Gershon Wolf Poet Narrative

Four Cups of Wine

~ A Passover Tale ~

Four cups of wine
  They say I must drink
I’m getting too old for this
  Don't you think...

But I psyched myself up
  and drank the first cup
The room didn’t spin
  I thought I might win…

Then came a second cup
  and later a third
I glanced at my son
  He looked like a bird…

Came time for cup the fourth
  but I took the fifth
So as not to incriminate myself ~
  converted to Buddhism forthwith...

Now if ever there was a faerie 
  tale, this one is it
I had better stop here
  ‘fore' that wine drowns my wit

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Caren Krutsinger April 22, 2022 at 2:29 AM This is hilarious! "Then came a second cup and later a third I glanced at my son He looked like a bird…" So fun!

Ilene Bauer April 18, 2022 at 11:58 AM ha! the trick is to use smaller wine glasses, gershon! i hope it was manischewitz... Gershon Wolf April 18, 2022 at 6:53 PM Actually, it was Rashi 'Pink' Wine. Every try it?!

Darlene De Beaulieu April 18, 2022 at 11:12 AM Hello Gershon, wow! that is some imagination. Better not drink too much wine. enjoy yur day my friend. Darlene De Beaulieu April 19, 2022 at 5:56 AM Hello Gershon, oh, okay. Enjoy your day my friend. Gershon Wolf April 18, 2022 at 6:51 PM Nope, not me. Burp.

Kim Rodrigues April 18, 2022 at 9:27 AM Imaginations to drown yourself by! Hope your celebration was wonderful! I attended my first Sunrise Easter service. A cloudy day but so very nice. Gershon Wolf April 18, 2022 at 6:51 PM Sunrise Services are the greatest, esp. when the Sun shows up! Wait 'til next time, Kim.

L Milton Hankins April 18, 2022 at 8:35 AM Hmmm...I'm trying to remember whether we had four cups of wine at the Sadar I remember. I think so. Gershon Wolf April 18, 2022 at 6:48 PM Maybe you had five or six. Once you've had four, what's the difference anyway? lol. Thanks, Milt.

Evelyn Judy Buehler April 17, 2022 at 9:44 PM My favorite of all these funny verses is the third. :D Evelyn Judy Buehler April 19, 2022 at 10:51 AM :):):):) Gershon Wolf April 18, 2022 at 6:46 PM Thank you, Evelyn ~ Larry Bird, the Third

Jeff Kyser April 17, 2022 at 9:31 PM :-) Gershon Wolf April 18, 2022 at 6:44 PM :) (: (:):!:) Dot-dit-dat-dat-dat-adot... :):):)!:!:(:*:*: