Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Magic Show

I chanced onto an older chap
  who fell into my lonesome lap
I said, O please, would you join me
  for a cup or two of soothing tea

A look of thanks swept over him
  So I replied, Please come on in
The tea is hot and you are cold
  Please pardon if I'm rude or bold

He looked around, and then he gasped
  What's that on your desk, he asked
My screen, of course, I brushed away
  his question as some small talk play

But he was scared and couldn't speak
  I saw that he'd begun to freak
As pictures moved across the screen
  It seemed that he was frightened clean

Out of his gourd -- no longer bored
  I asked him if he liked my Dell
He gulped, That creature is from Hell!
  Well, his comment really rang a bell

I asked him if he knew the date
  And he replied -- 1808
I said, for you, Is this a magic show
  Yes sir! -- a black one -- Let me go!

Friends, as sure as stars above do twinkle
  My guest that night ~ Rip Van Winkle


     ~ iambic tetrameter (mostly) ~

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Linda Alice Fowler March 8, 2021 at 7:19 AM Delightful Gerson. I knew someone once who was convinced the devil lived in the computer lying in wait to pounce on the user. :) Linda Gershon Wolf March 8, 2021 at 4:07 PM Ha, ha! What you wrote, upon reflection, may actually be true. ~ D. Mon

Susan Ashley March 7, 2021 at 6:51 PM Dear Gershon, your fun and fabulous pen never fails you.. nor me. Wasn't quite sure where this was going till the big reveal at the end lol! Your whimsical poem has me grinning with delight :) Oh how I enjoy your silliness, Heater Guy! Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Gershon Wolf March 8, 2021 at 4:05 PM Susan, it's a treat to see your avatar. Glad to hear this one had you grinning. ~ Heater Guy

Rico Leffanta March 7, 2021 at 11:01 AM Well thought and scribed! If only scientists could help the rest of us sleep off at least 4-years if not 20! Aloha! Rico Rico Leffanta March 9, 2021 at 10:20 AM Imagine if we could all sleep through the Pandemic! Aloha! Rico Gershon Wolf March 7, 2021 at 4:57 PM Ha, ha! I'd be happy to get through one night without getting up to hit the can! Smiles, Gershon

L Milton Hankins March 7, 2021 at 10:49 AM A delightful piece of work, Gershon. I always wondered what it must have been like for ol' Rip. Sounds like he was homeless when he woke up. I'm sure he was! Good stuff! Gershon Wolf March 7, 2021 at 2:31 PM Always liked Rip the Winkler better than Jack the Ripper. lol. Thanks, Milt :) gw

M. L. Kiser March 6, 2021 at 11:01 PM Oh boy, your muse had you up really late! A clever and fun pen. Gershon Wolf March 7, 2021 at 2:28 PM My Muse won't let me unionize! lol. No rights = funereal rites! :) gw

Evelyn Judy Buehler March 6, 2021 at 9:10 PM Imagine having Rip Van Winkle for tea! Your story was so interesting, Gershon, and I wondered about the strange fellow, until the ending, when it all was made clear. Delightful! :) Gershon Wolf March 7, 2021 at 2:25 PM You are my inspiration for these kind of narrative couplets, Evelyn. I've got a way to go to incorporate the kind of cheerful imagery you weave into your stories though. Thanks for setting a great example, and for your comment on this one! Cheers, Gershon