#powerful-story

"Note to Self: Patent #10w Diving Mask for fish filled with water when oceans disappear."

"Poetry Should Dance [10w] Let poetry dance ~neither outpace it nor let it lag."

"The Stink of Hate {Couplet} When haters write they raise a stink;must be the venom coursing through their ink."

"Natural Born Killers [10w] After their first,every soldier becomes a natural born killer."

"Relationships Deconstrcted [10w] Qualities we at first perceive as endearingsoon becomes annoying."

"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."

"Gifts Never look a gift horse in the assor a donkey in the mouth."

"God May Grant Your Wishes Daily [10w] Pray for sunshine at night and moonbeams when you wake."

"Persistence If persistence is the foundation of all success, how come persistent liars and nags aren't more successful?"

"Concatenate /kənˈkætəneɪt/to link together, as in a chain Do you concatenate cats by tying their tails together or do you just stuff the tail of one into the mouth of the other?Which method is better for yanking your chain?"

"DNA [10w] DNA's the last hope of our species,spiraling to extinction."

"Neanderthal Poetry A poem should come as quick as lightningand create the awe Neanderthals felt cringing in their caves when hearing a clap of thunder."

"Myself [10w] "I don't really know myself;he's only a tenuous acquaintance."

"Sublime Beauty When I shut my eyes, I can move mountains.When I open them, mountains can move me."

"Dull Poetry Dulls the Mind [10w] Poetry penetrates dullness when whetted on the stone of imagination."

"The Great Blue of the Great Blue A Great Blue whale mourns her hunted mate.Her heart, once the size of an SUV,lonely rides the empty sea,her heart's now withered to subcompact class,her whys and wherefores, run out of gas."

"Opportunity Knocks: China When opportunity knocksthe Chinese make knock-offs."

"What One Vulture Said to the Other I have a bone to pick with you ~which end shall we start on?"

"Murder [10w] Two coats of paint doen't get rid of a ghost."

"Income Tax [10w] A man's income tax return measures his integrity and stupidity."