Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Meet a Genius

   
              The erstwhile poet chose
                to write hideous prose
           
              Narratives of mangled fingers
                 of twisted elbows linger

              Hardening readers’ hearts 
                 though they could not bear to part

               from every line the genius wrote
                  his brilliance in sickening verse cloaked

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sara Etgen-Baker June 17, 2026 at 4:33 PM definitely witty and ingenious :-)

David Crandall June 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM I like it! "Sickening" is one my my favorite prose genres! Gershon Wolf June 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM Perhaps you preferred 'Sick' Magazine to 'Mad' Magazine, David. Tough choice there. lol. ~ gw

Paula Goldsmith June 17, 2026 at 8:56 AM I enjoyed reading..... Have a creative/fun day writing away.............. Gershon Wolf June 17, 2026 at 8:05 PM Were I to write poetry the whole day, I'd be a basket case by night...

Beryl Edmonds June 16, 2026 at 9:19 PM When the genius writes on the site, the Soup becomes a shining light. Her first name begins with B, the second with E, who on earth could it be… Beryl Gershon Wolf June 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM What a puzzle you've handed me here, Beryl. I'll never figure it out. Ha, ha, Gershon