#mastery

"Galoshes Haiku Cherry blossoms bloomin the morning mist.Thank God I took my galoshes."

"Fall in Love in Fall {Couplet} It would be more befitting to fall in love in the fall,for the leave's colorful dance of death, augurs the long haul."

"What is Love? [10w] Love is the stubborn desire to find permanencein impermanence."

"Hungry When you're hungry everything tastes good.Note to myself: Don't get married when you're hungry."

"Teenagers [10w] Teenagers are the lone survivors of a ruthless hormonal holocaust."

"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."

"Deal or No Deal ~ Deal with It "God, please tell me the place I'm going after I dieis filled with bright eyes and bushy tails, or I'm not going."

"Star No matter how bright the star, it's just part of a galaxy which is part of a constellation which is part of the night skywhich is part of the known universewhich is a speck of dust in God's eye."

"Storm [10w] Clouds darken to X-rays revealingthe tumorous thunder resounding within."

"Optimists vs. Death [10w] Optimists are hopeful people who see a coffin as half-full."

"Wretched [10w] Intelligence without compassion is an invitation to a wretched life."

"Err [10w] My dear, "To err is human — to forgive, to redefine."

"Upgrading [10w] Promise them the worldto get the universe in return."

"Retail [10w] The first and last sale of the day are best."

"Suicide It's ironic that suicide, an act of cowardice,requires you overcome the all powerful instinct of self-preservation ~and thereby it's transformed into an act of bravery.On the other hand, the survivors would argue, an act of stupidity ~which many acts of bravery ultimately are."

"Diet and Exorcise [10w] The most effective diet is hanging around with fat people."

"Detonation vs. Pre-Ignition [10w] Poets have thin skins;physicists call this differential burn rates."

"Perfection [10w] If you've attained perfection,then what's the point of living?"

"Marriage [10w] The only thing better than forgiveness in marriage is forgetfulness."

"New Year's Resolutions New Year's resolutions shouldn't be about doing new things;it should be about stopping to do the shitty things you're already doing."