#spiritual-growth

"What Children See [10w] "A spider is an octopus who lives in the desert."

"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."

"Seafood My body's just a shell,the world is my oyster ~and I'm getting a whale of appetiteright now for some delicious seafood ."

"Talented [10w] Being called talented brings with it more hatred than applause."

"Twittersweeet [10w] Finding Twitter followers' like fishing in a lake of fisherman."

"Whose Asphalt Is It? [10w] The road to mediocrity is paved with asphalt and tarmac."

"Rat Trap Haiku 'Hmm, 12 by 13,4 by 9. Oy! You call thisrat trap an apartment?"

"What is Love? [10w] Love is the stubborn desire to find permanencein impermanence."

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

"No Planning for Death [10w] People put more planning into a weekend vacation than death."

"2 Rules on Becoming a Good Poet [10w] Rule#1: Never write shitty poetry.Rule#2: Never forget Rule #1."

"North Dakota Haiku "My bib overallslook spiffy at a weddingor a funeral."

"Grateful [10w] + [10w] If you can't think of anything you should be grateful for,think that you can think and be grateful for that."

"Consolation [10w] Man finds consolation in love, laughter and Ben & Jerry's."

"I [10w] 'I' is a wellspring in the desertoverflowing with life."

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

"Ode to a Wastepaper Basket I love the way you sit in the corner,gracious like a lover,catching my every crumpled vanity."

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

"DNA [10w] DNA's the last hope of our species,spiraling to extinction."

"Today's Affirmation [10w] "I'll unplug myself from myselfand plug into something higher."