#knowledge-of-self

"Spirochetes [10w] + {Couplet} Even amongst the spirochetes,there are the privileged and elites."

"Rules of Etiquette [10w] Rules of etiquette are pretend manners for the lower classes."

"Sometimes God is Drunk [10w] Satan's sudden appearance means God is on a drinking binge."

"Visual Pun [10w] Example of visual pun:cloud shaped like a banana peel."

"Selfie [10w] For the millennial generationa selfie is a family portrait."

"Love is a Gamble [10w] Love's a gamble ~ better lose than never spin the wheel."

"Show Up [10w] I've waited for you all my life ~show up already!"

"A Loaf of Challah Haiku A loaf of challah,a bottle of Rashi wine...For everything else there's Simply Manischewitz."

"Poetry Trek: 'To Boldly Go Where No man Has Gone Before' A poet must get into spaceship every dayand launch himself into metaphorical space."

"Preachiness vs. Prose vs. Poetry A poem that says what it means is prose;if it means what it says it's a sermon.Leave the homiletics for the priestsprose for the journalistsand soulful resonancefor the poets."

"Wine [10w] American wines tasting as good as French wines are presumptuous."

"Gold Diggers are Always at Two Weddings A gold digger's eyes are searching for her next husband at her wedding."

"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."

"Spontaneous Gift Giving [10w] Learn to give gifts spontaneously accompanied by a love note."

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

"Iran [10w] In Teheran daylight dawnswith minarets against skies of bronze."

"Unruffled [10w] Nothing’s calmer than an unruffled duck eating a cool cucumber."

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

"Beating the Language Like a Tom-Tom with a Mohawk "Actually, you will receive a free pre-owned gift with every purchase,irregardless of the awesome enormity of your stupidity."

"Predestination [10w] 'Twas predestined that I'd call predestination a crock of shit."