#unconditional-love

"Pitter Patter I love to hear the pitter patter of little feet ~as they unsuccessfully struggle to break free of my choke hold."

"Love is made up of three unconditional properties in equal measure:1. Acceptance2. Understanding3. AppreciationRemove any one of the three and the triangle falls apart.Which, by the way, is something highly inadvisable. Think about it — do you really want to live in a world of only two dimensions?So, for the love of a triangle, please keep love whole."

"1953 It seems the world has gone downhill since the year Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Everest."

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

"Dating Asian Her Kung Fu style was not too bad,but at doggie style she had me had."

"Time Traveler's Ennui The future ain't what it use to be."

"Oxford, England Haiku City shrouded in fogand within the blinding mist we found each other."

"Lady Gaga Haiku A cow has a big head, deep voice, a long tongue, butLady Gaga he's not."

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

"A Frog in my Throat I had me frog in my throat.I swallowed hard and it croaked.Tasted like shit.Next time I get me a frog in my throat,my snooty French boyfriend better wash his dick with soap."

"From the Slobodan Milošević interview during the the Hague Tribunal : 'What are your hobbies?' [10w] "I enjoy gardening because weeding reminds me of ethnic cleansing."

"Imaginary Friends When my childhood imaginary friend got mad at mehe insulted me by calling me 'real'."

"Poetry as Conspiracy [10w] A poem is unspoken conspiracy between the reader and poet."

"Rhyme vs. Reason {Couplet} Do not try to make rhyme of reason,nor reason of rhyme;For the former's too systematic,the latter's too sublime."

"Break All the Rules of Poetry Place no limits on your poetry.Live a little.Break all the fucking rules!If it comes deep from the wellsprings of your imagination,the woolgathering of dreamers ~it is poetry ~no matter what anyone says."

"Expectation [10w] Eyes that see with expectation lieby not querying, 'Why."

"Boasting vs. Toasting [10w] + {Couplet} What many call boasting to my success I call toasting."

"Sometimes it's Love and Sometimes the... [10w] ...tingling sensation of excitement, happiness, and nervousnessis jock itch."

"Rewrite☷Rewrite [10w] Happiness writes new memories;New losses rewrite over old ones."

"Frank Lloyd Wright {Couplet} Frank Lloyd Wright eliminated the confining wall,so now when your wife screams at youit sounds like you're in Tammany Hall."