Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

The Past Looms Large

Behind looms a mountain
   Ahead, a narrow stream
The mountain is receding
   The stream is your dream

The past is in the mirror
   The future lies ahead
When the mountain disappears
   Your dream will be dead

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Sandra Adams July 13, 2019 at 1:00 PM Dreams are what keeps us alive when we give them up we become like the mountain! Enjoyed this ponderous read :) Gershon Wolf July 13, 2019 at 10:08 PM It's a ponderous poem, alright. I like that characterization, Sandra. Thanks. ~ gw

Panagiota Romios July 13, 2019 at 8:16 AM Gershon..I am so thick headed. I got lost after the last two lines Deadhead, Panagiota Gershon Wolf July 13, 2019 at 10:07 PM Don't think you missed much, my friend. ~ Jerry Garcia (You did identify yourself as a 'deadhead,' after all).

Kim Rodrigues July 13, 2019 at 6:23 AM This takes the mind all over the place. Perhaps the land of confusion. Gershon Wolf July 13, 2019 at 10:06 PM The mirror may not reveal all!! :) gw