Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

Don'T Fight It - Write It

If only I had the will to fight it
    a sword to smite it
      an injustice to right it
        a famous quote to cite it...  

  But of late I teeter and totter
    bumble and stumble
      creak, 'cos I'm weak
        drop the ball or fumble... 

  If only I could take a pill
    to restore my iron will
      to bring back the thrill
        to leap for joy with verve and skill... 

  But we both know there's no such pill
    not in valley low or high on hill 
      So what to do? I guess I will
        capture lost glory with a quill
           No more to fight it!! ~ Just to write it!


               June 13, 2023
           Entry in John Lawless'
        DON'T FIGHT IT - WRITE IT
               Poetry Contest

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Paula Goldsmith June 26, 2023 at 10:21 AM Congratulations on your win. A creative write. You need to do what you do best. Just write about it... Have a blessed day writing away.....................

Beata Agustin June 25, 2023 at 10:20 PM Congratulations. Thanks for sharing your wit, wisdom, and winning words through your excellent poetic style. God bless you.

Deb M June 16, 2023 at 8:42 AM Excellent poem B.B….so well written….flows beautifully! Debx

Marikate Kingston June 15, 2023 at 4:52 PM I need that quill sometimes Gershon, is it magic? That wretched tabula rasa, my blank slate. I need to read more of your poems to fill my own slate creatively. Gershon Wolf June 15, 2023 at 7:31 PM Read all 6,000 of them, Marikate. You may get 1.346 - 2.7341 or so random ideas out of them. lol. Keep smiling. ~ Kayree Tivitee

Michael Tor June 14, 2023 at 11:17 PM Gershon at least you can pretend when you write, lol. So writing about these emotions they are relived inside, so my guess is you still got it upstairs in the brain, now if it can work its way down. lol Gershon Wolf June 15, 2023 at 7:34 PM What I retain 'upstairs' ain't nothing compared to all the junk I got in the cellar! lol. Thanks, Michael

David Fisher June 14, 2023 at 5:56 PM This is 'Write On'! Great lead up to the final line. Gershon Wolf June 14, 2023 at 6:17 PM Thanks for the appreciation on this one, David!

Kim Rodrigues June 14, 2023 at 1:58 PM The pen is mighty in the diminished body… Gershon Wolf June 14, 2023 at 6:12 PM Instead of crescendere, it's descendere... 1st floor. Doors Closing. Going Down...

I Am Anaya June 14, 2023 at 10:39 AM There's Zinc, it works with the immune system [strength] -better yet keep on writing it! This is fabulous and best for the win, GW. wow Gershon Wolf June 14, 2023 at 6:09 PM Gee, thanks! Very encouraging comment --- appreciated. :) gw

Linda Alice Fowler June 14, 2023 at 6:48 AM Teehee gw. I guessed you were a lover, not a fighter. :) laf Gershon Wolf June 14, 2023 at 6:06 PM Who, me? A lover? Teehee, gw

Joanna Daniel June 14, 2023 at 12:33 AM Great writing, Gershon:) Gershon Wolf June 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM Thanks for the nice comment, Joanna. Hope you are well. Light and Joy, Gershon

Shirley Hawkins June 13, 2023 at 7:41 PM Why should you fight it Or swipe it with a sword? Gershon you know already The pen is mightier than the sword! Gershon Wolf June 13, 2023 at 8:00 PM Heh - heh. Great reminder, Shirley. Peace, Gershon