#knowing-oneself

"The Jewish NOW There's no time like the present ~but in the future,who can say?"

"Money vs. Happiness [10w] Why do people with money say,'money can't buy happiness'?"

"Poets and their Thin Skins Every poet is thin-skinned when it comes to criticism ~without ithow could he ever possess the astute sensitivity about lifeto even write poetry?"

"Imitation [10w] Art imitates life.Life imitates art.I just imitate imitation."

"Tangled [10w] Love becomes a tangle of roots submerged in common soil."

"Remorse among Thieves When a caught thief shows remorse he says to himself,"I knew I should pull off that heist differently."

"Want vs. What's Coming to You As the Rolling Stones say,You can't always get what you want ~but God will always give you what's coming to you."

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

"Marriage Advice [10w] Marry a man above youand a woman beneath you."

"Two Dust Storms or A Nice Pair of Haboobs A palm tree passes through a sandstorm, shakingoff the dusty rain like a wet dogon the less fortunate wayfarersburied in the sand."

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

"Becoming [10w] We're a becoming whose final shape is unknown to all."

"Tickled Pink Today,without thinking,I filled my half-empty fish tank, to its brink.Having doubled the size of his universe,my Siamese bettais quite tickled pinkThe same thing happens when you fill my half-empty world with your love.Bai, keep pourin'!"

"Marriage Material For women seeking a marriage partner,a man's sense of humor trumps good looks.Unfortunately for the funnymen out there,security trumps laughter."

"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."

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

"ᏰέƦẙḽԃṏሁ Լέῳ [10w] II ᏰέƦẙḽԃṏሁ Լέῳ accounts for 15.7% of all Hello Poetry's pageviews."

"Preserving Beauty [10w] + {Couplet} Preserving beauty is futile;even Cleopatra returned to the Nile."

"Russian, Umerzhurnalistka Someone who too many questions for his own good. Literally, 'Dead journalist'."

"Note to Self: Patent #10w Diving Mask for fish filled with water when oceans disappear."