Home » Poems » Gershon Wolf » Concentration Tool

Gershon Wolf - Premium Member

Concentration Tool

Serene, at peace...
Calm's a unique kind of cool
Concentration tool...
Fools too oft get excited
Wise men, not thus incited

Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2019

emotionspeacetanka

♡Like0

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

July 10, 2019 at 8:25 PM

Yet again, your marvelous and ingenious insight shines in your artful expression, Gershon. A brilliant piece. Congratulations on your wonderful and well deserved recognition with POTD honors. Warmest wishes always my dear friend.. ~Susan

July 11, 2019 at 5:13 PM

Thank you, my sweet friend :)

July 10, 2019 at 9:34 PM

Thank you for noticing, Susan...And once again congrats to you on YOUR POTD on July 5. Blessings, gw

July 3, 2019 at 1:03 PM

You are of course so right, my wise poetic friend! Congratulations on POTD honors!

July 3, 2019 at 1:25 PM

Thank you for your comment, and nice to see your avatar. Hope you'll rejoin the Soup soon. Best wishes, gw

Jennifer Proxenos

July 2, 2019 at 2:08 PM

Hi Gershon, Have not been too active on poetry soup for a day or two - flu is no excuse though, because I love and comment on mostly all your poems - this was destined to win - such an intense verse - congratulations dear friend on POTD!

Kai Michael Neumann

July 2, 2019 at 2:43 AM

What a summary of life. Thank you and kind and wise wishes, Kai

July 2, 2019 at 9:19 AM

Kai,, thank you for your encouraging words. Warm wishes to you. ~ Gershon

July 1, 2019 at 6:52 AM

Hi Gershon, You said so much in a few words. Congratulations on getting the poem of day. It was well deserved:-) Alexis

July 1, 2019 at 2:24 PM

Appreciate your support, Alexis. Thank for the feedback. :) gw

June 30, 2019 at 9:22 PM

Congrats on POTD. As I've said before... there is a certain genius in simplicity. To be able to say so much with only a few words. Stay frosty my friend.

June 30, 2019 at 11:12 PM

You(r comment) puts me on ice. Real coooooool! :) gw

June 29, 2019 at 5:35 PM

We could probable count the wise men on one hand...Definitely a cool concentration tool is not made for fools... Well done Gershon...Congratulations...

June 29, 2019 at 10:34 PM

Arturo, I sure appreciate all your observations and support. Warm wishes, Gershon

Charlie Knowlton

June 29, 2019 at 4:56 PM

Congrats! Gershon…POTD. Wow! Good poem.

June 29, 2019 at 10:33 PM

Thanks for taking time to encourage me, Charlie. Best wishes, Gershon

Michelle Faulkner

June 29, 2019 at 3:34 PM

Great choice for POTD, many well deserved congratulations!

June 29, 2019 at 10:33 PM

Michelle, thank you for your congrats here, and for all of your support over the past year! :) gw

June 29, 2019 at 1:14 PM

Truth tangles around each and every word. This should be printed and placed everywhere in the world, so everyone could read it. Deep and Powerful. Congratulations Gershon, on Poem of the Day. ~ Brandy

June 29, 2019 at 10:31 PM

Thank you so much for your generous assessment and encouragement, Brandy. Much appreciated. Best wishes, Gershon

June 29, 2019 at 12:23 PM

"Calm as a tool...." if not manipulative. Very wise indeed. Congratulations!

June 29, 2019 at 10:31 PM

Right. Not to be manipulative. Thanks for the feedback, Sunline. Appreciated. ~ gw

June 29, 2019 at 9:45 AM

Maybe that is why I like walking in the woods...the calm. Congrats on POTD. You are a wise man, indeed.

June 29, 2019 at 10:30 PM

Jeanne, I really have to thank you here. I've been called 'wise' before, as in 'wise guy' --- but 'wise man' is a first... Actually, I can't take full credit for the content of this one, as the idea is expressed in the Talmud, Ethics of the Fathers, 4:1. Thanks again for the support. Best wishes, Gershon

June 29, 2019 at 9:29 AM

Congratulations on POTD Gershon. Remaining calm in the midst of pressure is a superpower!

June 29, 2019 at 10:28 PM

Thanks for the feedback and the encouragement, Daniel. Appreciated. Best wishes, Gershon

June 29, 2019 at 8:01 AM

Short, but potent my friend...Congrats!! on POTD!!...carry on poetic soldier lol...sending love...^WW^

June 29, 2019 at 10:27 PM

I'm taking your advice to heart, W.W., my bayonet at the ready. What to spear next?! LOL. Thanks a million for the support. Best wishes, gw

June 29, 2019 at 7:15 AM

Congratulations on POTD, enjoyed!

June 29, 2019 at 10:26 PM

Thanks for stopping by, Tania...reminds to get working on a funny limerick. :) gw

June 29, 2019 at 1:18 AM

Love this little gem Gershon and greetings from Turkey. Congratulations on POTD honours. Tom

June 29, 2019 at 10:25 PM

Thanks, Tom, and I see that you really are a globetrotter these days. Expecting a uniquely T.C. poem about the trip when you return. No pressure there. LOL. Have a wonderful trip! :) gw

Caren Krutsinger

June 28, 2019 at 4:33 AM

Wise men and wise women do not get incited, excited or over-drama-cited. It is such a wise choice; I try to choose it daily at least once when someone else is trying to "stir things up". Sage advice in the form of a well-done tanka.

June 28, 2019 at 10:19 AM

'Be very, very low (calm) of spirit,' say the venerable Sages. (I'm on a Sage-kick now, I guess). Why? --'For the hope of man is but the worm (in the grave).' Interesting advice... :) gw

June 27, 2019 at 8:10 PM

Wow, this is some pithy stuff my friend. Nicely done! ~Mark P.S. I calmly Faved it ;) Namaste

June 27, 2019 at 9:28 PM

Thanks for the FAVE on this one, Mark. (Soup mail, please). ~ gw

June 27, 2019 at 5:11 PM

Oh I like this! Great one Gershon :) A FAV

June 27, 2019 at 5:21 PM

Wow. A Fave. I'm humbled, Heidi. I get so few of them. So it's extra-really appreciated. TYSM, Gershon

June 27, 2019 at 4:39 PM

Fools don't yoga, fools don't care, fools go marry a millionaire. P.S.: Confess, Wolf, you must have lived in India in one of the former lives)

June 27, 2019 at 5:18 PM

I like your little poem about fools there, Kurt...As for confessions: Of course, I have lived in India. When I met the Maharishi, he told me to go back to Jerusalem and study the Talmud harder, that I was wasting my time in India. (The Maharishi was the former 'Yankel Rabinovich.') LOL... Truth be told,--b/c the previous stuff was NOT the truth-- I have never bought into Yoga, Buddha, or any of that gobbledy-gook. I'm a Type A healthily-neurotic, objective reality freak. No inner demons, dybbuks, or Buddhas to expunge. Ha, ha. I'd like to think so anyway... And how about you?! ~ gw

June 27, 2019 at 4:22 PM

Deep, Gershon. I like it.

June 27, 2019 at 5:12 PM

Thanks, Line. Sometimes I am able to maintain a semblance of profundity for five or six lines, although not for more. Glad you felt that this little tanka did the trick for you. Appreciated. ~ Gershon

Get a Premium Membership

Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a Premium Membership.

Book: Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace