Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

Made it to Mars

     
     Made it to Mars
       I stared at a creature
     He stared right through me

     Opened my mouth
        He opened his wide
      No teeth or tongue to hide 

     Took off my shirt
       He removed his
     Nothing there, not even one rib

     Extended my hand
       He stretched his out too
    Menacing claws, both tattooed

     Tried to head for my spacecraft
       My feet stuck to the ground
     Stared at a hill ~ future burial mound

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Joe Maverick September 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM Why travel all the way to Mars though.? There are plenty of hills on Earth G W.. And the fuel cost is less.! You worry me sometimes.) Gershon Wolf September 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM I worry you only sometimes?! Now I'm worried about you!!

Hilda Greenhough September 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM This sounds like a nightmare. I hope you are sleeping well. Gershon Wolf September 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM Actually, my decade-long bouts with sever insomnia returned in June or July of this year. Phooey!

sara Etgen-Baker September 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM oh my! Engaging poem, Gershon...eegads, 'menacing claws, both tatooed.' Especially liked the last line Gershon Wolf September 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM Hope you and Bill got engaged long, long time ago. lol. ~ gw