Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Calculators of the Heart

   Generals measure the cost of war in human lives
     Soldiers toast its value in the cheapest of dives ...

   Their stomachs in knots all night and day
      Mothers find war's price too steep to pay

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Jerry Brotherton December 11, 2023 at 5:36 PM Well done, Gershon. Your message is spot on. A favorite for me. Gershon Wolf December 11, 2023 at 7:09 PM Thank you so much, Jerry. FAVES are truly an honor for me to receive from my fellow poets. Much appreciated. Thank you, Gershon

Deb M December 11, 2023 at 11:43 AM Oh my BB that is so powerful….a mothers love eh! Actually parents love! Great poem….Debx Gershon Wolf December 11, 2023 at 7:21 PM Oh. I think there's nothing more powerful than a mother's love. ~ Personal Witness

John Lawless December 11, 2023 at 6:38 AM Painfully true Gershon. And they dismiss the "collateral damage"..... Gershon Wolf December 11, 2023 at 7:25 PM Yump, they do... In some cases, there's no choice, unfortunately. War IS Hell.

Heidi Sands December 10, 2023 at 9:40 PM Exactly Gershon. Well done ! Gershon Wolf December 11, 2023 at 7:35 PM Thank you, Heidi.

Kim Rodrigues December 10, 2023 at 9:08 PM Too true! Gershon Wolf December 11, 2023 at 7:40 PM Yes, unfortunately.