Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

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Inspired by the 'Last Poem Contest,' whose deadline I missed

For My Very Last Poem

For my very last poem
  I'd like you all to know
I used to live on wanderlust
  Though now it doesn't show

For my very last poem
  I'd like here to confess
That for too much of my too short life
  I didn't try my best

For my very last poem
  I'd like to set the record straight
The guy who sometimes made you smile
  Didn't always treat his family great

For my very last poem
  I'd like here to admit
I missed my share of deadlines
  The final one ~ this 'last poem contest' is it

Yet for my very last poem
  I still hope that you think
I'm the type of good-natured fellow
  With whom you'd like to have a drink

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Lindsay Laurie July 24, 2020 at 6:35 PM G'day Gershon ... I hope your very last poem is a very long time from now. Missing deadlines is a curse you quickly get over - thanks Gershon - Lindsay

Kenneth Cheney July 24, 2020 at 6:16 AM Deadlines are misnamed, I've lived through all the one's I've missed. We can all drink to that. Slainte! Gershon Wolf July 24, 2020 at 8:14 AM That's right. Deadlines are certainly misnamed. Thanks, Kenneth. :) gw

Caren Krutsinger July 23, 2020 at 5:38 PM I have missed a lot of deadlines. Humor prances out of this one. Gershon Wolf July 24, 2020 at 8:14 AM I've just missed another deadline on Constance's haiku/senryu contest, by falling asleep before 11:30 p.m. last night... But I guess these are not real deadlines, as I'm still alive and kicking. Cheers, Gershon

W.A. Cholt July 23, 2020 at 4:52 PM Your very last poem is very human and very honest. The way we all should be. Nice write. I look forward to reading many more of your poems in the future. Kind regards. Gershon Wolf July 24, 2020 at 8:12 AM Gee, your comment is so reassuring, W.A. Very much appreciated. Thank you! Best wishes, Gershon

Darlene De Beaulieu July 23, 2020 at 4:23 PM Hello Gershon Wolf, I would like to have a drink with you G.and T. please. i hope you are not leaving. I read your poetry often. I enjoy your poetry. You make me laugh. we all have our rough times. Enjoy your evening my friend. Gershon Wolf July 24, 2020 at 8:04 AM Darlene, you are so nice to me. I thank you!... And I'm not leaving unless the Good Lord takes me away. So, seeing as how my vital signs are all excellent, I should be around the Soup for a while. Thanks, Gershon

Carolyn Devonshire July 23, 2020 at 12:56 PM We've all done things that we regret, Gershon, and sometimes we can't make reparations. You are definitely a fella I'd like to have a drink with sometime. Sorry you missed the deadline; I'm sure this would have been a contest winner. Hugs, Carolyn Gershon Wolf July 24, 2020 at 8:03 AM Thanks for your over-kind evaluation of this one, Carolyn. As for that drink, make mine 7-Up --- on the rocks! lol. Smiles, Gershon

Ilene Bauer July 23, 2020 at 12:14 PM this would be top of my list if it were my contest and i were the judge. perfect! i'll meet you for a drink any time (if you come to new york, of course!) Gershon Wolf July 24, 2020 at 8:02 AM Thanks so much for the compliment and the offer... As for coming to New York, you never know... I certainly feel at home there, even if my wife doesn't. lol. Cheers, Gershon

Joseph P. DiMino July 23, 2020 at 11:21 AM Here's to you, my friend. Jack Daniel's is my poison. Sounds like you have learned what this journey is in a nutshell -- be honest with self, realized in the Mirror of Truth. As I have often said, while my physical brain shrivels away: if I keep my sense of humor, I have kept the best one. Yours seems healthy and brilliantly active. Blessings!! Gershon Wolf July 24, 2020 at 8:01 AM Joe, thanks for the great comments and commentary. And so true: Where would we be without a sense of humor, esp. that ability to step back and realize that we tend to take things just a bit -- which expands to bite and byte -- too seriously. Appreciate the support! Keep the Faith, Gershon

Jennifer Proxenos July 23, 2020 at 8:07 AM What would we do without you Gershon, you make us laugh, you make us think, you make us cry, you make us glad, you make us sad, but mostly we know you are here among us. Blessing and hugs, Jennifer. Gershon Wolf July 23, 2020 at 10:30 AM Gosh. Can I hire you for my agent, Jennifer!... If lil ole me can do all that, imagine what a real poet can do! Thank you so much. Blessings, Gershon

Harry Horsman July 23, 2020 at 7:37 AM Yes a drink would be fine..great poem... Gershon Wolf July 23, 2020 at 10:29 AM Harry, drinks are on me. Thank you, my friend. :) gw

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart July 23, 2020 at 6:29 AM Definitely. Save me a seat at the bar... Gershon Wolf July 23, 2020 at 10:28 AM Absolutely, I'd be delighted to finally meet the real you! -- Although the bar would be in a real home, if you don't mind, my friend. ~ Not exactly the bar-goer here (lol).

Heidi Sands July 23, 2020 at 5:54 AM Sorry to hear that you missed the deadline for this great poem Gershon. Never stop writing and it is nice to have you here with us :) Gershon Wolf July 23, 2020 at 6:10 AM Such a lovely comment you've left me this morning, Heidi. May you never stop writing either! Have a happy Thursday! :) Gershon

Mohan Chutani July 22, 2020 at 10:20 PM GW, you indeed are honest and good natured fellow worthy of a toast. Cheers. Mohan Gershon Wolf July 23, 2020 at 6:09 AM Appreciate the sentiments and the fellowship, Mohan! Here's to you! Thanks, Gershon

Jenish Somadas July 22, 2020 at 9:54 PM lol..Ok, this seems like you are going to stop writing..It would have been a great entry Gershon.. Better luck next time.. But anyway at last the truth revealed.. lol.. Gershon Wolf July 23, 2020 at 6:08 AM Well, I may have another one or two...... thousand poems left in me. Who knows?! Thanks, Jenish. Cheers, Gershon

Unseeking Seeker July 22, 2020 at 8:54 PM Deadlines will come and go ... Let us then in stillness slow ... Joyous in the now, guilt forgo ... As for the drink, until we meet ... Let the melody in our heart be lively & sweet Gershon Wolf July 23, 2020 at 6:07 AM Nice of you to visit my site, and with such a poetic tour-de-force of a comment --- much more elegant than the pedestrian poem of mine you commented on! Thank you for the verse! Best wishes, Gershon