#positive-outlook

"Over [10w] It's never ever over because the fat lady can't sing."

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

"Oy Vey Haiku (g)Nat's sphincter clenched.The skinhead asked, 'You a Jew?Minyan's one man short."

"Taste [10w] + [10w] "If you have sophisticated taste, you like what I like.If you're a Neanderthal, you will love what I hate."

"Tapestry [10w] Life's a tapestry of mystery and miracles quilted by God."

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

"Wine [10w] American wines tasting as good as French wines are presumptuous."

"Old People [10w] At the mere mention of death they gasp for breath."

"Contiguous vs. Continuous Identity Identity's only preserved in death;in life it is ever-changing."

"Opportunities Come a Knockin' [10w] Never miss the opportunity to fuck or write poetry."

"Posthumous {Couplet} The anonymous may claim their fame posthumous;But let my words be my stake, while I'm still awake."

"9/11 Haiku: Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York "Now you boxcutter, Iraqi Pete, camel fuckersreally pissed me off!"

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

"Today I Learned: Delete Today I learnedwhen you delete stuff on your computerit still resides on your hard drive.It's sort of like getting divorcedbut that bitch still lives in your house."

"Poets Be Realists! Poets be realists!It's O.K. to keep your jobs ~just don't quit your day dreams."

"Love's Kiss of Death [10w] Love's kiss of death is taking each another for granted."

"Genesis {Couplet} God spoke the world into existence, reifying an abstraction.Now the Creator's had second thoughts and wishes to utter a retraction."

"Rebellious Fish [10w] Sometimes swimming against the current turns you into glazed salmon."

"Oxford, England Haiku City shrouded in fogand within the blinding mist we found each other."

"Prolific [10w] "Perhaps I'm prolific because I believe creativity can forestall death."