#sacred-wisdom

"River Mountain Ocean [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} Rivers delight in their flow;Mountains savor their snow.But oceans are in concurrencetheir contentment comes from recurrence."

"Babel [10w] Building a tower to reach God doesn't require any bricks."

"Grateful [10w] + [10w] If you can't think of anything you should be grateful for,think that you can think and be grateful for that."

"The Rubik's Cube of Omár my Mán A Key of Coke underneath the Bough,A Jug of Jack, a Brick of Hash ~ Newsflash:'Now who the fuck needs Thou'."

"Ethical Dilemma of an Ascending Body [10w] + [10w] You can't ascend a ladderwithout rungs to push back;you can't climb a staircasewithout stairs to step on."

"Love is a Gamble [10w] Love's a gamble ~ better lose than never spin the wheel."

"Enough [10w] Enough's the only thing most people can't get enough of."

"Figure, Woman, Wife I study the sleeping figure,Stare at her sated curl of lip;Her lids sealed in dreams so pureMy love's secured from tip to tip.I study the sleeping womanHer forehead faint with sweatHer eyes wildly remmingOf adulterous sex, I bet.I study the sleeping wife,Her mouth faintly drawing breath;Her throat pouring pools of blood ~How I loved this woman to death."

"Miss Universe Contest Protest Haiku Fundamentalists protest Miss Universe contest.Go home, beat their wives."

"Library [10w] Hopefully, the library in the afterlife doesn't contain contemporary poetry."

"Doldrums People who live in the doldrumscan't throw caution to the wind."

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

"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."

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

"Err 2 [10w] To err is human, to make it a habit, assinine."

"The Moon The moon's a pearl among the starry gems,more cultured than the rest of them.A blemished diadem of charcoaled nightthat chaperons the sun back to the light."

"Hello Poetry Needs Y'allz How empty the oceans would be were it only filled with orcas."

"Poetry Calling [10w] Poetry's not a calling.It's a whispering in your ear."

"Minimum Wage [10w] Even trained bears couldn't bear working for bare minimum wage."

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