#spiritual-development

"Autumn Ikebana [10w] + {Haiku} Earthen rainbows raked by Autumn's Ikebana of wind arranging leaves.or:Earthen rainbows raked by Autumn's Ikebana of wind arranging leaves."

"Depth of Love [10w] The longer the time between relationships,the deeper your love."

"The 3 Most Powerful Words in the English Language for Every College Student [3w] Ilovepizza"

"Poets and Competitiveness [10w] "I'm the only poet I need to be better than."

"Liberating Dreams [10w] God was with Joseph in prison.They escaped through dreams."

"Poetry Site vs. Social Networking Site [10w] Hello Poetry is whatever you want Hello Poetry to be."

"My Brooklyn Childhood [10w] "Motherfucker! I gotta put more goddamn change in the swear-jar."

"Death as Opportunity [10w] Death's an opportunity to wisely fill the void it leaves."

"Embittered [10w] "His heart blistered like paint peeling from an old rig."

"Do Me No Favors Haiku 'Do me no favors ~I can take care of myself.So, pay the check and drive me home."

"Be Careful What You Wish For More often than not,a dream come true is a nightmare-in-the-making."

"Boundaries [10w] Receiving bribes blurs the clear boundaries between friends and enemies."

"The Wonder of Wandering [10w] When you wander without destination,the world becomes your teacher."

"A Note from Time Management [10w] Our time machine's temporarily out of order. Come back yesterday."

"Fat Bungee Jumpers When I watch a fat woman bungee jumpI swear I can feel the earth leaving its orbit."

"Family {Couplet} For my misery, family brings relief,tripling my joy, halving my grief.This aesthetic arithmetic's quite poetic,an accounting surmounting odds unsympathetic.Now there seems no hardship I cannot withstand,accompanied by my exponential, familial band."

"Gold Diggers are Always at Two Weddings A gold digger's eyes are searching for her next husband at her wedding."

"You're My Favorite' If you want all your children to know they're your favorite,give them all the same nameand whisper this confession in all their earswith the promise not to telltheir brothers and sisters."

"Love Poetry [10w] Love poetry is simply bleeding on the page with ink."

"Listen to the Wisdom of Shakespeare 'To thine own self be true and fuck'em till they're back and blue."