Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Just Going Through a Phase

        I pay no attention to sports
        I turn off the weather report

        Pretty girls don’t attract me
        No more do mosquitoes attack me

        I read the obits and emit a long sigh
        Thinking, there but for the grace of God goeth I… 

        A backed-up sewer full of manure
        Made me gag; I was so immature

        Today it bothers me not in the least 
          ~ Life on this earth is just leased

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Michael Tor April 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM Poor Gershon, just go back to bed lol you will feel better lol.

Terry Flood April 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM I demand the right to first refusal on lease renewal. Gershon Wolf April 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM ha, ha, ha, ha... Anyone ever tell you that you are funny. As in off-the-charts funny? No. Oh, well. Never mind. LOL. ~ gw

Kim Rodrigues April 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM Yup…life on the other side of sixty plus! Hugs Gershon Wolf April 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM Wait 'til 70 hits... And I mean HITS. ~ Oy and Vey

Daniel Henry Rodgers April 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM Hello Gershon, Such a candid reflection on life and its phases! I love how you capture that sense of detachment and existential contemplation with a mix of humor and depth. The contrast between the mundane and profound is so striking, especially with lines about the obituaries and the backed-up sewer. Life is fleeting and sometimes absurd. Brilliantly expressed! It made me smile. Spring Blessings, My Friend, Daniel Gershon Wolf April 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM Daniel, were you ever a literary critic? You certainly have the vocabulary and style for it. Amazing review here. Thanks.

John Lawless April 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM You shoulda read the fine print Gershon Wolf April 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM Next up: Why Gershon Doesn't Read'

John Read April 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM Hi Gershon make the most of it before that lease runs out. Gershon Wolf April 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM Good advice.... Now --- er, ahem, Might I get a little extension on that lease? lol.

Tom Cunningham April 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM So true Gershon, we don't know the day or the hour when we get the call. Hopefully not to soon. Tom Gershon Wolf April 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM The call? Or I'll just let the caller leave a message...

Oliver Mckeithan April 1, 2025 at 5:29 AM Yes it is. And it passes too quickly. Gershon Wolf April 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM Tempus fugit alright --- even when we're not having a good time...