#sacred

"A Voice from the Past A book is a voice from the past whispering into your ear.Sometime I get the urge to exhume the author's bodyand hit him in the head with a shovel."

"Casualties of War The casualties of war are far, far morethan those lying dead on the battlefield floor."

"Embittered [10w] "His heart blistered like paint peeling from an old rig."

"Say This to Her/Him and Just See What Happens... *I want to kiss you in places I've never kissed you before."

"Virginia Haiku "Bowl of chili for me.She'll have the Cheesy Western.Both with, add a slab."

"What lies beneath the Semblance? What lies beneath the semblance.What lies beneath the semblance of lies.What lies beneath the semblance of lies!Lies lie beneath her semblance.Lies lie beneath her semblance.Lies, lies and more lies!"

"Self-Contempt [10w] Self-contempt is calling yourself collect and refusing to accept the charges."

"Heart My heart jumps every time you walk through the door.It's not love.I have an arrhythmia."

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

"Perfection [10w] If you've attained perfection,then what's the point of living?"

"Advice for Women at Starbucks If a vanilla latte and banana nut muffin doesn't solve the problem,perhaps you're going at it wrong."

"Poetry and Ostrich Feathers A poet should leave his poem covered with a faint film of fairy dust,inviting the reader to bring his faint heartand an ostrich feather duster to the reading."

"You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination."

"The AP Stylebook is Useless {Couplet} I can't abbreviate abbreviation nor know how to initialize an acronym,I can find the contraction for contraction nor the précis for a homonym."

"Arches National Park, Utah BloodshotZiggurats of rock against unbending sky,sandstone fins and eyes of ancient earth behemoth.Your windows wedged by cosmic hands of rain and melting snow, of frost and ice, of gravity and geologic time, patient and untiring,self-possessed like a child's perception of endless summer."

"Let's Celebrate! Photoshop Turns 25 This Week [10w] I bought a fake passport on Fiverr.Don't tell Mexico."

"Why Utopias Fail When you tie several horses together and one takes the lead, they all fall."

"Measuring Love The only scientist who can measure love is the onewho's in love with another scientist."

"Madness [10w] Madness isn't an objective state,it is a cultural bias."

"Romantic Ring Ceremony Define this wedding ring,with which I betroth thee unto me forever,not by the confining boundaries of it's goldbut by the empty circle within -that perfect portal to your loving heartyou have opened for me, and me alone -as I have opened mine for you."