Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

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 September 19, 2023 at 6:29 PM Sometimes dreams are better than reality. Gershon Wolf September 20, 2023 at 3:48 PM And sometimes reality runs rings around dreams...

Jerry Brotherton September 19, 2023 at 6:21 PM Ah, the American dream. Where the poor dream of being rich and the rich dream of being richer. Gershon Wolf September 20, 2023 at 3:47 PM And the wealthy -- What do they dream of?

David Fisher September 19, 2023 at 5:16 PM Ha, what a good story. Another knockout ending. I imagine all that from my back porch, too. Gershon Wolf September 20, 2023 at 3:43 PM Good for you. I don't even imagine such stuff anymore, myself.

Bill Baker September 19, 2023 at 5:12 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 September 20, 2023 at 3:41 PM Thank you, Bill!

Sara Kendrick September 19, 2023 at 11:07 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 September 20, 2023 at 3:36 PM Who is rich? -- He who is content with what he has. ~ Wisdom of the Sages