#spiritual-development

"Small Degrees Lobster don't fathom they're being cooked,like relationships being snuffed out in small degreesbut in reverse, as love begins to freeze over, trapping you in a impenetrable ceiling of ice until you drown."

"Styx Haiku Boatman refusesto paddle me down the Styx.'No carry-on baggage."

"Q & A The illness of our time is not that we lack for answers;man's tragedy is that we've forgotten the important questions."

"Deadlines The only deadline I plan on missing is the one at the cemetery."

"Hug [10w] To embrace what you truly love,give it a hug."

"Invisible Attraction What's invisible to the eye is that as you move towards love,love moves towards you."

"The Refugee I packed my car with cash and valuablesand headed for the border.At the first checkpoint they took my cash.At the second they took my valuables.At the border they took my car and my shoes.I walked barefoot the last 100 feet to freedom,and was greeted with open arms by a person I didn't recognize.In time I discovered that strangerwas the me they could not take from me."

"Evil Thoughts [10w] Believing 'You're either with us or against us' is evil."

"Love vs. Control [10w] A lover you can control is not worthy of having."

"Summer NYC ☜ʇɥƃᴉlɟ☞'ɥsɐp ɐ 'ɥsɐlds ∀˙ɥʇɐq ʍollɐɥs ɐ ʇɐ sʍoɹɹɐds ǝʞᴉlsɹǝlʞuᴉɹds ʇɐ uǝɹplᴉɥƆ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Children at sprinklerslike sparrows at a shallow bath.A splash, a dash, ☜flight☞"

"Poetry and Dogs [10w] Poetry and dogs make the best companions.Don't trust dogs."

"Prickly Pears [10w] Men are often like cactus fruits ~thorny outside,mushy inside."

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

"A Poem Should Be Motionless A poem should be motionlessin its eternal truthsand animated to inspire latent words into action."

"Sometimes God is Drunk [10w] Satan's sudden appearance means God is on a drinking binge."

"Who Isn't [10w] Psychotherapy's powerless once you assume you're smarter than the therapist."

"Ageing [10w] There's no such thing as age -- only degrees of opacity."

"Garden [10w] A garden is a poem written with flowers on earth."

"Reflection Upon Reflection [10w] Don't look into a mirror in rooms full of mirrors."

"Jealousy [10w] Jealousy's like being reprimanded for a crime you haven't committed."