Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

A Contest for the Hearts and Minds of Americans

      
         In the contest for the hearts and minds of Americans
            the clash of forces features screams, shouts and shots

         While the quietude required to determine right from wrong
            ~ buried somewhere deep beneath snow and ice

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Regina Elliott February 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM Hi Gershon, Good writing. I’m praying that peace will prevail. Have a cozy evening. ~ Gershon Wolf February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM Me too. If there has to be a war, let it at least be 'civil.'

Robert Gorelick January 31, 2026 at 11:16 AM May cooler heads reign, more light less heat. Gershon Wolf January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM Spot-on, Robert. Thank you, gw

Yann Rolland January 31, 2026 at 4:07 AM great metaphor, a nation need calm too, i guess, merci poet Gershon Wolf January 31, 2026 at 8:56 PM Without calm, I fear the bomb. ~ gw

sara Etgen-Baker January 30, 2026 at 6:01 PM the gaslighting we witness every day creates more erratic behavior and decisions. People are lost, truly lost. Gershon Wolf January 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM Agreed. I myself much prefer lamp-lighting to gaslighting. ~ Man in the Street

John Lawless January 30, 2026 at 5:04 AM if the politicians who enact the laws and swear to uphold them refuse to enforce them then they are useless....both the laws and the and the politicians