Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Imagine a Wedding without

       Imagine a party without food
           an Amish girl who’s lewd
        A zoo without lions
           a wedding without crying

        Imagine a garden with no blooms
           fresh paint without fumes
        A telephone that doesn’t ring
           a robin that won’t sing

        Now imagine a world without color
           gray skies growing ever-duller
         A black-out on a world-wide scale
           No plane can fly, nor ship sail… 

         And when the Queen insists
            “It’s time for tea”
          No one comes
             ~ ‘cos no one sees

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Marikate Kingston February 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM I loved your first stanza. You are such a darn gifted writer Gershon. "A party without food" Wine perhaps? Gershon Wolf February 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM Well, I try my best, Marikate. TYSM for the compliment. ~ Gershon

sara Etgen-Baker January 19, 2026 at 10:06 PM a world without color would surely be unimaginative... Gershon Wolf February 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM Here I am, getting back to you in less than a month. ~ Speedy Gonzalez

Joseph P. DiMino January 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM If you keep your sense of humor...you have kept the best one. Difficult, I agree...when fond others are fading. So much for the golden years. Gershon Wolf February 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM 'Gold' ain't what it's made out to be, eh?

John Lawless January 18, 2026 at 6:17 PM ...so many things we can't do without Gershon Wolf February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM E.g., your comments. Seriously. Without them, I'd, I'd, I'd, I'd, I'd, I'd, I'd, I'd, I'd, I'd, I'd, I'd, I'd, I'd ad infintum, ad nauseum.