Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

A Fox Crossed My Path

A fox crossed my path in the woods today
  Trotting briskly on a leafy pathway
Of a sudden he jammed on his hind brakes
  Sniffed air redolent of felled trees and clear lakes

I imagine he determined I wasn't a threat
  The fox darted off; I broke out in a sweat...
Put my trusty wheelchair in gear in reverse
  Rolled my way home, composing this verse

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Kim Rodrigues July 14, 2020 at 3:31 PM LOL! LOL! LOL! Are the hounds following your chair...giddyup! However if your really in a rolling chair, I rescind my comment and beg your pardon. Gershon Wolf July 14, 2020 at 5:56 PM OK. I accept your apology, Kim... even though none is necessary. I actually have a wheelchair, though I've never used it, thank Heaven... If I fly to Israel to visit my son over there, I may have to bite the bullet and use one occasionally, however. I can't walk over a mile without gettin' the heeby-jeebies (whatever they are) anymore. lol. Thanks for the laughter... :) gw

Quoth Theraven July 14, 2020 at 9:38 AM Gershon, Outfoxed a fox, what a rascal (ride). -Richard Gershon Wolf July 14, 2020 at 5:54 PM The secrets in the whee----ls on my chair. Smiles, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger July 14, 2020 at 3:53 AM I have to admit the wheelchair was a terrific touch! Gershon Wolf July 14, 2020 at 5:53 PM Wheeled that chair right out of my bullpen, I did. lol. Thanks, Caren

Jenish Somadas July 14, 2020 at 1:22 AM A fox crossed the path of a wonderful wolf.. May be he is a fan of your poems.. lol.. just joking.. Thanks for the fox.. He spared a great poet.. Gershon Wolf July 14, 2020 at 5:53 PM He's a 'Fox as in Wolf.' Ha, Ha. Also, just joking. Take care, Gershon

Evelyn Judy Buehler July 13, 2020 at 10:52 PM Whose woods these are, I think I know. :0 Nice couplet, Gershon. I loved the happy ending. :) Gershon Wolf July 14, 2020 at 5:52 PM I could use a little Robert Frost today... well, his last name, anyway. HOT as blazes out there. Thanks for the literary allusion, Evelyn. (With this heat, I'm seeing illusions, however). Stay frosty, as David McHattie puts it! :) gw

Anthony Bianco July 13, 2020 at 9:51 PM Hi Gershon, I love the line about the fox putting on his hind brakes, I just wrote a poem about my close encounter with a coyote and a Lance armstrong want to be-It was a big one (the coyote)mostly gray and white,,they're always in a hurry(the coyote and the biker) and I never have my camera when I need it. Best wishes Anthony Gershon Wolf July 13, 2020 at 10:22 PM I appreciate the enthusiasm, Anthony. So nice to get a comment that's got some depth to it. ~ Wily Coyote