Gershon Wolf Poet Sonnet

Kennedy's Been Shot

Sirens wailing like the world had ended
In the streets an eerie calm that day
The heartbeat of our country'd been suspended
Kennedy's been shot!  My God!  No way! 

Youthful vigor, smile inviting and appealing
Camelot! -- He and Jackie'd ushered in
America, the news had sent a-reeling
Lined our faces, tears instead of grins

Woe! The shock wore off, reality set in
Agonizingly, did we return to form
Drank our morning coffee, tasted thin
Sometimes wished we never had been born

Death, unwelcome, always begs a reason
This death torments our souls these many seasons



     Trochaic tetrameter/pentameter

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Quoth Theraven October 6, 2019 at 2:47 PM Gershon, Don't know how this poem got past. The enigma of Jack & Jackie goes on and on. Walter Cronkite's emotional news bulletin was so poignant to a nation brought to it's knees. Thanks for the telling write for Camelot lost. -Richard Gershon Wolf October 6, 2019 at 4:29 PM Wow! I'm impressed with how far back you reached to dug this poem out. Thank you so much for your spirited support! ~ Still miss JFK and RFK too

Arturo Michael July 18, 2019 at 9:17 AM Well done...Your last line says it all...That's why I guess he will live on in our memories... Gershon Wolf July 18, 2019 at 11:13 AM Thanks for the feedback, Arturo... JFK lives on as eternally young and vigorous in my mind. Perhaps it's actually for the best that he didn't live to be old and curmudgeony, as he might have become given all his health issues and his chronically bad back. :) gw

Alexis Y. July 17, 2019 at 5:16 PM Hi Gershon, I had to learn about what happened to him in school. I did see him get shot on TV later on. My heart immediately went out Jackie. She was a strong woman to live that traumatic this event. - Alexis Gershon Wolf July 17, 2019 at 5:31 PM You're right about Jackie, Alexis. I feel that her strength, her quiet dignity, kept this nation from becoming completely unglued. We owe a lot to her... long forgotten now, unfortunately. :) gw