#master-key

"Autumn Ikebana [10w] + {Haiku} Earthen rainbows raked by Autumn's Ikebana of wind arranging leaves.or:Earthen rainbows raked by Autumn's Ikebana of wind arranging leaves."

"The Bard's Haikus about Haiku Listen to Shakespeare,'Iambic pentameterand haiku don't mix.'A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise mannever writes haiku.If you tickle usdon't we laugh? If you wrong usshall we not haiku?The good men dolives after them; the evil'sinterred with haikus.Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some scribblesome shitty haikus."

"Reckless vs. Diet [10w] I live too recklessly to worry about low carb diets."

"Evil [10w] Believing you're evil sets into motion the wheels of self-destruction."

"Closets Opening and Closing [10w] + [10w] You can take sweet gay men out of the closet;you can't take the closet out of the master-bedroom suite."

"Crying in the Rain If you cry in the raindoes anybody but you know you're unhappy?"

"Rationality vs. Madness [10w] Rationality maintains the world's status quo.Madness drives the change."

"The Written Word The only thing I hold dearer than myself(and my moms, yo') ~is the written word.I'd give my life for that bitch, (yo'.)"

"Scientific Discovery [10w] The greatest scientific discoveries were madelooking at the overlooked."

"One Size Fits All Life Strategy Smile first.Ask questions later."

"Omnipresence Under The Christmas Tree "I wish I was a schizophrenic with déjà vu so I could've been everywhere simultaneously."

"Premature Evacuation [10w] I've stopped all my relationships short,not unlike this poem."

"A Moment Before Impact [10w] The deer's eyes were moonstones, reflecting back my car's headlights."

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

"Lubbock, Texas Haiku Oil wells, Hub of the Plains.Stinks like an armpit."

"No Planning for Death [10w] People put more planning into a weekend vacation than death."

"Stratospherical Poems [10w] Poets circle the earth in a higher orbit than readers."

"The Poet's Job [10w] + {Couplet} Trigger memory, explode an emotion;the poet must create commotion....................................................­....................."

"Poetry as Conspiracy [10w] A poem is unspoken conspiracy between the reader and poet."

"A Suicide's Regret "I cut my vein in vain;blood slowly oozes out.I should've cut an arteryand watch it spurt and spout."