Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

Heroes of Yesteryear

In our minds, they are giants
  those heroes of yesteryear
presidents, generals, boxing champs
  O, how we stood and cheered

We view them now on grainy film
  the cruelest shock do we receive
These puny men our eyes deceived
  No more in them can we believe

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Kim Rodrigues March 9, 2021 at 7:13 PM Truly, as we get older it becomes too clear our heroes weaken as all men (women) do Gershon Wolf March 10, 2021 at 5:28 PM Seems that 'larger than life' heroes are more prevalent when one is 'smaller than life,' a wee lad or lassie. :)