#sacred

"Poetry and Love [10w] Poetry and love are two faces of the same coin."

"Detonation vs. Pre-Ignition [10w] Poets have thin skins;physicists call this differential burn rates."

"Natural Born Poets vs. Made Poets A natural born poet sees the future of poetry.A made poet clumsily imitates his vision."

"Infinite Promise The carrot of infinite promise always dangles just inches beyond our noses.The trick is to surreptitiously switch that carrot for a zucchini."

"One Philosophical Question, Two Faces [10w] 'Is life wort living?' is tantamount to'Does God exist?"

"Optimists vs. Death [10w] Optimists are hopeful people who see a coffin as half-full."

"How Hard? [10w] Fuck’em hard enough to make their breasts move like Jell-O."

"Who is Fortunate? [10w] Who is fortunate?He who measures his fortune in friends."

"I was an adventurer, but she was not an adventuress. She was a 'wanderess.' Thus, she didn’t care about money, only experiences - whether they came from wealth or from poverty, it was all the same to her."

"Ars Poetica: Dovetailing Collage [10w] Poems should be a dovetailing collage not a linear cohesion."

"Happiness [10w] Happiness resides in the quiet pause,not in the pursuit."

"Six-Pack [10w] A six-pack of beer's inversely proportional to six-pack of abs."

"Don't Mess with the Queen {Couplet} The first man harnessing the secrets of fireCannot compare with the revelation of your sovereign ire."

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

"The Freedom Paradox [10w] The act of protecting freedom is a violation of freedom."

"Bagels and Lox Life's an everything bagel;love is a schmear of scallion cream cheese;and lox, no matter how you cut it,is resistant to dumbass metaphors."

"Thank You Dick Wolf [10w] TV crime shows taught me it’s best to lawyer up."

"To theology, ... only what it holds sacred is true, whereas to philosophy, only what holds true is sacred."

"Fear is the Best Test Will the fear of going blind make youa voracious reader, a world traveleror paralyze you with a thousand other fears?"

"Note to Self: Patent #10w Diving Mask for fish filled with water when oceans disappear."