#positive-thoughts

"Speak to the Head [10w] + {Couplet} Tis of no fucking availTo speak to the tail."

"Preserving Beauty [10w] + {Couplet} Preserving beauty is futile;even Cleopatra returned to the Nile."

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

"Why Utopias Fail When you tie several horses together and one takes the lead, they all fall."

"What is the Meaning of Life? [10w] {3} To create its meaning every day we live and love."

"Steer Clear [10w] Avoid alliances with anyone who's more to gain than you."

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

"Publisher's Persuasion "You're much too good a writer to want a six figure advance. You don't want your readers to think you're only writing for money ~ do you?"

"You are human, so stop acting as if though you are a sheep and start thinking for yourself."

"The Sound of Killing [10w] + [10w] A doe, a deer, a femaledeerin my headlights.A doe, a deer, a femaledeeron my sunroof."

"Revenge [10w] Revenge is a long game;all you need is time."

"Earth Smile The lip of the mountain smiles ochrewhen the drumming raindrops take root.Pigments from yellow to deep orange to brown,form crowns of light, mirrors reflecting fire ~the ire in the earth, the smirk of the dirt."

"Fucking 3rd World Taxi Drivers [10w] Taxi drivers have ruined more vacations than tsunamis or earthquakes."

"Getting Real about the Eel It's not that eel wants to avoid commitment.From the eel's point of view, it is a matter of survival.Who the fuck wants to be with an eel anyway,when there are plenty of less slippery fish."

"Mind's Eye What vain man is not a hero in his mind's eye;What egoist not the protagonist upon which the world revolves?"

"Obscure Poetry Obscurity does not make a poem better or deeper.It simply makes it obscure."

"Present {Couplet} Our present is the dissipating despair of our past mingled with the promise of our future we hope will last."

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

"Pacifism There's nothing like seeing action in war to turn a soldier into an instant pacifist or an instant killer."

"Sometimes Magic is What Disappears [10w] + {Couplet} Love's tragic, not ecstatic;with finespun change, disappears the magic."