#masters

"Tofino, Canada Haiku Free flowing clothes,Strumming guitar on the beach.Still my baggage follows me."

"Let Others Speak [10w] When others speak of your virtues they grow tenfold."

"One Poet, 20 Months, 6000 Poems [10w] Let me take this breath... to celebrate my 6000th poem."

"Income Tax [10w] A man's income tax return measures his integrity and stupidity."

"The 'Ugly' Poet [10w] Poets develop cleverness with wordsto compensate for their unattractiveness."

"The Stink of Hate {Couplet} When haters write they raise a stink;must be the venom coursing through their ink."

"Long Term Relationships [10w] Long term relationships should begin and end with a laugh."

"A Prayer God, be my light in pitch-black night;Show me the path from wrong to rightThat I might in Your hands be delivered later,Having eclipsed myself to become something greater."

"Carrots and Creativity [10w] Put a carrot in front of you for optimal creativity."

"Hearts Hearts of hope and of promiseHearts filled with dreams and whim,These are the hearts of loversUnguarded,Standing out on a limb.Hearts unmended and brokenHearts scarred to stone and steel,These are the hearts of loversArmored,Being unable to feel."

"Eckhart Tolle for Sociopaths The foundation for all abundance is having more cool shit than your neighbor."

"Herpes [10w] Only greatness and genital herpes are conspicuous by their absence."

"Present {Couplet} Our present is the dissipating despair of our past mingled with the promise of our future we hope will last."

"Who is Fortunate? [10w] Who is fortunate?He who measures his fortune in friends."

"Oppressor vs. Oppressed [10w] Love somtimes disintegrates into becoming the oppressor or the oppressed."

"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."

"Is Prayer Only for the Living? III [10w] Do angels pray to God to intercede on mankind's behalf?"

"Ruth Whither thou goest, I will go ~as long as it's to the mall.I heard Dillard's is having an 80% off sale!"

"Lady Gaga Haiku A cow has a big head, deep voice, a long tongue, butLady Gaga he's not."

"Poetry Should Dance [10w] Let poetry dance ~neither outpace it nor let it lag."