#masters

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

"Advice for Women at Starbucks If a vanilla latte and banana nut muffin doesn't solve the problem,perhaps you're going at it wrong."

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

"You're My Favorite' If you want all your children to know they're your favorite,give them all the same nameand whisper this confession in all their earswith the promise not to telltheir brothers and sisters."

"Lies vs. Truth [10w] I can only speak truth if I lie to myself."

"Thorn [5w] Every thorn has its rose."

"Comedy vs. Satire [10w] Comedy pokes fun at society's self-inflation;satire deflates the balloon."

"Time Time waits for no man ~but for hot women Time makes exceptions."

"Charity [10w] Contentment over your life is the best aphrodisiac for charity."

"Out to Lunch [10w] Behind closed doors, there's nothing we rightfully can call crazy."

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

"A Tad Old Fashioned [10w] "Save all your sighing and swooning for the 18th Century, bitch."

"Out-of-the-Box [10w] I march to my own drummerin a drum circle."

"Rhode Island State Motto Hope.Not much here but at least we have Family Guy."

"Dogs Playing Poker Art [10w] Poker-faced dogs looks like they're bluffing or need to shit."

"Creation "I shake my fist and there's bang.Stars sift like sand through my fingers;each swirl of my wrist a galaxy,every kiss imbued with a bit of me."

"Rat-Race [10w] There’s no refuge for creatures opting out of the rat-race."

"Fig The proud oak wed a seedling figHe welcomed her caressThough round his lofty limbs she woundHe saw no need for distress.The fig enveloped all his trunkHer grip grew firm and tightThe oak withered in his arroganceAs she choked off his last light."

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

"Learn from Children [10w] Children picture God as a smiley sun emanating love light."