#hope

"The Fate of Prodigies [10w] Early to peak, early to deal with obsolescence and obscurity."

"There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God."

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

"Prolific [10w] "Perhaps I'm prolific because I believe creativity can forestall death."

"It's true I live on hope. Why shouldn't I? Every day I see her beauty while you rot in hell. You will tell me that I'm deluded but we are all deluded in some way. The question is which is the best delusion."

"Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul,And sings the tune without the words,And never stops at all,And sweetest in the gale is heard;And sore must be the stormThat could abash the little birdThat kept so many warm.I've heard it in the chilliest landAnd on the strangest sea;Yet, never, in extremity,It asked a crumb of me."

"Eye of God [10w] The Hubble-Universe is a microchip in the Eye of God."

"Love will never let you down, if you don't give it up"

"Obscure Poetry Obscurity does not make a poem better or deeper.It simply makes it obscure."

"Genesis {Couplet} God spoke the world into existence, reifying an abstraction.Now the Creator's had second thoughts and wishes to utter a retraction."

"[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are heavy cannot look at the light."

"The fruit of empty hopes is more bitter than the saddest truth."

"Vacations for Souls [10w] When souls are bored in Heaven they vacation in Hell."

"Behind the veil of each night, there is a smiling dawn."

"It felt like I'd been living underground, and for a moment, I'd been given this glimpse of the sky. Once you've seen that, how can you go back where you came from?"

"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."

"Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes vs. Cassava vs. Popeye [10w] "I am that I am that I am a yam."

"United Negro College Fund: A mind is a terrible thing to waste... ...and so is your paycheck,so don't waste good money on a lost cause."

"New York City [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} In fast-paced New York Cityeven the bubbling brooks babble.The Hudson and East River run rabid,skirting the rabble"

"Love's Kiss of Death [10w] Love's kiss of death is taking each another for granted."