#poetry

"The first time I saw her,Everything in my head went quiet."

"Spirituality and Aging Spirituality comes naturally to the old because they're running out of options."

"Closed in a room, my imagination becomes the universe, and the rest of the world is missing out."

"To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make."

"Lie beside me, oh my beloved! For thy thorns are more pleasurable than the petals of the world.Hold me in thy arms of hope, for the truth of separation can rest tonight."

"Enigmatic Real Estate I choose to live on the edge of mysterywith its inscrutable view of complexityhedged by perplexity.Also, there's a Walmart nearby."

"What is God? (60) [10w] God's always the correct answer once you rephrase the question."

"You darkness, that I come from,I love you more than all the firesthat fence in the world,for the fire makesa circle of light for everyone,and then no one outside learns of you.But the darkness pulls in everything:shapes and fires, animals and myself,how easily it gathers them! -powers and people -and it is possible a great energyis moving near me.I have faith in nights."

"Say This to Her/Him and Just See What Happens... *I want to kiss you in places I've never kissed you before."

"Goose Neck [10w] Whenever a goose has a car accident, the traffic sucks."

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

"Wheels of Change Discontentment is the wheels of change.You can either add some grease to bring about change faster,or run in front of them in protest,and be crushed by them."

"Shadows are only Neutral at Noon [10w] + {Couplet} Whose side shadows fall upon,tis' ordained by reigning sun."

"When from our better selves we have too longBeen parted by the hurrying world, and droop,Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired,How gracious, how benign, is Solitude"

"Flood of Feeling {Couplet} A flood of feeling is a poem,created from daydreaming in the zone.The levees break, emotions snake,from imagination's ocean who sets the stakes."

"Poets, Shakespeare and Trash A poet must read equal amountsof trash and Shakespeare to learn how to distinguish between the two."

"Sumerian Haiku Sumerian whoregrabs my wedge, says: 'I love aman in cuneiform."

"This Valentine’s Day rent a poem for your loved. They come in three sizes—small, medium, and romantic. Free refills available to Premium Members."

"listen: there’s a hellof a good universe next door; let’s go"

"Where the bright seraphim in burning rowTheir loud uplifted angel trumpets blow."