Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

With Heartfelt Appreciation To Poetry Soup and Soupers

At the age of but ten, I didn't open a lemonade stand
  I was afraid to ask my dad for permission

At the age of twenty, I was scared to ask out my honey
  I couldn't face the thought of rejection

At the age of thirty, I didn't stay in the Holy Land
  I lacked requisite faith in Israel's mission

At the age of forty, I didn't leave town upon divorcing
  I didn't quite trust my intuition

At the age of fifty, I didn't start my own school
  I didn't have the guts to follow my passion

At the age of sixty, I kept postponing health decisions
  I put my trust in hopin' and wishin'

Then on the way to retirement I joined Poetry Soup
And thanks to my new friends' kind words of nutrition
  I write poems like this--
  Of my own free will and volition

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Mike Gentile May 3, 2018 at 9:29 AM Glad you do, Gershon, it's a lovely community and a sweet respite from sometime unwelcome realities Happy Thursday !! Gershon Wolf May 3, 2018 at 2:16 PM You're so right, Mike: a welcome respite from some of our unwelcome realities. Appreciate your support, always. Best to you!