#Purpose

"Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don't see a different purpose for it now."

"Who Am I "I don't know who I am whenI'm not the person who loves you."

"Origami Master If you're the greatest origami master in the worldmaybe I can find you a job folding napkins at a restaurant.I'm not making any promises."

"Consolation [10w] Man finds consolation in love, laughter and Ben & Jerry's."

"Out-of-the-Box [10w] I march to my own drummerin a drum circle."

"Kaddish Kaddish for Mrs. Ginsbergis not Kaddish,For your mom raised a Buddhistand mine raised a Jew.You'll zazen for your loss,I'll daven for mine.I do not belittle your loss,your grief is no less than mine.But by abandoning your tribe, אלון,Who now will say Kaddish for you?"

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

"Gradually Then Instantly [10w] We fall in love the way we lose our minds."

"Q & A The illness of our time is not that we lack for answers;man's tragedy is that we've forgotten the important questions."

"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."

"The Bonds That Tie Weak bonding is sharing a common interest;strong bonding is sharing a common enemy."

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

"Poets and Competitiveness [10w] "I'm the only poet I need to be better than."

"Listen for the call of your destiny, and when it comes, release your plans and follow."

"Bagels and Lox Life's an everything bagel;love is a schmear of scallion cream cheese;and lox, no matter how you cut it,is resistant to dumbass metaphors."

"I walk with a purpose. And a limp. (The limp helps serve my purpose, which is to gain sympathy.)"

"You can actually create the life you want. It all depends on how daring you desire it."

"The Machismo Motto [10w] "When we are not hard as nails we get screwed."

"Past is Past [10w] Lovers should clearly avoid obsessing about each other's romantic past."

"We are given to the great, for great purpose, to great ends. We are given to the grave, for grave purposes, to grave ends."