#sage-advice

"Metamorphosis [10w] Change. Become the butterfly.Don't stay a caterpillar with wings."

"A Matter of Perspective I see rain dancing on the stage of the pond.Fish see heaven throwing a thousand kisses.My wife see a drizzle of olive oil on a pot of spaghetti. The scientist sees condensation and precipitation.The rain sees reincarnation.A poet see them all in permutation."

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

"I [10w] 'I' is a wellspring in the desertoverflowing with life."

"Present {Couplet} Our present is the dissipating despair of our past mingled with the promise of our future we hope will last."

"Dangerous Food [10w] The world's most fattening foods are the ones you swallow."

"Prevailing Wins [10w] Truth prevails in private, bullshit in public, integrity in spirit."

"Soup [10w] Never marry anyone who eats their soup with a ladle."

"Masochist [10w] A masochist goes to massage parlor seeking a tragic ending."

"They'd Rather Switch [10w] Hearing is wasted on the blind;sight, on the deaf."

"The Great Blue of the Great Blue A Great Blue whale mourns her hunted mate.Her heart, once the size of an SUV,lonely rides the empty sea,her heart's now withered to subcompact class,her whys and wherefores, run out of gas."

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

"Fig The proud oak wed a seedling figHe welcomed her caressThough round his lofty limbs she woundHe saw no need for distress.The fig enveloped all his trunkHer grip grew firm and tightThe oak withered in his arroganceAs she choked off his last light."

"The Albanian Art of Subtle Seduction [10w] "You have an amazing mind now show me your tits."

"The Unspoken Speaks Volumes Stillness brackets the exchanges between lovers. Itis not the lack of sound, but an encapsulated silenceof resonance. Resonant silences stand like bookends, embracing their thoughts;though formal pleasantries vibrate the air,they are more ritual than communication.The couples true intents are articulated in the unspoken.Two bodies.One soul."

"Death & Poetry Nothing softens the blow of death like a cushy poem to fall upon."

"Government Intrusion [10w] + {Couplet} America's biggest illusion is the beliefthey're free from government intrusion."

"Cinco de Mayo [10w] What day do the dead party to celebrate the living?"

"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."

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