#power-of-love

"Thank You, Adobe [10w] Thanks to Photoshop,a picture isn't worth a single word."

"Reconstruction of Japan After World War II [10w] 'I am what I plan'became the motto of modern-Japan."

"Virginia Haiku "Bowl of chili for me.She'll have the Cheesy Western.Both with, add a slab."

"Whisper into My Good Ear [10w] "Pour your fears, fantasies, desires into my ear of corn."

"Underage-Killers [10w] Underage-killers like making a whooshing sound when they shoot people."

"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."

"Finding Fault [10w] + {Couplet} We find in others faultWhenever our wounds perceives salt."

"Hatred is a Simple Child Hatred is a simple child nurtured and coddled in a raging heart and then released into a crowd of innocents wearing a suicide vest."

"Preachiness vs. Prose vs. Poetry A poem that says what it means is prose;if it means what it says it's a sermon.Leave the homiletics for the priestsprose for the journalistsand soulful resonancefor the poets."

"Love's War [10w] In love's war there aren't winners and losers ~just casualties."

"Dressed to Kill [10w] At fashionable parties,vegetarians should not be dressed to kill."

"Il Principe 2015: Lesson 2 ~ Shit If you're going to run for public office,you must first scrape the shit off your shoe,or the stink will follow you."

"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?"

"Voodoo I'm phobic about pins and needles.Can I just stick a voodoo doll in the microwave?"

"New Year Resolutions I [10w] Change my voice;unclog my ears;open my heart."

"The Poet's Job [10w] + {Couplet} Trigger memory, explode an emotion;the poet must create commotion....................................................­....................."

"The Downside of Stuff {Couplet) I got what I want;I have what I need.But they want what I have,and they'll make me bleed."

"Jealousy [10w] Jealousy's like being reprimanded for a crime you haven't committed."

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

"Endless Childhood [10w] + {Couplet} Put off summer's endAnd adulthood's vexingburdens shall suspend."