#positive-mindset

"Rooftop Poetry Sing poetry from rooftopslike a muzzein' s call for prayer."

"Angels vs. Fools [10w] Au contraire: Angels rush in where fools fear to tread."

"Inspiration vs. Plagiarism [10w] Inspiration is improving on another's idea;plagiarism is copy/paste piracy."

"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."

"Immortality [10w] True immortality means you've created something that will outlive you."

"Poetry Site vs. Social Networking Site [10w] Hello Poetry is whatever you want Hello Poetry to be."

"A Frog in my Throat I had me frog in my throat.I swallowed hard and it croaked.Tasted like shit.Next time I get me a frog in my throat,my snooty French boyfriend better wash his dick with soap."

"The Poet's Limitless Imagination [10w] The stringy shit from my goldfish turns him into a kite."

"Campbell's Soup: M'm! M'm! Good!... ...even though our products have more sodium than the Dead Sea."

"Animal Species Identity [10w] Funny how animals know their own species without a mirror."

"Comments Being the first to comment on a poem,is like breaking a bottle of champagneagainst the hull of a new ship."

"Self-Sufficiency [10w] When God closes a door,buy a Sawzall from Home Depot."

"Fucking 3rd World Taxi Drivers [10w] Taxi drivers have ruined more vacations than tsunamis or earthquakes."

"Russian, Metafizicheskiy-poshlost This is the humorous metaphysical banality like watching Tolstoy's wife, Sophia, nag her husband about leaving borscht stains on the table linen. The resulting discombobulation totally messed up the ending of Anna Karenina."

"Deadlines The only deadline I plan on missing is the one at the cemetery."

"Noah [10w] God, I love rain too ~but this is fucking ridiculous!"

"Seeing vs. Envision {Couplet} We see nothing more than we bring to it;heavenly orchards lie in an apple's pit!"

"Informal HP Survey: Should Poetry Rhyme? O.K., readers, anybody who thinks poetry should rhymeplease tap your caneor jiggle your walker."

"Fodder for Poets [10w] Childhood memories are the most seminal sustenance for creating poetry."

"Imaginary Friends When my childhood imaginary friend got mad at mehe insulted me by calling me 'real'."