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This may seem 'so 1950's' to some, but I've lived under both systems...

Communism Dreary Dilapidated Lying Cheating Drinking Exploitation Frustration Optimism Determination Striving, Innovating, Advancing Entrepreneurial Bold Capitalism June 21, 2019 "Sparkling Diamonds" Poetry Contest Sponsor: Joseph May

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Joseph May

Date: 6/25/2019 7:59:00 PM

Nicely done Gershon..Congrats on your win..

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/25/2019 8:38:00 PM

Joseph, thank you for your generous assessment of the poem, and for the opportunity your contest gave all of us Soupers. Much appreciated. Best wishes, Gershon

Brenda Chiri

Date: 6/25/2019 6:55:00 PM

Gershon congrats on your win!;)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/25/2019 7:07:00 PM

Thank you for noticing me 'down there in the pack.' Much appreciated, Brenda. And congrats to you on your top / #1 winning diamante (parent -children) in the contest! :) gw

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/22/2019 7:28:00 PM

hmmm, I am with you on the communism part, but I am dismayed by the greediness of captialism. I would love to see a happy in-between. Well done for the contest.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/22/2019 10:40:00 PM

Yeah, I hear, Andrea. Capitalism is certainly no utopia. As they say, there's no paradise here on earth. Yet compared to communism, well --- just go live (not visit) in a communist society for a while. You'll feel the stagnation and pervasive corruption, and then perhaps the greediness of capitalism won't be quite as dismaying. At any rate, thanks for your pointed insight. Appreciated. :) gw

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 6/22/2019 2:12:00 AM

This is excellent for the contest Gershon, might try my hand at it although contests and I, don't seem to gel very well. I love it, Hugs, Jennifer.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/22/2019 10:37:00 PM

Give it a spin, Jennifer! By the way, I don't do well in contests at all either, but I still enter them, as they challenge me to improve, which is what it's all about, I think. :) gw

Chaim Wilson

Date: 6/21/2019 1:48:00 PM

Gershon, Karl Marx hated Earl Grey tea b/c all "Proper Tea" is Theft! Invest your wealth in poetry, Keep Writing Verse! Good Erev Shabbos, Chaim

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/21/2019 1:51:00 PM

Ha, Ha: KM hated Earl Grey tea. Ha, ha. Funniest thing I've heard today. Thanks for the chuckle, chabibi. Sabbath Peace to you and yours. ~ Gershon