#Spirit

"Treat'em Like a Dishtowel (⌣́,⌣̀)⇝♥⇜(^◡^ ) [10w] "If I wring you out will you wring me back?"

"Scientifically Proven [10w] Mariah Carey has a brain the size of a walnut."

"My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus."[The Science of Second-Guessing (New York Times Magazine Interview, December 12, 2004)]"

"Wishing Wells [10w] Wishes fall to the bottom of wells;only faith floats."

"Sink or Swim [10w] Lovers master the breaststroke, the crawl and the muff dive."

"Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it..."

"Endless Childhood [10w] + {Couplet} Put off summer's endAnd adulthood's vexingburdens shall suspend."

"Idiots vs. Fools [10w] Idiots listen to other's bullshit;fools listen to their own."

"Poets Job Description [10w] Poets console the soul with words and eyes with images."

"Gifts Never look a gift horse in the assor a donkey in the mouth."

"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."

"Poetry in a Bottle [10w] If you could bottle poetry you'd have one addictive drink."

"You do not need to work to become spiritual. You are spiritual; you need only to remember that fact. Spirit is within you. God is within you. (67)"

"Rhyme vs. Reason {Couplet} Do not try to make rhyme of reason,nor reason of rhyme;For the former's too systematic,the latter's too sublime."

"Perspective [10w] In every needle there's a haystack,if you step back."

"Credo of a Substitute Teacher I'm a 'sugar free' substitute teacher.I speak frankly and never gave any of my studentsa single word of encouragement.Why should I? Even after 10 years the school hasn't given me a pension, health insurance or paid sick leave.So fuck 'em.Fuck 'em all."

"Err [10w] My dear, "To err is human — to forgive, to redefine."

"Knocked-Up Kinda' Loven Marry, me, marry me, marry me,You better say, 'affirmative',Cuz you stuck a bun in my ovenand you haven't an alternative."

"Poets Hate Poets [10w] Poets hate poets who are more talented than they are."

"New York Haiku "My monthly rent checkis more than you will make inyour fucking lifetime."