#sacred-teachings

"Jealousy [10w] Jealousy's like being reprimanded for a crime you haven't committed."

"Poets Be Realists! Poets be realists!It's O.K. to keep your jobs ~just don't quit your day dreams."

"Shakespeare vs. Keynesian Economics {Couplet} If 'Neither a lender nor a borrower be',investments would dry up, economies stagnate,and off to the poorhouse go you and me."

"Carrots and Creativity [10w] Put a carrot in front of you for optimal creativity."

"Deaf [10w] No man suffers deafness if he listens with his eyes."

"First Things First "Where are you?"is the voice of God."Who am I?"is the voice of your soul.You can't answer Goduntil you answer yourself.Before you come out of hiding,find your identity and your purpose."

"Enigmatic Real Estate I choose to live on the edge of mysterywith its inscrutable view of complexityhedged by perplexity.Also, there's a Walmart nearby."

"Did He Do the Right Thing? I walked out of the room. I did not stay to watch my beloved draw her last breath because I didn't want all my magical memories of her tainted by the profanity of death."

"That's Why Shag's the Way To Go [10w] Love's messy;it tracks mud on the carpet of life."

"Celebrity [10w] Celebrity seeking is like love or war: NO HOLDS BARRED."

"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. [10w] + {Couplet} Network TV's insistent stupidity to the Outer Limits pushes me."

"Stratospherical Poems [10w] Poets circle the earth in a higher orbit than readers."

"Sometimes Magic is What Disappears [10w] + {Couplet} Love's tragic, not ecstatic;with finespun change, disappears the magic."

"Let Others Speak [10w] When others speak of your virtues they grow tenfold."

"Promising vs. Promises A promising life comes from a childhood without broken promises."

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

"The Jewish NOW There's no time like the present ~but in the future,who can say?"

"Small Degrees Lobster don't fathom they're being cooked,like relationships being snuffed out in small degreesbut in reverse, as love begins to freeze over, trapping you in a impenetrable ceiling of ice until you drown."

"Family [10w] Family is a truth pill ~ just beware of an overdose."

"Love [10w] Love is a time machineset to your perfect present"