#positive-outlook

"From the Slobodan Milošević interview during the the Hague Tribunal : 'What are your hobbies?' [10w] "I enjoy gardening because weeding reminds me of ethnic cleansing."

"Death & Poetry Nothing softens the blow of death like a cushy poem to fall upon."

"Child on a Swing Haiku Child screeches like birdas swing reaches for heaven.Stars fill his pocket."

"The Poet as Enchantress [10w] + {Couplet} The poet is an enchantress,with or without a dress."

"Tonight is For the Dying I've seen it grow dark ten-thousand times, yet never once mourned the loss of light, until tonight. Tonight I'm dying, dying, dying; before morn I may be ash in an urn, I know the light will return, maybe keeping ablaze its promise to others. Maybe not.If I had my druthers, the others would bedying, dying, dying, too,tonight."

"Gray [10w] Since gray's the 'new black' things aren't black and white."

"Myself [10w] "I don't really know myself;he's only a tenuous acquaintance."

"Promising vs. Promises A promising life comes from a childhood without broken promises."

"Clairol 2: Hair color so natural only her hairdresser knows for sure... ...but he's gay and already Tweeted it to 300 people."

"You're My Favorite' If you want all your children to know they're your favorite,give them all the same nameand whisper this confession in all their earswith the promise not to telltheir brothers and sisters."

"Rationalize [10w] Man needs an apt aphorism to rationalize his ruthless actions."

"Simply Fabulous Haiku If I write fablesam I a fabulist orsimply fabulous?"

"Self-Help I asked the bookseller,'Do you have any self-help books for addiction?'He said,'If I tell you, I'd be enabling you."

"Hidden [10w] God hides enough happiness in sadness to light the world."

"Embittered [10w] "His heart blistered like paint peeling from an old rig."

"Small Degrees Lobster don't fathom they're being cooked,like relationships being snuffed out in small degreesbut in reverse, as love begins to freeze over, trapping you in a impenetrable ceiling of ice until you drown."

"Money vs. Happiness [10w] Why do people with money say,'money can't buy happiness'?"

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

"Time is Not a Constant [10w] Time speeds up, crawls, compresses and expands depending on mood."

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