#Purpose

"Revel in the Unraveling Being authentic is lifting the maskon who you think you should be seen as,and becoming at ease with your bare ass vulnerability.Revel in the unraveling,take courage in sharing your imperfections,and you'llincrease your loveexponentially."

"Death [10w] What the the dying most resent is life goes on."

"North Dakota Haiku "My bib overallslook spiffy at a weddingor a funeral."

"When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes."

"When Old Age Begins Old age seizes center stagewhen more people we love are amidst the deadthan amongst the living."

"BFF, My Ass ~ It's a Jungle Out There! About one-third of all marriages are procured by sabotaging your best friend's happiness."

"Expectation [10w] Eyes that see with expectation lieby not querying, 'Why."

"Epic vs. Great Poetry [10w] Epic poetry's about the extraordinary;Great poetry is about the commonplace."

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

"Arches National Park, Utah BloodshotZiggurats of rock against unbending sky,sandstone fins and eyes of ancient earth behemoth.Your windows wedged by cosmic hands of rain and melting snow, of frost and ice, of gravity and geologic time, patient and untiring,self-possessed like a child's perception of endless summer."

"God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love."

"Hate Recycle Bin When you empty your hate recycle binit frees up more memory to write even better poetry.Just try it and tell me this isn't true!"

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

"Kraft Macaroni & Cheese: It's the cheesiest... ...advertising slogan ever!"

"Wisdom is indispensable in the fulfillment of purpose"."

"Meek [10w] Blessed are the meek, for they've learned how to duck."

"In the Future [1]: (criminals) In the future we're going to find a wayto turn criminals into wordsand then place them in parentheses."

"A Poem Should Be Motionless A poem should be motionlessin its eternal truthsand animated to inspire latent words into action."

"Meaning of Life {Couplet} Life's but the love and laughter we've amassed,the friendships forged that shall outlastpossessions, station and renown,the make-up palette of a clown."

"Tangled [10w] Love becomes a tangle of roots submerged in common soil."