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A Gentleman Left This World Two Days Ago

      A gentleman I know
        who’s held in high esteem
      left this world two days ago 
        smiling softly in a dream

      His tombstone bore the words below:
       ‘Ended life as he began
      Never uttered an unkind word
        about his fellow man’

Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2025

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Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 9/11/2025 4:46:00 PM oh to have that level of integrity, to leave kindness as one's legacy! Another powerful poem, Gershon. thank you Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 9/11/2025 6:34:00 PM Yes. Folks like this man -- whom I based on someone whom I actually knew -- are rare treasures. They remind us of what man can be --- vs. what he unfortunately usually is. ~ gw

Joe Dimino Date: 9/11/2025 6:46:00 AM This is heartbreaking.... For his killers, I do not wish to even try and rehabilitate them. Let hell and the devil do that. Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 9/11/2025 6:56:00 PM Above my payscale. He was a great young man, who will sadly be missed by many. We cannot have a working, safe society for the many, without laws and consequences. Where the 10 commandments just suggestions? Gershon Wolf Date: 9/11/2025 6:35:00 PM I'm sure this fellow, my friend, would not have a bad word to say about those who took his life.