Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

A Common Misconception About Inchworms

The inchworm's in no hurry
        his vision's perhaps blurry

     A journey of five meters
        in ten hours, a world-beater
 
     I'd like to go on record
        to report they don't feel hectored

     But per a reliable source
        they envy snails, of course

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Michael Tor October 2, 2022 at 4:09 PM Funny theme my friend. Enjoyed... Gershon Wolf October 2, 2022 at 6:15 PM Thank you, Michael. Glad you found it humorous. Cheers, gw

Jim Slaughter October 2, 2022 at 9:33 AM And I love the song about them in the Danny Kaye movie, "Hans Christian Andersen"... "Inchworm, inchworm,/ Measuring the marigolds./You and your arithmetic,/You'll probably go far." Gershon Wolf October 2, 2022 at 6:07 PM Ah! Danny Kaye is one of my all-time favorite actors-singers-entertainers. A great, oft-underappreciated talent. Thanks for mentioning the song! Smiles, gw

Becky Forbes October 2, 2022 at 8:58 AM So good... love finding your kernels of truth wrapped in sugar. Gershon Wolf October 2, 2022 at 6:16 PM Hmm. 'Kernels of truth wrapped in sugar.' Would you like to come to work at the North Pole? I need someone with vision! ~ Santa D. Claude

Linda Alice Fowler October 2, 2022 at 6:51 AM Snail envy? LOL gw Gershon Wolf October 2, 2022 at 6:17 PM Dino Martin once sang: Everybody's got snail envy sometime... (Well, actually he didn't. But who remembers what that lush sang, anyway?!) Laughs and Guffaws, Gershon

Shirley Hawkins October 1, 2022 at 9:59 PM Slow and Sure, Who could ask for more? Gershon Wolf October 2, 2022 at 6:22 PM I could ask for more. ~ Grandpa Turtle, recent gout victim