gershon hepner Poems

Preferring reasoned reciprocity,
to unilateral possession,
ideal for which I do not crave,
I think of love as the expression
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Ah, when our last years come in sight,
love’s onset can turn out to be less ominous
if finally we get it right
and of a dominatrix are the dominus.
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Better, deeper, more intelligent,
and sensitive than us, Jane Austen
provides a literary environment
in which we all, by getting lost in
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You have to leave a space for thought
to heal the wounds nonmeaning causes;
they won’t recover as they ought
if you attempt to close with clauses
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Some Rings are Freudian, some are sung
inspired by the work of Jung;
some are Christian and their sparks
have been attributed to Marx.
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Live within your inner self;
don’t leave your feelings on a shelf
where other people may by chance
discover them, which won’t enhance
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You have to read again, again,
the words, and once again, to savor
the nuances with acumen,
and relish their unflorid flavor.
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Only those who know the steps can dance,
and only if you’ve learned them in your youth
can they bring back the memories of romance
that first confirmed for you the so-called truth
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Aren’t the heavens far too far from earth
for us to pay them very much attention?
Should not earth’s accommodating girth,
despite its gross distension and pretension,
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DOUBLE PARKING WITH SCHUBERT


If Haydn warbles, Mozart coos
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