#sacred-teachings

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

"Styx Haiku Boatman refusesto paddle me down the Styx.'No carry-on baggage."

"Suicide It's ironic that suicide, an act of cowardice,requires you overcome the all powerful instinct of self-preservation ~and thereby it's transformed into an act of bravery.On the other hand, the survivors would argue, an act of stupidity ~which many acts of bravery ultimately are."

"What is Love? [10w] Love is the stubborn desire to find permanencein impermanence."

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

"Joussard, Alberta, Canada Haiku Love North Country Fair.Music, dance, artisan market ~a walk back in time."

"Choice vs. Disease [10w] People who label lack of control a disease evade responsibility."

"Teenagers [10w] Teenagers are the lone survivors of a ruthless hormonal holocaust."

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

"The Poet's Job [10w] + {Couplet} Trigger memory, explode an emotion;the poet must create commotion....................................................­....................."

"Money vs. Happiness [10w] Why do people with money say,'money can't buy happiness'?"

"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."

"Hidden [10w] A woman is an iceberg;we see less than 10%."

"BMW: The ultimate driving machine... ...just like our gas chambers were the ultimate killing machines."

"Tofino, Canada Haiku Free flowing clothes,Strumming guitar on the beach.Still my baggage follows me."

"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."

"Ageing [10w] There's no such thing as age -- only degrees of opacity."

"Whisper into My Good Ear [10w] "Pour your fears, fantasies, desires into my ear of corn."

"What is God? (60) [10w] God's always the correct answer once you rephrase the question."

"Hook 'em I know how to leave them satisfied and hungry for more ~with a carefully administered shot of insulin."