Untitled Poem (17th April 2002)
The greatest artists in the land,/seduced by fortuitous fate,/assembled, every priceless hand;/their timeless trade to celebrate...

Pyrrhic Victory (3rd April 2002)
"Look to yourself!" he cries without remorse/swinging his ax with all mighty force./The flat-eyed Midget dodges with charm,/and draws another cut on the sore Viking's arm....

Bringing Up or Breeding? (27th March 2002)
The central element in the conversation was, as I call it, 'kid planning' - how can we provide the best facilities to our kids. One guy piped up, "I looked up this website recommended by my doctor - and we played different kinds of classical music for my wife when she was a few weeks from delivery...

The Guide (20th March 2002)
He stopped to mop his bedewed brow,/and then proceeded to follow/the circuitous route he had to tread...

The Voice and the Snake (13th March 2002)
I crouch in the bush and bare my glistening fangs,/She scurries by - I twitch - it was a hunger pang...

Mi Salida (27th February 2002)
...it is tough to teach mathematics to someone who must survive the calculus of the street to get to school. This poem is dedicated to those students in the "city" who must tread that road less traveled.

When the Magic Failed (20th February 2002)
This poem owes its inspiration to Kurt Godel and to my friend Christine R. who first opened my eyes to its possibility.

The Spell (13th February 2002)
He pauses in disbelief, unable to contain a stare./She gazes absently from her window, a beauty ever so rare.

Instinct (6th February 2002)
Each candidate was screened thoroughly, and put through a gruelling set of technical and personal interviews spanning three days. Only the top two or three percent were offered positions...