#positive-motivation

"Pretending to be Deep ;) [10w] Only from the mountain's valley can you see the peak."

"Ageing [10w] There's no such thing as age -- only degrees of opacity."

"War [10w] When leaders threaten war,they’re breaking dirt on our graves."

"Athens, Texas Haiku Blackeyed Pea Capital of the World.Yup, just another shithole."

"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."

"New Age Hype Don't 'honor your feelings.'Half the time they're full of shit.Don't 'embrace' anything without a pulse.Mindfulness should include not listening to quacks."

"Wisconsin State Motto Forward.Leading the nation in drunk driving and Cheesehead hats."

"Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes vs. Cassava vs. Popeye [10w] "I am that I am that I am a yam."

"Coffee Wisdom New Yawk [6] You either pay me the five large nowor yoos can choosebetween the toilet plungeror the hot coffee enemaya fuckin jamook."

"The 'Ugly' Poet [10w] Poets develop cleverness with wordsto compensate for their unattractiveness."

"The Wonder of Wandering [10w] When you wander without destination,the world becomes your teacher."

"♀ Travelers vs. ♀ Tourists [10w] + [10w] Female travelers wear no makeup, stringy jewelry and Jesus sandals.Female travelers wear overcaked makeup, diamond jewelry and Gucci Booties."

"Poets and their Thin Skins Every poet is thin-skinned when it comes to criticism ~without ithow could he ever possess the astute sensitivity about lifeto even write poetry?"

"Poetry is a Ladder {C☰O☰U☰P☰L☰E☰T} {The poet's job is to create a ladder} {for the reader to enter his imagination}and☰once☰they've☰climbed☰u­p☰to☰the ☰top☰remove☰each☰rung☰by☰grad­ation"

"Compassion [10w] Compassion is the combination to enter the vault of heaven."

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

"Free Lunch There's no such thing as a free lunch ~for people who haven't yet learned to beat the system ;)"

"Out-of-the-Box [10w] I march to my own drummerin a drum circle."

"Grease [10w] Relationships between people are rarely frictionless;they all need grease."

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