#sage

"Wine [10w] American wines tasting as good as French wines are presumptuous."

"Consolation [10w] Man finds consolation in love, laughter and Ben & Jerry's."

"Kansas Haiku "Ya' know Superman'sfrom here and Jor-El could'vesent him to New York."

"Off the Hook True story...A cop pulls me over for speeding.He says, "What's the hurry?"I say, "I'm running awayfrom a bad marriage."He laughs and says, "Drive carefully."The officer lets me go.Beyond the practical lesson thatmaking a policeman laugh may get you off the hook,there's a certain poetry here in the unexpected connection ~for what is a poemif not a moment of surpriseworth retelling."

"Freedom [10w] You've never experienced freedom until you have nothing to lose."

"Hemidemisemiquaver [10w] The composer evened the score by ending in a hemidemisemiquaver."

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

"Rationalize [10w] Man needs an apt aphorism to rationalize his ruthless actions."

"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!"

"Indiscernible Love [10w] True love's so effortless, others can hardly see it's happening."

"Please Don't Commemorate Me Just Yet [10w] The living are only commemorated when they're at death's door."

"Prolific [10w] "Perhaps I'm prolific because I believe creativity can forestall death."

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

"North Dakota Haiku "My bib overallslook spiffy at a weddingor a funeral."

"The 2-Step Self-Discovery Program The first step in self-discovery is not giving a shit what anybody else thinks.The second step is knowing you're a self-centered asshole."

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

"A Frog in my Throat I had me frog in my throat.I swallowed hard and it croaked.Tasted like shit.Next time I get me a frog in my throat,my snooty French boyfriend better wash his dick with soap."

"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."

"What's a Proper Tribute to Robin Williams? [10w] When funnymen die is to better to laugh or cry?"

"Fucking 3rd World Taxi Drivers [10w] Taxi drivers have ruined more vacations than tsunamis or earthquakes."