#sacred-teachings

"Enemies of My Enemies Who knew the enemies of my enemies were good dancers."

"Fat Bungee Jumpers When I watch a fat woman bungee jumpI swear I can feel the earth leaving its orbit."

"Too Beautiful for Words [10w] + [10w] When nature presents us with miracles too beautiful for words,it is either a mountain, a beach, or a baby."

"Perfect Sex [10w] Perfects sex balances the conflicting pleasures of submission and mastery."

"The Tigger Journals [10w] "Honestly, I'd rather be alone than with that unbearable Winnie-the-Pooh."

"please=""hand=""me=""the=""remote,=""dear."=""[10w]=""The most effective method of birth control is grannie panties."

"A Poem Must Have an Accomplice If you cannot bamboozle the reader into becoming a willing accomplice to your artifice and collusion the poem won't fly."

"The Tragedy of Forgetfulness When you stop loving someone,in order to heal your memory of them begins to fade.Unfortunately, the good ones fade with the bad and suddenlyyears of your life have disappeared."

"Pitter Patter I love to hear the pitter patter of little feet ~as they unsuccessfully struggle to break free of my choke hold."

"Depth of Love [10w] The longer the time between relationships,the deeper your love."

"Glow in the Dark "You've led me from stark nightwith a love that glows in the dark."

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

"Depression vs. Death Depression is anger turned within causing misery and hopelessness.Death is hate turned within until it totally eats you alive."

"Adult Pretend [10w] "I'm tired of playing 'pretend';let's play 'get-real, bitch."

"New York Haiku "My monthly rent checkis more than you will make inyour fucking lifetime."

"Children and Food [10w] Once children order like grown-upsfood's lost its sweet innocence."

"Thorn [5w] Every thorn has its rose."

"Off the Hook True story...A cop pulls me over for speeding.He says, "What's the hurry?"I say, "I'm running awayfrom a bad marriage."He laughs and says, "Drive carefully."The officer lets me go.Beyond the practical lesson thatmaking a policeman laugh may get you off the hook,there's a certain poetry here in the unexpected connection ~for what is a poemif not a moment of surpriseworth retelling."

"Knowledgeable [10w] The knowledgeable man inventoried and catalogued everything he doesn't know."

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