Weakness is unproductive,

Omnipotence is determination,

Reality rewards resilience -

Keys to my longevity

I saw, once, a distance away

Low hanging clouds-

The sun sinking

Into the sea

Singeing the water

As it went

Water turning to vapor

Reaching up to the clouds

Like fingers

Through air.

My mornings lustful and filling

mid- day cool or slightly chilling

the perfect amount of coffee

an unhealthy amount of caffeine

but it is there for me to consume

there in my mug so life may resume.

Laughter is love.

That private chuckle we have immediately compels us to tap others on the shoulder and invite thwm to obtain the same laugh. We click Share. We laugh just loud enough, knowing curiosity will stir the right others into asking what's so funny.

But laughter is more than a response to humor. We laugh to cope. We laugh keep from crying. We laugh just to hear each other do it. It is contagious. It is an airborne pathogen of the gleefulest kind.

It is no coincidence that our favorite laughs to listen to belong to our favorite people; never would that mean ol' math teacher of yours guffaw in a charismatic way. She may chuckle a bit at your unsuccessful attempt to solve for x, but it is a sad tune in a minor key, a game show trumpet, better luck next time.

Real laughter, though, is a window. When it appears, you can see right through the walls of ulterior motives and melodramas. Of all our verbal instruments of social bonding, it is the hardest to fake.

And, therefore, the easiest to trust.

Shiny.

Lux.

Sweet.

Lip gloss is not just make up

Lip gloss puts the sheen

In any scene

Nude or Gold

Reds so true

Hot pink

Iridescent Glitter

It's definitely Me

Coming through

With a bat of my lash

A pout of my lip

I'm the Disco Queen

I lay it on thick

But it never drips

Lip gloss has me fancy

I apply it at every whim

Lip gloss seals the deal

To every inviting grin