#Master

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

"Kansas State Motto Ad astra per aspera. [9]Flat land and flatline intelligence."

"Lowbrows vs. Highbrows If you show something lowbrow to a highbrow does it wind up becoming crusty eye caca?"

"Goose Neck [10w] Whenever a goose has a car accident, the traffic sucks."

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

"What's in it for me?' A selfish person doesn't become compassionate as the result of some words of wisdom or epiphany. The selfish need selfish reasons to act unselfish."

"Taste [10w] + [10w] "If you have sophisticated taste, you like what I like.If you're a Neanderthal, you will love what I hate."

"Deadlines The only deadline I plan on missing is the one at the cemetery."

"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..."

"1953 It seems the world has gone downhill since the year Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Everest."

"The Unspoken Speaks Volumes Stillness brackets the exchanges between lovers. Itis not the lack of sound, but an encapsulated silenceof resonance. Resonant silences stand like bookends, embracing their thoughts;though formal pleasantries vibrate the air,they are more ritual than communication.The couples true intents are articulated in the unspoken.Two bodies.One soul."

"O God O God I love you.I worship you, I need you.Everything I am is because of you.Everything.O God I hate you."

"Past is Past [10w] Lovers should clearly avoid obsessing about each other's romantic past."

"Frank Lloyd Wright {Couplet} Frank Lloyd Wright eliminated the confining wall,so now when your wife screams at youit sounds like you're in Tammany Hall."

"The Road to Hell The road to hell is paved with 16 in. x 16 in. Red Brickface Concrete Step Stones.Only $2.97 each.Always in Stock atThe Home Depot."

"Patriotism [10w] Patriotism for the rich is a subtle synonym for profiteering."

"First Day at Harvard [10w] Smartest kid in the roomwalks into room of competitors."

"What Children See [10w] "A spider is an octopus who lives in the desert."

"Minimum Wage [10w] Even trained bears couldn't bear working for bare minimum wage."

"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."