Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Castles In the Sand

~ An Allegory for the Holy Temple ~
 
  Let me take you by the hand
  and guide you through my box of sand
  It was to be my Promised Land
    'til things worked out not quite as planned

  My good friends I disrespected
  So how could I have expected
  to build dream castles in the sand
    when for my conduct I was banned

  I know that I'll return some day
  No magic wand I need to wave
  As long as I do not do to others ~
    what I don't like, we'll all be brothers

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L Milton Hankins July 29, 2021 at 8:43 AM Yep...follow that Golden Rule, gw. Everything will work out fine! Gershon Wolf July 29, 2021 at 5:53 PM That golden rule is the ticket... The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! Thanks, Milt. :) gw

Eve Roper July 28, 2021 at 8:41 PM Great write, Gershon. We do have to see ourselves in the light of good for others to see us the same, and by treating them with respect. Gershon Wolf July 29, 2021 at 5:51 PM Without basic respect and decency, civilization is bulldozed by the next group of Huns. (Can you say 'Chinese' fast three times?!). Thanks, Eve.