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A Wish, a Hope, a Wing, a Prayer

A wish, a hope, a wing, a prayer Be it fervent or fluidly flung in the air Something to unite a divided nation To reflect our best, our deepest aspirations And an orator to deliver it on an eagle's wing Ringing phrases to make our collective heart sing Is there somewhere a voice, our vision to renew Or is this just a pipe-dream, nevermore to come true

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 8/8/2019 7:17:00 PM

Hello Gershon … unfortunately in modern society our leaders are influenced by money, greed, and how to convince the masses that their lies mean hope. It appears to be a corrupt world but it won't last forever. Thank you Gershon - Lindsay

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/8/2019 8:10:00 PM

Ah, love your vision, that it won't last forever. Surely you're right, just as the USSR and the Third Reich didn't last forever... This too will pass! Thanks, Lindsay. ~ Gershon

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/8/2019 3:24:00 PM

Ohh, the way your poetry sings. It’s what I adore! May that first line catch on like a wind-bell in a brisk breeze!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/8/2019 4:11:00 PM

Let's hope and pray that you are right, Kim. Our beleaguered populace really needs to hit the pause button, and drink deeply of some fresh air! :) gw

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 8/8/2019 9:20:00 AM

A wish, a hope, a wing (my specialty) and a prayer for you and your divided nation, my friend. xomo <3

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/8/2019 12:15:00 PM

Thanks, Mo. We need help!! Divine intervention, perhaps. :) gw

Sandra Adams

Date: 8/8/2019 8:40:00 AM

our nation has fallen apart and is truly divided, to the point i avoid political discussions with friends and family and turn my back on the media because i am tired of the same lies daily....i hope and pray one day we become what we once were... powerful penning my friend! :) hugs

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/8/2019 9:17:00 AM

Thank you, Sandra. I, too, hope that someone and/or something will come along to shake us up and realize that we have more in common, as Americans, than we know. Best wishes, Gershon

David Mchattie

Date: 8/7/2019 9:35:00 PM

The left is determined to gain power through identity politics. They use projection to accuse the other side of engaging in the very thing they are promoting. They have no interest in helping to heal the country. It's their way or the highway. They look forward to the day when twenty million illegal aliens go to the polls and put them in power for a generation. This is not the fault of the immigrants. They are just a tool of the left. Have a great day.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/7/2019 9:43:00 PM

David, everything you wrote is true. And I'm not just saying that... Yet I believe that the media has magnified the influence of the Left far beyond what it is actually is. I maintain my faith that you can't b.s. the average American worker. Hope I'm right. If not, Katy bar the door! Thank you for your thoughts and insights. Always welcome! :) gw

Line Gauthier

Date: 8/7/2019 9:23:00 PM

I love the hope in your poem, Gershon. Something worth praying for.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/7/2019 9:28:00 PM

Let's 'hope' you're right, Line! :) gw

Panagiota Romios

Date: 8/7/2019 8:32:00 PM

Excellent and thought provoking. Presently, madness, rules. Not even simple logic. What to expect from a nation lied to wanting revenge for something thar never occurred, The lies are dished out like dessert, swallowed and internalized. My suggestion is your religious roots for answers directions and sanity, the war on Jews and Christians is on. Forget any sane speaker, they are jeered. PR

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/7/2019 8:41:00 PM

You know, I'm thinking about it, and who of the religious ilk can we turn to? A Pope who lacks even a shred of credibility? … A Muslim Iman? I'm trying not to cringe there. And there hasn't been a Jewish leader willing to stick his neck out since the Lubavicher Rebbe died in 1994. And how many would follow the Messiah today? ---Perhaps, alas, it is hopeless. ~ gw