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"Poets and Competitiveness [10w] "I'm the only poet I need to be better than."

"Breaking with Tradition is Tradition You can take the poem outside of tradition,but you can't take tradition out of the poem."

"The more you go with the flow of life and surrender the outcome to God, and the less you seek constant clarity, the more you will find that fabulous things start to show up in your life."

"Pushkin When Pushkin came to Shovekin all hell broke loose."

"Unless you're a lesbian... [10w] Feminism is not a sustainable position without giving up love."

"Argument [10w] Argue for the sake of resolutionnot for arguments sake.."

"Preparation [10w] Hope for the best, but prepare for your insufferable wife."

"Diplomacy The diplomat's expert way of saying 'They should go fuck themselves' is:"We are agreed in principleand will take our minor differencesunder thoughful consideration."

"Rhyme vs. Reason {Couplet} Do not try to make rhyme of reason,nor reason of rhyme;For the former's too systematic,the latter's too sublime."

"Tapestry [10w] Life's a tapestry of mystery and miracles quilted by God."

"Perdue: It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken... ...it's all about steroids and crowd management."

"Bagels and Lox Life's an everything bagel;love is a schmear of scallion cream cheese;and lox, no matter how you cut it,is resistant to dumbass metaphors."

"The Poet's Mind In so many ways I walk ablaze in a maze,my eyes in a glaze, my mind in a daze,this poem's just a phrase in the latency phase,rephrase, rephrase, rephrase..."

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

"Entrepreneurs [10w] A man should be judged by the companyhe sells."

"Soar Like a Pigeon [10w] Better be a pigeon than an eagle with Indians around."

"Man vs. Chimp Even chimpanzees are toolmakers,but only man has the unique honor of being a Godmaker."

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

"California [10w] No two snowflakes are alike,unless they're California yoga practitioners."

"Virginia Haiku "Bowl of chili for me.She'll have the Cheesy Western.Both with, add a slab."