#Meaning

"The Flood that Did Not Subside [10w] What would today's world be,If Noah's dove flew into obscurity?"

"Poetry and Ostrich Feathers A poet should leave his poem covered with a faint film of fairy dust,inviting the reader to bring his faint heartand an ostrich feather duster to the reading."

"Oxford, England Haiku City shrouded in fogand within the blinding mist we found each other."

"Lady Clowns [10w] Lady clowns drip menstrual blood in seven luscious rainbow colors."

"Home Never give up a home for a house;you may never find a home again."

"Love Fades [10w] Like our love,Chinese painters show distance in faded grays."

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."

"Lost vs. Lost We get lost twice in life.The first stems from uncertainty,when we try to find what our dreams truly are.The more profound feeling of being lost is existential, and comes unforeseen, after we finally fulfill our dreams.To survive the latter, we must create an entirely new set of dreams."

"The enduring attraction of war is this: Even with its destruction and carnage it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living."

"Missed Childhood [10w] + {Couplet} Adolescence spent upon a cross,regrettably is childhood's loss."

"Love vs. the Three Headed Dragon In relationships, the corrosive venom of the three-headed dragon areindifference, fault-finding and 'take-each-other-for-grantedness'.Only these cantarnish the shining armor of amour."

"There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand', meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do."

"What Might Have Been {Couplet} Dwell not upon what might have been,Within such idle spin, you can never win."

"Witchcraft vs. Wordcraft [10w] Covens of witches convened at their annual unconventional Coven’s Convention."

"Melting Icicles Haiku Drip, drip, Drip, drip, Drip:Sounds of melting iciclesannouncing the Spring"

"Russian, Umerzhurnalistka Someone who too many questions for his own good. Literally, 'Dead journalist'."

"Who Isn't [10w] Psychotherapy's powerless once you assume you're smarter than the therapist."

"Beyond the Place of Turning Back ↺ "Sometimes I wish to fly so far sou⇟hit's stars beyond the place of turning back↺"

"...not all encounters with the world affect the mind equally. Studies have demonstrated that if the brain appraises an event as "meaningful,"it will be more likely to be recalled in the future."

"The Jewish NOW There's no time like the present ~but in the future,who can say?"