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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

Date: 9/24/2020 8:19:00 AM

No kidding! What would it hurt?

Judy Ball

Date: 9/17/2020 4:46:00 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
Date: 9/17/2020 5:42:00 PM

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

Heidi Sands

Date: 9/17/2020 3:51:00 PM

Great advice in this one Gershon. Well done :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/17/2020 5:14:00 PM

Thank you Heidi. Appreciate your support. :) gw

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 9/17/2020 2:46:00 PM

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

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 9/18/2020 5:37:00 AM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/17/2020 5:13:00 PM

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

Sharon Keely

Date: 9/17/2020 1:25:00 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
Date: 9/17/2020 5:12:00 PM

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

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 9/17/2020 11:43:00 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
Date: 9/21/2020 12:07:00 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
Date: 9/18/2020 10:50:00 AM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/17/2020 5:10:00 PM

Good for you, Darlene. Charity and Charitability, Gershon

Joe Dimino

Date: 9/17/2020 7:58:00 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
Date: 9/17/2020 5:08:00 PM

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

Panagiota Romios

Date: 9/17/2020 3:49:00 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
Date: 9/17/2020 5:07:00 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

Date: 9/16/2020 11:43:00 PM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/17/2020 5:02:00 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

Date: 9/16/2020 8:44:00 PM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/17/2020 4:59:00 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