#Meaning

"Talking to Myself I used to talk to myself until myself criticized myself.Now I'm giving myself the silent treatment."

"Spirochetes [10w] + {Couplet} Even amongst the spirochetes,there are the privileged and elites."

"The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living."

"Broken [10w] + {Couplet} "His gifts have become broken things, hidden from my view,Sitting on a shelf, above my shoes, like exterminated Jews."

"Friendship vs. Love [10w] Friendship requires poise and patience;love demands pluck and perseverance."

"Who Am I "I don't know who I am whenI'm not the person who loves you."

"Shiva Haiku Sitting shiva.One more day of thisand I'll die of boredom."

"In the Future [1]: (criminals) In the future we're going to find a wayto turn criminals into wordsand then place them in parentheses."

"Missouri State Motto Salus populi suprema lex esto [16]If our chiggers don't getcha', Rush Limbaugh will."

"Q & A The illness of our time is not that we lack for answers;man's tragedy is that we've forgotten the important questions."

"Reconstruction of Japan After World War II [10w] 'I am what I plan'became the motto of modern-Japan."

"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."

"Epic vs. Great Poetry [10w] Epic poetry's about the extraordinary;Great poetry is about the commonplace."

"Seduction [10w] Seduction comes from our innate instincts for hunting and killing."

"Joussard, Alberta, Canada Haiku Love North Country Fair.Music, dance, artisan market ~a walk back in time."

"The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation."

"Ruminating Poetry A poem should be eaten in one sittingbut regurgitated often like a ruminant's food."

"Rewrite☷Rewrite [10w] Happiness writes new memories;New losses rewrite over old ones."

"Why do you so earnestly seek the truth in distant places?Look for delusion and truth in thebottom of your own heart."

"Figure, Woman, Wife I study the sleeping figure,Stare at her sated curl of lip;Her lids sealed in dreams so pureMy love's secured from tip to tip.I study the sleeping womanHer forehead faint with sweatHer eyes wildly remmingOf adulterous sex, I bet.I study the sleeping wife,Her mouth faintly drawing breath;Her throat pouring pools of blood ~How I loved this woman to death."