearly departed."

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

"Free Will [20w] A bunch of amino acids bumping up together is not the scientific explanation of free will, it's grilling a hamburger."

"How to Treat Your Lover {Couplet} If you want to learn how your lover best to treat,Pretend each time is the last time you'll ever meet."

"Fucking 3rd World Taxi Drivers [10w] Taxi drivers have ruined more vacations than tsunamis or earthquakes."

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

"Paranoid Realist Perspective [10w] "I've conquered all my enemies except for the real ones."

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

"Gone to the Dogs [10w] All ideals corrupt into ideology to sustain the social order."

"Embittered [10w] "His heart blistered like paint peeling from an old rig."

"Poetry is a Ladder {C☰O☰U☰P☰L☰E☰T} {The poet's job is to create a ladder} {for the reader to enter his imagination}and☰once☰they've☰climbed☰u­p☰to☰the ☰top☰remove☰each☰rung☰by☰grad­ation"

"Opportunities Come a Knockin' [10w] Never miss the opportunity to fuck or write poetry."

"Endless Childhood [10w] + {Couplet} Put off summer's endAnd adulthood's vexingburdens shall suspend."

"Dialogue Knowledge compromises its truthonce it ceases to be a dialogue."