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Entry in Richard L's 'Poem of the Day' poetry contest:  I remember just whipping this one off in about 15 minutes late one night, and then going to sleep thinking that it was just the essence of silliness, that it wouldn't garner any interest, and that I'd probably just delete it the next day...Well, you can see what a "prophet" I was (and am).  LOL.  At any rate, thank you, Richard, for the opportunity to reflect on this one...

View From the Prism of 'Ism'

socialism  communism  fascism   despotism
  buddhism  catholicism  hinduism  zoroastrianism  
territorialism  colonialism   imperialism   expansionism
positivism  relativism  behaviorism  existentialism 
  adventurism  escapism  negativism  nihilism
puritanism   fanaticism   extremism  terrorism
   sexism  chauvinism  ultra-nationalism  jingoism
hedonism  epicureanism ~ stoicism  asceticism
   patriotism  heroism  altruism  idealism
activism  idealism  individualism  exceptionalism
  atheism  deism  monotheism   paganism
optimism  pessimism  cynicism  romanticism
  atheism secularism  humanism  utopianism  
hypnotism  mysticism  exorcism  surrealism 
   ~ and what if there were a schism in each and every 'ism!'
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018


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Date: 12/6/2021 6:47:00 PM
TALENTEDISM :)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/6/2021 6:55:00 PM
Danke Schoenism
Date: 11/21/2021 7:41:00 PM
Well done on this monorhyme verse.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/21/2021 7:45:00 PM
Whoa! You really clicked on the 'Wayback Button' to find this one, Eve. Thanks a lot! ~ Marvelous-ism, gw
Date: 9/2/2021 3:48:00 PM
Your intellectualism is showing, Gershon! I hope you got some sleep with all those isms crowding your brain :) Congratulations on POTD!
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Date: 7/9/2021 7:01:00 AM
Gershon, Perhaps choose a little more romanticism and a little less cynicism for the fine folks who know just how to share. -Richard
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/10/2021 8:48:00 PM
Nice dualism and truisms in your comment there, Richard. ~ From the San Quentin Prism
Date: 6/23/2021 7:55:00 AM
Congrats on your POTD, Gershon!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/23/2021 6:38:00 PM
Thank you so much, Franci! :) gw
Date: 6/23/2021 6:41:00 AM
That’s weird, why am I just reading this for the first time if you entered it in my contest? Congrats on your deserved POTD.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/23/2021 6:37:00 PM
Because it's 'Ground Hog Day!' 6:00 a.m. Rise and shine, Richard!! ~ Bill Murray
Date: 3/9/2021 2:54:00 PM
Hello. I really LOVE this. It's an echo from 1969. If words are true they will be heard ringing eternal: "Ev'rybody's talkin bout Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism/This-ism, That-ism, Ism ism ism.../All we are saying, is give peace a chance..."- John Lennon. The spirit carries on in your words. Thank you.
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Marcela Proust
Date: 3/10/2021 5:38:00 AM
No digging at all; this was the first of the Best Poems by Gershon Wolf. And it is such a great one. Thank you.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/9/2021 3:19:00 PM
Wow, Marcela! You went way back to dig this one out. Haven't looked at it for a while. Not only that, but you nailed exactly what I was thinking of, i.e., that 1969 John Lennon song -- Everybody's talkin' about ... Give Peace a Chance. At ay rate, I appreciate your enthusiasm! Happiness and Joy, Gershon
Date: 11/3/2020 6:34:00 AM
Gershon, One of this poem's favorite isms...optimism. Happy election day! -Richard
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Date: 4/24/2019 11:31:00 AM
No criticism! Very nice poem. You do have a gift.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 4/24/2019 12:01:00 PM
Love your comment, Val: It's the height of witticism! Interesting that you went so far back to 'dig this one up.' Your support is greatly appreciated. Best wishes, Gershon
Date: 6/3/2018 6:08:00 PM
Hello Gershon Wolf,yes what if? |have a nice evning my friend.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/3/2018 7:36:00 PM
So nice to get a visit from you, Darlene!
Date: 5/21/2018 7:00:00 AM
Congrats on POTD my friend. Love the creativity truth and REALISM in this gem, about the many unseen schisms..., A fav.....
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Date: 5/20/2018 1:53:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD! Just saw this.
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Date: 5/18/2018 6:03:00 AM
Congrats on POTD Chris..
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Date: 5/17/2018 7:50:00 PM
Your animal magnetism is on full display with your poetic expressionism, Gershon :)) Fun is your forte, for sure. Congratulations on your POTD honors for your excellentism :)) Warmest wishes my wonderful friend .. ~Susan
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/18/2018 2:08:00 PM
Susan, you certainly have made an interesting point. Here's how I understand it: You've just tasted a bit of my 'a.m.,' my animal magnetism. Now you're ready for my p.m. And you know what that is, right? ...TBC in soup mail
Date: 5/17/2018 5:38:00 PM
Congratulationism on your POTD, Gershon
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/18/2018 2:08:00 PM
Thank you, Charles.
Date: 5/17/2018 3:33:00 PM
You may find some relief You may find some regret You may find some belief You may find some upset You may look to a pray You may look to the sky You may look to be fare You may look to a lie You may find something right You may find something wrong You may look something over But you can’t touch what is gone
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2018 3:49:00 PM
James, your muse has certainly 'touched me.' Awesome! :) Gershon
Date: 5/17/2018 2:54:00 PM
Congrats on POTD, Gershon, Unique, Original and Fun !!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2018 3:50:00 PM
Rearrange the first letters of your comment and you have a U F O ! (Unique, fun, original). :) Gershon
Date: 5/17/2018 1:53:00 PM
- So much "ism" ... well done, Gershon :) - Congratulations on yours p.o.t.d. - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2018 3:51:00 PM
You're right, even if I probably left out more than I put in!...Glad I left out somnambulism though. LOL. Thank you, Anne-Lise! Best always, Gershon
Date: 5/17/2018 1:52:00 PM
Congratulations on your poem beig chosen as poem of the day, it was a really nive written one and I learn many new words,jingoism, stoicism and many more
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2018 3:54:00 PM
And how about agrarianism and anachronism...Thank you for viewing the poem and for your support, Faraz! Best wishes, Gershon
Date: 5/17/2018 12:20:00 PM
exceptionalism intellectualism, Gershon. Congratulations on POTD
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2018 1:14:00 PM
Thank you kindly, Daniel. ~ Gershon
Date: 5/17/2018 8:35:00 AM
I applaud your potd, curtsey, hoot and stadium wave. Yay! Have a fabulous day my friend :) xomo!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2018 12:51:00 PM
Very cutesy, hootsy, and stadium wavesky, my dearski. :) Comrade Volkovsky
Date: 5/17/2018 6:25:00 AM
Very clever Gershon , thoroughly enjoyed. Congratulations on POTD....Maria :)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2018 1:16:00 PM
Thank you, Maria, and glad you enjoyed this one. Question: in 'POTD,' is the 'D' for day-ism or deism?...Smiles! :) gw
Date: 5/17/2018 4:38:00 AM
Brilliantism! many congrats on POTD love the ending Gershon:-) hugs Jan xx
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2018 1:17:00 PM
I think that ism goes better with your last name than your first name, don't you, Mrs. Allisonism? --In appreciationism, :) gw
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Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2018 12:57:00 PM
yes they are excellent poetry and rhyme perfectly:-) hugs jan xx
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2018 12:53:00 PM
The only question remaining---Are the 14 lines of 'the beginning' actually poetry?! --At least the ending may be, and that's perhaps why you liked it! :) gw
Date: 5/17/2018 3:33:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved POTD Gershon with your very cleverly written piece. :))
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2018 1:18:00 PM
Many thanks, Roy! Best wishes, Gershon
Date: 5/17/2018 3:03:00 AM
A brilliant verse Gershon, a well deserved POTD. Tom.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2018 1:18:00 PM
Tom, your comments always give me a lift! Best always, Gershon
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