Poetry and taxes. When you think about it, why not make National Poetry Month in April, when millions of Americans ponder the meter of Forms 1040, 1040EZ and the IRS's latest wrinkle in tax torture, Form 1040OHMY. Tax Day — that's tomorrow, April 15, Betsteroids, in case you forgot — does bring out all sorts of poetic creativity.

"He eats like a teen/Why shouldn't my 90-pound dog/be a dependent?"

You see? Who among us hasn't claimed a 100 percent business deduction on our computer, even though, ahem, some measurable percentage of its use might be for cruising the gray side of the Web. That's creative, isn't it? Research, Mr. IRS Auditor. Research.

Ah, the poetry of taxes. True, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to tax laws other than the government's goal of squeezing just enough money out of its citizens before they cry "Revolt!" Don't expect the process to make sense. Instead, power up that spanking new laptop, cruise through the tax program and just keep punching in numbers. Who knows? You might actually wind up with a refund. And when you're done with the torture, hey, kick back and celebrate with some of these Best Bets:

BEST ANOTHER FIRST FRIDAY? BET: It kinda makes sense. Homer has so much art, the usual First Friday openings aren't enough. Call it Third Friday. Tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. you can see what Homer's student artists have been creating, from the very young artists in Renee Jahnke's Art for Kids program to the work of emerging artists at the Kachemak Bay Campus. The Art for Kids show is at the Homer Council on the Arts and the college show at Ptarmigan Arts.

BEST BERETS AND BONGOS BET: It's not exactly San Francisco's North Beach in the 1950s, where Beat poets like Allen Ginsberg might have shown up and recited a few lines from "Howl." But who knows what kind of hip entertainment will show up at the Amped Café's Friday night happening? Musicians, singers and poets are invited at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. every Friday night to bless the world with their music and spoken words.