Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Who's Reining In Ukraine

Russia pounds Bakhmut to dust in 2022
    Putin bombs and tortures civilians too
  Western diplomats warn, "Naughty, naught, shouldn't do!"
    No marches, no protests, no counterattacks, no coup

  Putin smirks: "Civilians? Them, we do not attack!"
    Words of a fox, a liar, a megalomaniac
  Zelensky and Ukraine fight back with all their might
    But in 2023, Ukraine's nearly out of arms
                                       ~ quite a desperate plight

  Zelensky awaits reinforcements from the West, but alas
    The delivery system is almost out of gas
  Enmeshed in partisan jawing and enmity on Capitol Hill
    Never forget: If Ukraine loses, Western lives pay the bill

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David Fisher November 5, 2023 at 4:07 PM Definitely some tough current happenings well written in rhyme. What about those who play 5-d chess, so many steps ahead of the masses, trying to divide the world into teams to route for; division is their weapon, and it works every time. What if those 5-d players are on the same side(bankers/money monopoly team) playing so that the rest of humanity dukes it out? They always win everyone else always loses. Gershon Wolf November 5, 2023 at 6:46 PM As the old saying goes, David: Don't work in a bank. OWN the bank. Ditto for insurance company and any other financial enterprise...

Tom Cunningham November 5, 2023 at 7:06 AM Putin will never admit defeat, it's about time decent Russians stood up to that mongrel. Tom Gershon Wolf November 5, 2023 at 6:42 PM I agree, Tom... The polls declare though that Putin is more popular than ever. I guess what it takes to achieve popularity is Murder, Torture, Authoritarianism.... i.e., FEAR TACTICS. What a world we live in. 1984 for a decade straight now, ever since Putin invaded Crimea...

Sara Kendrick November 5, 2023 at 2:41 AM This is a sad situation as well. We definitely know that Ukran needs to be the winner in this situation. Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara K Gershon Wolf November 5, 2023 at 6:38 PM Spot-on, Sara. Ukraine must triumph against the monstrous atrocities Putin has committed... Always enjoy your page, and thank you for stopping by mine! ~ Gershon

Chris Conn November 4, 2023 at 9:29 PM Sean Penn is going to play Zelensky in the up and coming Hollywood movie. An imaginary war with mediocre talent. Happening in the same place where they teach the imaginary diseases. Gershon Wolf November 4, 2023 at 9:35 PM Hollywood doesn't deserve Zelensky and the courageous Ukrainian army.