Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

What War -- Why Worry

Bombs dropping
Wives shopping

Guns blazing
Frats hazing

Troops shooting
Crooks looting

Tanks rumbling
Drunks stumbling

Ships sinking
Flirts winking

More killing
Steaks grilling

Blood flowing
Moms sewing

Wounds gaping
Teens vaping

Men missing
Lips kissing

Hordes dying
Pols lying...



        September 10, 2020
    Threes, Please Poetry Contest
        Sponsor: Beth Evans

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Evelyn Judy Buehler September 19, 2020 at 9:06 PM Congratulations on your win, Gershon. Day to day life goes on, even in chaos. A super poem. Best wishes. Gershon Wolf September 21, 2020 at 7:26 PM Thank you so much, Evelyn. :) gw

John Watt September 19, 2020 at 7:28 PM Your contrasting couplets are so sobering, GW. But this is the first time I've heard that politicians actually lie... say it isn't so! Great write, and congrats on your win ~ JW Gershon Wolf September 21, 2020 at 7:26 PM Thanks for the comment, John. And by the way, it's not true that politicians don't lie... lol. :) gw

Linda Alice Fowler September 19, 2020 at 7:05 PM Nice gw. Why worry indeed? Congratulations on your placement! Linda Gershon Wolf September 21, 2020 at 7:25 PM Thank you for noticing, Linda! :) gw

Caren Krutsinger September 15, 2020 at 12:51 PM This is maybe the most profound poem I have ever read in my entire life. WOW! Gershon Wolf September 15, 2020 at 5:48 PM Why, thank you, Caren! Such an unexpected endorsement! :) gw

Geoffrey Brewer September 11, 2020 at 2:20 AM Life goes on and on. You convey the inevitability with an underlying feeling of sardonic acceptance. Nice one Gershon. Gershon Wolf September 11, 2020 at 1:46 PM Bombs away; we shrug. As long as it doesn't touch us... Such is the malleable mind of man --- except for the saints maybe... Thanks, Geoffrey

Tom Cunningham September 10, 2020 at 11:21 PM Love how you've composed this Gershon, very creative. Tom Gershon Wolf September 11, 2020 at 1:45 PM Thanks for the praise on this one. Trying my best on this end. Wishing you a great weekend, Gershon