Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

Longer Than Eternity

From Kindergarten through eighth grade
   seems longer than Eternity
High School turns the corner in a couple years
   the last two zoom by, like a frightened deer

College is a grind; you really have to think...
   looking back you see -- it vanished in a wink 

Your twenties and thirties may ebb and flow  
   it matters what you do and where you go...
 They told me, 'Life begins at forty, sir'
   ~ Now I'm eighty; 'twas all a blur

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M. L. Kiser March 10, 2019 at 12:38 AM It really is a blur...and I think this is turning out to be the fastest moving year of my life! Well penned.

Alexis Y. March 8, 2019 at 12:58 PM Hi Gershon, I agree , life goes by in a flash. So need to make the most of it. Now what was I saying..... Gershon Wolf March 9, 2019 at 9:05 PM Ha, ha! I hereby award you 'Comment of the Day' for your last line, i.e., 'Now what was I saying....' Bullseye, Alexis! :) gw

Caren Krutsinger March 7, 2019 at 5:51 AM The last two years of high school "like a frightened deer" - this is exactly how it is, yet, do we know it then? No. Later. Nice one, dear eighty year old. Laughing now. Gershon Wolf March 7, 2019 at 1:28 PM OK. OK. Alright... So, I'm only 79.75. Can't I just make-believe for a moment?! Does everything have to be so serious?! LOL. And LOL again. Thanks, Caren! :) gw

Mahtab Bangalee March 7, 2019 at 12:01 AM o superb writing, superb expression, yeah, this life is longer than eternity; the mystery started its journey from infancy to ............... Gershon Wolf March 7, 2019 at 1:27 PM to....serenity?! (Better than senility, I'd say). Thanks for the perceptive comment, Mahtab! ~ gw

Michelle Faulkner March 6, 2019 at 10:32 PM It's funny - the days seem so long, but the weeks fly! Gershon Wolf March 6, 2019 at 10:36 PM ---and the minutes inch along at the office, esp. between 1:35 - 2:50 p.m. :) gw