Gershon Wolf Poet Narrative

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There were protests and kerfuffles at the Kentucky Derby today...

One White Stallion

The horses were frightened
  refused to leave their stalls
Some kind of racial clash
  compromised the safety of all

Then one horse looked about
  one fact clearly stood out
15 Derby entrants, 4/5 brown or black
  not one white stallion in the whole shack

Well, this was quite the crisis
  it called for a calm and cool head
That's when that one horse 
  Put a call in to Mr. Ed

Ed picked up the receiver
  but his voice sounded strange
I can't help you posthumously, he said
  I'm now 'Home on the Range'

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Linda Alice Fowler September 6, 2020 at 6:23 PM Quite amusing Gershon - and a little melancholy. Thanks for the grins, laf

Joseph P. DiMino September 6, 2020 at 12:44 PM Poor Ed! I bet he could have showed them a thing or two...or, for inspiration, recited a poem exalting Kind Arthur's magnificent steads. Great write! Love it! Gershon Wolf September 6, 2020 at 8:30 PM Thanks for the love on this one, Joe. Appreciated! :) gw

Kim Rodrigues September 6, 2020 at 11:38 AM LOL...quite funny! Gershon Wolf September 6, 2020 at 8:00 PM And just think, I didn't even have to put in any 'straight man parts' for Wilbur! Thanks, Kim! Grins on Chins, Gershon

Jennifer Proxenos September 6, 2020 at 8:25 AM Hi Gershon - enjoyed your poem I must say I didn't watch it so can't say much, but I understand what you mean. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. Gershon Wolf September 6, 2020 at 10:39 AM Thanks, Jennifer! :) gw

Jenna Logan September 6, 2020 at 2:57 AM There were several beautiful greys. A white thoroughbred is VERY rare. One owner was black, and protesters wanted him to take his horse out of the race because they told him it's a white man's sport. People are over the edge and falling over too many things in todays excuse for society. I really need to start reading you more, Gershon, but I'm losing interest in the soup. Gershon Wolf September 6, 2020 at 10:38 AM Yes, you're right about those gray horses in the Derby alright. I just assumed that they were all brown or black. Mea culpa... As for losing interest in the soup; it's better than losing interest on the soup, I suppose. I hear that vegetable soup is still paying 5.25% compounded daily... ~ Tik-tok Stock Ticker

Caren Krutsinger September 6, 2020 at 1:15 AM I loved that show! I had glanced at this poem and immediately thought Mr. Ed, and then BAM! There he was! Our childhood is showing! Kim Rodrigues September 6, 2020 at 11:39 AM I’ll make this a trio! We can all sing the same song...hee haw Gershon Wolf September 6, 2020 at 10:36 AM Yup, our childhood is definitely showing alright. Where's Wilbur?! Thanks, Caren

Michelle Faulkner September 5, 2020 at 9:04 PM I like how you tagged in Mr Ed from 'Home on the Range' - I watched the race today, and from what I saw, the protesters were non violent (and there were actually three gray horses in the field) - next up, the Preakness in October- Gershon Wolf September 6, 2020 at 10:35 AM From the news reports that I saw, the police managed to keep the leftists and the rightists from tearing each other apart. As for the horses, mea culpa: I just assumed that they were all darker color... Oh, well; no wonder Mr. Ed wouldn't pass judgment! lol. Thanks, Michelle