#power-of-love

"Infinite Promise The carrot of infinite promise always dangles just inches beyond our noses.The trick is to surreptitiously switch that carrot for a zucchini."

"Teenagers [10w] Teenagers are the lone survivors of a ruthless hormonal holocaust."

"Love vs. Control [10w] A lover you can control is not worthy of having."

"Cancer [10w] It's odd that the cancer that kills you is you."

"Miracle [10w] The greatest unacknowledged miracle is man has lasted this long."

"Chlorophylia [10w] + {Couplet} Few things amaze as the paletteof the autumn blaze."

"Poorly Hidden [10w] We're incapable of hiding arrogance, ambition or being in love."

"As Dead As "Nothing's changed at my place of birth.It is as dead as I remember leaving it."

"Why do you think that you are weak when you are blessed with the power of love?"

"Ars Poetica: Dovetailing Collage [10w] Poems should be a dovetailing collage not a linear cohesion."

"Pond(er) This [10w] Nobody wants to be:'Big fish in a little pond."

"Nursing Homes [10w] Nursing homes are house haunted by the living and half-dead."

"Two Dust Storms or A Nice Pair of Haboobs A palm tree passes through a sandstorm, shakingoff the dusty rain like a wet dogon the less fortunate wayfarersburied in the sand."

"Poets, Shakespeare and Trash A poet must read equal amountsof trash and Shakespeare to learn how to distinguish between the two."

"Love Scars Love leaves more scars than a ten car pile-up ~and nobody's got insurance."

"What Children See [10w] "A spider is an octopus who lives in the desert."

"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."

"Joussard, Alberta, Canada Haiku Love North Country Fair.Music, dance, artisan market ~a walk back in time."

"Fall in Love in Fall {Couplet} It would be more befitting to fall in love in the fall,for the leave's colorful dance of death, augurs the long haul."

"The Moon The moon's a pearl among the starry gems,more cultured than the rest of them.A blemished diadem of charcoaled nightthat chaperons the sun back to the light."