#positive-outlook

"Bonjour [10w] You're more obscure than first we met,"uttered with regret."

"Wrong Number [10w] There is no such thing as dialing a wrong number."

"Life is like a sandwich!Birth as one slice,and death as the other.What you put in-between the slices is up to you.Is your sandwich tasty or sour?Allan Rufus.org"

"Genocide [10w] Genocide is the runaway bride once death becomes the bridegroom."

"Credo of a Substitute Teacher I'm a 'sugar free' substitute teacher.I speak frankly and never gave any of my studentsa single word of encouragement.Why should I? Even after 10 years the school hasn't given me a pension, health insurance or paid sick leave.So fuck 'em.Fuck 'em all."

"Privacy [10w] Why someone prefers his privacy is itself a private matter."

"Good and Evil To have good and evil the Devil must always remain a step beyond saving."

"Doublemint Gum: Double your pleasure. Double your fun... ...we're talking ménage à trois, you son of a gun."

"What's Hot [10w] + {Couplet} We incorrectly assume what's hotis becoming what we're not."

"Mild Suffering vs. Great Suffering Mild suffering serves the purpose of inner-change.Great suffering serves the purpose of evil,or just being at the wrong place at the wrong time."

"Long Term Relationships [10w] Long term relationships should begin and end with a laugh."

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

"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."

"River Mountain Ocean [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} Rivers delight in their flow;Mountains savor their snow.But oceans are in concurrencetheir contentment comes from recurrence."

"Off the Hook True story...A cop pulls me over for speeding.He says, "What's the hurry?"I say, "I'm running awayfrom a bad marriage."He laughs and says, "Drive carefully."The officer lets me go.Beyond the practical lesson thatmaking a policeman laugh may get you off the hook,there's a certain poetry here in the unexpected connection ~for what is a poemif not a moment of surpriseworth retelling."

"Till Death Do You Part [10w] Marriage will indeed change people ~for better or for worse."

"United Negro College Fund: A mind is a terrible thing to waste... ...and so is your paycheck,so don't waste good money on a lost cause."

"Did He Do the Right Thing? I walked out of the room. I did not stay to watch my beloved draw her last breath because I didn't want all my magical memories of her tainted by the profanity of death."

"Celebrity [10w] Celebrity seeking is like love or war: NO HOLDS BARRED."

"Beloved Poetry [10w] Write poetry like it’ll convince your beloved who to marry."