gershon hepner Poems

Should you signal me “Get lost”
with your eyes, and far more clearly,
your words, I never would accost
you, darling, though I love you dearly,
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If God is a comedian as maintained
by those who think his punch lines rather sick,
then maybe there is something to be gained
by laughing when he does his Godly shtick.
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Some people like to talk of cabbages,
while other people like to talk of kings,
but people more enlightened than mere savages
talk mainly about restaurants and rings,
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When you see a cougar
don’t reach for you Luger.
She’s right to be naughty
when she’s over forty
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Clitoral is infantile,
said Freud,
applauding the vaginal style,
enjoyed
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POLONIUS


Pity poor Polonius,
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Mate-man, mate-woman were expressions
Jack London’s wife and Jack would use,
not only in their mating sessions
but whenever they would schmooze.
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Take a lump of clay and model
us together, you and me,
on a bed as we both cuddle,
joining and becoming we.
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Observe between the shoulder and
the chest wall the axilla
that's begging for deodorant,
for smell can be a killer.
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Some people once to Martin Luther turned
and asked: “What would you do, sir, if you learned
the world would end tomorrow? ” to which he
replied: “Good question. Plant an apple tree.
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