#spiritual-development

"How to Treat Your Lover {Couplet} If you want to learn how your lover best to treat,Pretend each time is the last time you'll ever meet."

"Mongolian, Temeenii'malgai The small fuzzy hat worn by camels that cross the Gobi desert. Usually stolen by natives of Ulaanbaatar for the groom's hat at weddings. The fuzz on the hat smells so bad that the groom is temporarily blinded and can't see how ugly the bride looks until it's too late."

"What is the Meaning of Life? [10w] {6} To be transformed into all we are capable of becoming."

"What is the Meaning of Life? [10w] {3} To create its meaning every day we live and love."

"Poetry is a Ladder {C☰O☰U☰P☰L☰E☰T} {The poet's job is to create a ladder} {for the reader to enter his imagination}and☰once☰they've☰climbed☰u­p☰to☰the ☰top☰remove☰each☰rung☰by☰grad­ation"

"Selfie [10w] For the millennial generationa selfie is a family portrait."

"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."

"Poet and the Fool {Couplet} {Limerick} The fool does his ego inflate,much like a poet does his oeuvre overrate.But the truth of the matter is that neither shit matters;harsh reality shall both nitwits deflate."

"Cormorant’s Flight [10w] The cormorant’s flight is the first shadow of the wave."

"The Unspoken Speaks Volumes Stillness brackets the exchanges between lovers. Itis not the lack of sound, but an encapsulated silenceof resonance. Resonant silences stand like bookends, embracing their thoughts;though formal pleasantries vibrate the air,they are more ritual than communication.The couples true intents are articulated in the unspoken.Two bodies.One soul."

"My Sweet Home, Alabama If it grows, it sticks, if it crawls, it bites,if it's outside, it rusts,if it's ornery, it fights,if it's a dawg, it barks.if its a possum, it feignsif it's a buggy, it squeals,if it's winter, it's summer,If it's slimy, it's eels.If it ain't Dixie, it won't do,so let's fix to get piss drunkand lynch us another nigger and Jew."

"Till Death Do You Part [10w] Marriage will indeed change people ~for better or for worse."

"Let Others Speak [10w] When others speak of your virtues they grow tenfold."

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

"The Freedom Paradox [10w] The act of protecting freedom is a violation of freedom."

"Bonjour [10w] You're more obscure than first we met,"uttered with regret."

"Lies vs. Truth [10w] I can only speak truth if I lie to myself."

"Children Learn to Love and Hate A child understands love by three months and hate by three years.How the child processes that understandingwill shape his character for the next seventy."

"What is God? [17] [10w] God has a fondness for cosmology and carbon-based life forms."

"Nursing Homes [10w] Nursing homes are house haunted by the living and half-dead."