Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

A Poem is an Artform

  
     A poem is an artform – 
       well, not always

    A poem is an idea –
       hmm, not necessarily

    A poem is all rhythm and rhyme
       Ha! What about ‘free verse’

    A poem is a thing of beauty
       --though some are pretty ugly

    A poem is a window to the writer’s soul
        --though not to Shakespeare’s, whoever he was… 

    O, A poem is what’s just been written 
        Whoever thinks he can explain one 
           ~ that person’s got to be kiddin’

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Christine Watts September 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM Hi Gershon Yes, hit the nail on the head , made me smile. Cheers Christine

Line Gauthier September 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM lol ~ charming wit

Kim Rodrigues September 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM Poetry indeed is hard to explain.

sara Etgen-Baker September 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM outstanding....poems are multifaceted, multipurposeful, like the poets who write them. Liked this poem...wishing you a splendid weekend, Sara

Jerrold Prothero September 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM Very good, Gershon! The Socratic method applied to poetry, after which we know we know nothing, and Socrates would say we are therefore wiser.

Joseph P. DiMino September 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM "A poem is a window to the writer’s soul --though not to Shakespeare’s, whoever he was…" -- Love that! My guess is, it was probably a troop. But a troop needs a leader. Good old Shakespeare!

Daniel Henry Rodgers September 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM Hello Gershon, Your poem really made me smile for it’s playful, clever, and full of your sharp, questioning wit. I could hear your voice in every line, and it is why your perspective is always refreshing and entertaining. Blessings, Gershon, Daniel

John Lawless September 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM wait a minute...are you sayin that....or, well, it could be but probably isn't whatever it is you said it wasn't