#positive-motivation

"A Matter of Perspective I see rain dancing on the stage of the pond.Fish see heaven throwing a thousand kisses.My wife see a drizzle of olive oil on a pot of spaghetti. The scientist sees condensation and precipitation.The rain sees reincarnation.A poet see them all in permutation."

"Paranoid Realist Perspective [10w] "I've conquered all my enemies except for the real ones."

"Detonation vs. Pre-Ignition [10w] Poets have thin skins;physicists call this differential burn rates."

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

"War [10w] Fight wars not to win, but so our enemies don't."

"Opportunity Knocks: China When opportunity knocksthe Chinese make knock-offs."

"Prickly Pears [10w] Men are often like cactus fruits ~thorny outside,mushy inside."

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"Bridges [10w] Bridges are overpasses for commuters and roofs for the homeless."

"Deaf [10w] No man suffers deafness if he listens with his eyes."

"Mint Julep {Couplet} I've had more than a hint of a tulip or two,after treating them to a mint julep, or two."

"In a True Global World... [10w] Famous people should be allowed to travel without a passport."

"Barnum & Bailey Circus: The Greatest Show on Earth... ...when you can't afford Cirque du Soleil."

"A Loaf of Challah Haiku A loaf of challah,a bottle of Rashi wine...For everything else there's Simply Manischewitz."

"Sublime Beauty When I shut my eyes, I can move mountains.When I open them, mountains can move me."

"Me vs. Me Only the practice of empathy and gratitudecan make the opaque ego transparent to receivethe loving light emanating from your soul.Hate and selfishness will always leave you'in the shadow."

"GPS for Sin "You've entered the point of no return;Re-cal-cu-la-ting."

"Doldrums People who live in the doldrumscan't throw caution to the wind."

"Embalming [10w] Injecting baking soda whitens, freshens, and softens the dearly departed."

"When people tell you that you are good for nothing, remember that God made the world from nothing and nothing can change into something anytime."