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"Fig The proud oak wed a seedling figHe welcomed her caressThough round his lofty limbs she woundHe saw no need for distress.The fig enveloped all his trunkHer grip grew firm and tightThe oak withered in his arroganceAs she choked off his last light."

"I'm Not Talking About Fruitcake [10w] The greatest gifts are the ones that can be regifted."

"Somalia Haiku For a Somalian, heaven's drawing water from a well in an earthen pot."

"Hearts Hearts of hope and of promiseHearts filled with dreams and whim,These are the hearts of loversUnguarded,Standing out on a limb.Hearts unmended and brokenHearts scarred to stone and steel,These are the hearts of loversArmored,Being unable to feel."

"Nebraska State Motto Equality before the law.Where Monsanto/GMO corn is above the law."

"Happiness [10w] Happiness resides in the quiet pause,not in the pursuit."

"Boundaries [10w] Receiving bribes blurs the clear boundaries between friends and enemies."

"Brownie Mix [10w] + {Couplet} Betwixt hell and the River Styx,I'll be shitting bricks."

"Atheism [10w] Atheism is the tragic triumph of cold contemptuousness over gratitude."

"Harlem P.O.V. Everything outside Harlem's the boondocks,where hayseeds opt out of Nikes for Reeboks."

"Avery If a boy named Avery marries a girl named Avery,will they name or just label their children?"

"We need houses as we need clothes, architecture stimulates fashion. It’s like hunger and thirst — you need them both."

"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."

"Objective Journalism Foreign journalists will always compromise objectivity to preserve relationships that give them better access."

"Shame isn't a strong enough word for what I feel. "You could live a hundred lifetimes and not deserve him, you know,"Haymitch says."

"Unless you're a lesbian... [10w] Feminism is not a sustainable position without giving up love."

"Comments Being the first to comment on a poem,is like breaking a bottle of champagneagainst the hull of a new ship."

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

"Good Egg [10w] Picking up the pieces is the responsibilty of the egg."

"She had the best kind of courage, or maybe the worst kind, the kind that gets you into trouble."