#spiritual-wisdom

"The Poet's Job [10w] + {Couplet} Trigger memory, explode an emotion;the poet must create commotion....................................................­....................."

"The Poet as Enchantress [10w] + {Couplet} The poet is an enchantress,with or without a dress."

"Sixty is the New Fifty The good news is sixty is the new fifty.The bad news is twenty is the new ten."

"Rat-Race [10w] There’s no refuge for creatures opting out of the rat-race."

"Campbell's Soup: M'm! M'm! Good!... ...even though our products have more sodium than the Dead Sea."

"New Age Advertising ATTEND OUR REINCARNATION RETREATGuaranteed to be a once in a lifetime experience.Sure it costs $5000, but lets face it,you only live once."

"Coins [10w] Statesmen whose faces are on coins are amenable to change."

"Enough [10w] Enough's the only thing most people can't get enough of."

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

"Diana Sporting a Remington Sendero SF II {Couplet} Over one shoulder hung a rifle, over the other swung a brace of pheasants;She was a no-nonsense breed of sniper, a viper with no time for fangs of conscience."

"Who is Fortunate? [10w] Who is fortunate?He who measures his fortune in friends."

"The Game Is Afoot God's buried eight jewels within my soul.Life's game is,'Remove each gem, yet find me whole.'The clue is,"Eight is one, and one is eight,no jewel's more precious,all equally great."

"Entrepreneurs [10w] A man should be judged by the companyhe sells."

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

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

"The Dangers of Second Hand Smoke "Second hand smoke can be harmful becauseif you don't put out that fucking cigaretteI'm smashing your head open with this baseball bat."

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

"Leaps of Faith [10w] Like religion, leaps of faith are behind all idealistic movements."

"Hermits vs. Rising Real Estate Costs [10w] Hermits can no longer afford a cabin in the woods."

"Humble Wishes [10w] "God, all I simply ask is that I become perfect."