#soul-searching

"Informal HP Survey: Should Poetry Rhyme? O.K., readers, anybody who thinks poetry should rhymeplease tap your caneor jiggle your walker."

"♀ Travelers vs. ♀ Tourists [10w] + [10w] Female travelers wear no makeup, stringy jewelry and Jesus sandals.Female travelers wear overcaked makeup, diamond jewelry and Gucci Booties."

"Relatively Speaking [10w] The irony about 'relativism theories' is that they're relative too."

"Virtual Reality [10w] The only thing better than reality is perfected virtual reality."

"Lost vs. Lost We get lost twice in life.The first stems from uncertainty,when we try to find what our dreams truly are.The more profound feeling of being lost is existential, and comes unforeseen, after we finally fulfill our dreams.To survive the latter, we must create an entirely new set of dreams."

"The Phenomenon of Life {Couplet} The potter's some man of clay who's molding clay,a robot making an automaton;Every day we recreate ourselves from what bricks we're made,how wondrous life's phenomenon!"

"Great Poets [10w] Great poets can milk blood and tears from a stone."

"Long Term Relationships [10w] Long term relationships should begin and end with a laugh."

"Herpes [10w] Only greatness and genital herpes are conspicuous by their absence."

"God Created [10w] Lips were created to kiss and hands to make peace."

"Life Imprisonment with No Possibility of Parole [10w] "The needle is preferable to three hots and a cot."

"Good Egg [10w] Picking up the pieces is the responsibilty of the egg."

"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."

"Jonesing [10w] Is it odd of me that I'm Jonsesing for strange?"

"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."

"Is Prayer Only for Man? I [10w] Does God pray for His creation's in Heaven and Earth?"

"Steer Clear [10w] Avoid alliances with anyone who's more to gain than you."

"Six Minus Three Degrees of Stupidation [10w] Three degrees of stupid:stupidstupid squaredstupid stupid stupid"

"Nevada Haiku 'Happens in Vegasstays in Vegas', long as youpay hos to shut up."

"What Makes a Terrorist Tic {Couplet} "If you want to glimpse how dark I really am,Place me beside the brilliant words of our Holy Qur'an."