Gershon Wolf Poet Roundel

The Time Has Come

The time has come to damp down gridlock and polarization
  For the country's citizenry to treat each other with basic decency
    To stop resorting, at the slightest offence, to righteous indignation
The time has come...

The time has come to stop shouting and screaming, to restore civility
  To stop finger-pointing accusations and character assassination
    To stop the invective, the slander, the libel, and to act with dignity
The time has come...

For leaders to get off their soapboxes, to cease the endless bloviation
  Not to promise 'free everything,' to promote fiscal prudence, feasibility
    To acknowledge the populace's apathy, to lift the veil of total frustration                                                                     
The time has come...

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Mark Toney June 28, 2019 at 9:16 AM Gershon, this poem lends itself to the Roundel form. I also like that you used the word bloviation. It deserves a standing oviation ;) ~Mark Mark Toney June 28, 2019 at 10:49 AM Same time as Maypo. “I want my Maypo!” Gershon Wolf June 28, 2019 at 10:00 AM Enjoyed your humorous comment, Mark...Let's keep it going: Perhaps 'bloviation' deserves a sitting ovulation...or some chocolate Ovaltine-nation. (Remember Ovaltine? It was chocolate flavor powder, a rival of Nestles and Hersheys back in the day). :) gw