Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Climb On the Merry-Go-Round

Opportunities missed by the score
    never to come 'round anymore

  Each time my knees shudder and knock
    clanging tick of the circus clock
  
  I take a chance, climb on the merry-go-round
    frowning, the smile of the clown

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Kim Rodrigues July 31, 2023 at 7:41 AM The visual of a merry-go-round! Round and round we go, sometimes thrown, sometimes up and down, passing our past, reaching for our future, seeing loved ones leave and others join…strangers that we learn to love…time is passing…passing…we are but passengers on the merry-go-round! Gershon Wolf July 31, 2023 at 6:49 PM Gosh. Deep stuff, Kim. Sounds more like a 'go-round' than a 'merry-go-round' to me!

Eileen Manassian July 29, 2023 at 10:10 PM That first couplet is so expressive and true. Interesting write. Thanks for sharing Gershon Wolf July 30, 2023 at 7:28 PM Thank you, Eileen. Appreciated, Gershon

Shirley Hawkins July 29, 2023 at 9:26 PM Horsey, Horsey, don't you stop Just let your feet go clippety clop Your tail goes swish, and the wheels go round. Giddy up, we're homeward bound.