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Fifth Avenue

From steppes remote luxurious mink coats Fine leather boots tailored suits Fancy shoppes five-star hotels Back of splashy nightclubs exclusive brothels Rolls-Royces and Bentleys S-t-r-e-t-c-h ... L-i-m-o-u-s-i-n-e-s cafes serving the finest cuisine Wide-eyed with wonder passersby gape Dreams of Fifth Avenue from tottering fire escapes

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Shirley Hawkins

Date: 9/19/2023 6:29:00 PM

Sometimes dreams are better than reality.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/20/2023 3:48:00 PM

And sometimes reality runs rings around dreams...

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 9/19/2023 6:21:00 PM

Ah, the American dream. Where the poor dream of being rich and the rich dream of being richer.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/20/2023 3:47:00 PM

And the wealthy -- What do they dream of?

David Fisher

Date: 9/19/2023 5:16:00 PM

Ha, what a good story. Another knockout ending. I imagine all that from my back porch, too.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/20/2023 3:43:00 PM

Good for you. I don't even imagine such stuff anymore, myself.

Bill Baker

Date: 9/19/2023 5:12:00 PM

A very insightful poem, my friend. I think many that come to this country to experience the "American Dream". Most consider just having enough to live comfortably a dream. We don't have a supply problem on our planet, we just have a terrible distribution of the global resources. Have a great week Gershon. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/20/2023 3:41:00 PM

Thank you, Bill!

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 9/19/2023 1:39:00 PM

I'm taken aback with the discrepancy between the 5th Avenue glitz and the dreams of 5th Avenue from tottering fire escapes. I've often wondered why some folks are wealthy and others are not. I grew up poor...even when young I was puzzled. Food for thought, Gershon. Have a wonderful afternoon, Sara

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/20/2023 3:37:00 PM

We don't know the 'big picture.' At the end of the day, who is richer? -- He who gave away his wealth to other, or he who hoarded every penny he ever earned?

Sara Kendrick

Date: 9/19/2023 11:07:00 AM

It is sad at the discrepancy between the incomes of people in our country and probably in the world. I would not want to be as rich as some people are though when they get terrible attitudes toward people. Thanks for sharing this creative and expressive one with us and for dropping by my pages. Sara

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/20/2023 3:36:00 PM

Who is rich? -- He who is content with what he has. ~ Wisdom of the Sages