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Those Who'Ve 'Accomplished'

Endless stretch the tracks 
  of those who’ve ‘accomplished’!
The chilling realization
  Iron's flash, decapitation
    History's knife, expurgation...
   
What once moved men’s hearts
   relentless clawed apart ~
Fickle be the art
   of every fresh start

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Paula Goldsmith

May 11, 2022 at 2:36 PM

Accomplished to one is not Accomplished to another. Guess it is what the word means to each person. You are an "Accomplished" writer. Just ask me. Have a great/blessed day writing away.............

Bill Baker

May 7, 2022 at 3:05 PM

It is hard to make sense out of near chaos, day after day. Your poem does incite thinking, Gershon.

Gershon Wolf

May 7, 2022 at 8:24 PM

I am ever the inciter and the igniter... Modest too.

Caren Krutsinger

May 2, 2022 at 11:07 AM

Lots to think about.

Gershon Wolf

May 2, 2022 at 12:08 PM

Ponder and Wander...

John Lawless

May 2, 2022 at 10:21 AM

As we sit atop the mountain it is always difficult to remember that others "broke trail" so that you could stop by for a peek.

Valsa George

May 1, 2022 at 10:33 PM

What's the motive behind decapitation of the accomplished? Is it jealousy or the fear of monopoly or is it just the craze for a fresh start.... ! I wonder ! Gershon, you have given us a thought to ponder on ....

Gershon Wolf

May 2, 2022 at 12:08 PM

I don't really know where my thought was 'headed,' truth be told...

L Milton Hankins

May 1, 2022 at 8:17 PM

Which brings to mind who is accomplished, how is it measured, and by whose standard? As you have obliquely pointed out, accomplishment can bring "decapitation" and frequently does.

Gershon Wolf

May 2, 2022 at 12:07 PM

'Accomplishment' - Heck, at this point, I don't even understand what it means anymore. It is an 'accomplishment,' for example, to run for President, to win your party's nomination, to win the electoral vote, to be sworn into office -- and then to face daily dressing downs at the hands of the media? I think JFK is the last one who didn't get raked over the coals too badly. 'Course he was a real charmer...

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