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Drop Some Weight

He stands out there all day
  Strums the guitar for his pay
Your portfolio's grown fat
  Put a couple bucks in his hat

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Caren Krutsinger

September 24, 2020 at 8:19 AM

No kidding! What would it hurt?

Judy Ball

September 17, 2020 at 4:46 PM

I do so agree Gershon. I saw a man sitting outside the Petro Canada gas station one day strumming a guitar with a tin can sitting in front of him. I went in and bought him a sandwich and a cold drink. Good advice here. God Bless, JB

Gershon Wolf

September 17, 2020 at 5:42 PM

Hope you kept the receipt for your accountant, Judy... JUST KIDDING THERE... Seriously, Good for you! :) gw

Heidi Sands

September 17, 2020 at 3:51 PM

Great advice in this one Gershon. Well done :)

Gershon Wolf

September 17, 2020 at 5:14 PM

Thank you Heidi. Appreciate your support. :) gw

Kim Rodrigues

September 17, 2020 at 2:46 PM

Great twist! At first, I was like, “talking to me?”

Kim Rodrigues

September 18, 2020 at 5:37 AM

Well I never...and yet again, I’m delighted :) <3

Gershon Wolf

September 17, 2020 at 5:13 PM

Of course, I was talking to you, Kim. Who do you think I write these poems for --- myself?! lol. Thanks, gw

Sharon Keely

September 17, 2020 at 1:25 PM

I love the good ones, they brighten my day and I happily part with my hard-earned to them. But there are a few I would pay to go away! (I would of course put cash in the hat for this poem, and for how you titled it.)

Gershon Wolf

September 17, 2020 at 5:12 PM

My hat's address is: Gershon Wolf's Hat, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Transylvania 00000 M/C, VISA, Discover all accepted

Darlene De Beaulieu

September 17, 2020 at 11:43 AM

Hello Gershon, I have done this many times. I would stop and listen to their music. Then put a few coins into their hat. Enjoy your day my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu

September 21, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Hello Gershon Wolf, I heard on the news that Germany has the virus. I hope you will be careful went going outside. Take care my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu

September 18, 2020 at 10:50 AM

Doing this made me feel good. Enjoy your day my friend.

Gershon Wolf

September 17, 2020 at 5:10 PM

Good for you, Darlene. Charity and Charitability, Gershon

Joseph P. DiMino

September 17, 2020 at 7:58 AM

Well said! Real art -- as opposed to commercial -- may not pay the bills, but it is the most genuine nature we have to offer.

Gershon Wolf

September 17, 2020 at 5:08 PM

Non-commercialized art IS real. The question is: Is it any good? -- Not always a given there. Thanks, Joe.

Panagiota Romios

September 17, 2020 at 3:49 AM

Wonder if these guys can stand outside in smoky CA? Used to be many in SF years ago..our smoke is going into Colorado and Canada. Air quality poor. I wouldn't be singing out there in CA. BUT DELUGHTFUL years ago. Put money in a hat, yes! Pangie xx

Gershon Wolf

September 17, 2020 at 5:07 PM

If you're standing outside in the West these days, you might as well be smoking a cigarette --- healthier than the air you're inhaling... Such an absolute shame... I think that this is the #1 crisis the country faces right now. Why is it shrugged off outside the west. Out of sight; out of mind, apparently. ~ Disgusted with the state of the nation

Jenish Somadas

September 16, 2020 at 11:43 PM

Drop some weight.. Your title telling a lot..Fantastic couplet..

Gershon Wolf

September 17, 2020 at 5:02 PM

Don't I know you from somewhere?!... Do you realize that since the last time we communicated, both UAE and Bahrain have inked agreements with Israel. My, my! As the world turns... Welcome back, gw

Quoth Theraven

September 16, 2020 at 8:44 PM

Gershon, I payed it forward just today... much better to give it away... than to take it to the grave. -Richard

Gershon Wolf

September 17, 2020 at 4:59 PM

I'm sure it's true for you... As for myself, I need to have cash on hand to purchase my 'Get out of Hell card.' They're not free, you know. Congress still hasn't passed a new stimulus bill, in which these cards would be offered to all crazy poets free of charge. lol. Thanks, Richard

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