Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

A Grand Experiment

To a world of darkness, of brawling, of territorial fights
  came a moment of clarity, dawned a new light

A grand experiment, daring beyond all comprehension
  which could have exacerbated underlying tensions

But it found firm footing, and despite imperfections
  there arose a new nation after seven years of insurrection

A place where a man could upgrade his station in life
  and a revolution's pen was as sharp as a hunter's knife

A land to roam, to explore, to cultivate
  A land of mountains, forests, and plains so great

With a wilderness untamed, and where rivers breathed free
  Where you could assert you, and I could become me

Yet alack and alas, the land's bright promise has faded
  midst darkness and brawling and descendants become jaded

And now America's a nation, very much like the others
  where no man is your brother and sons turn on their mothers

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P.S. Awtry March 4, 2021 at 6:57 AM This is beautiful. It is so sad to see what is happening to our country.

Judy Ball March 3, 2021 at 5:08 PM WoW you tell it like it is my brother. America has such a grand and impressive history and our forefathers would literally turn over in their graves to see what we have turned it into. They gave up so much to create something wonderful. A nation under God with liberty and justice for all. Now look at the mess we have made of it. Good stuff Gershon. Write on. God Bless, JB Gershon Wolf March 3, 2021 at 5:17 PM Judy, your generous evaluation of this write simply makes my evening! Thank you so, so much. Faith and Strength, Gershon

Rico Leffanta March 3, 2021 at 12:25 PM This is one of your best, Gershon! Aloha! Rico Gershon Wolf March 3, 2021 at 5:16 PM Thank you so much for the encouraging words, Rico! ... Now as for 'all the rest' -- lol. Appreciated. Take good care, Gershon

L Milton Hankins March 2, 2021 at 6:41 PM O my, Gershon, I'd hope we have not sunk that far, but I'm holding my breath. Thanks for these couplets. They are important and the message is sorely needed. Thank you. Gershon Wolf March 3, 2021 at 5:15 PM I believe we have sunk to the level of snitching and even spying on each other, as I have seen it time and again over the past ten years, not just during the pandemic. Think back yourself, to the stories of the kids who turned in their parents and vice versa. Unthinkable until recently. And very similar to the former Soviet Union, as my wife (from Ukraine) and friends all tell me. At any rate, thanks for the nice comment and hang in there! :) gw