gershon hepner Poems

In China, Moslems called the Uighurs
are fighting to be free
of rule by Han Chinese. It figures
that they want liberty,
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Conveying pride and sensual allure,
Violetta's shame lurks just below the surface,
but, violated by a prude, she makes us nervous
because we come to realize she's pure,
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Gusto, brio and panache
happy writers have, who dash,
while those lack élan and verve
scribe slower, fearing they may swerve,
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Both faithful in love and dauntless in verse,
there ne’er was a knight like young Gershon, and worse
are abundant throughout the New Yorker and most
of the books that are published. Now Huffington Post
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Moral convictions, George W’s strong card,
intellectual superiority Obama’s,
can’t win against opponents who fight hard,
not jokers in a pack, but military hammers.
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“There are a lot of things that I believe I’ll never say, ”
said Kant, “but I will never say what I do not believe.”
The questions raised by lonely men of faith don’t go away,
since few are satisfied by all the answers they receive.
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What Wordsworth terms “our ancient Dower, ”
describing heritage of Britain,
has faded like the fresher flower
of the USA. Unwritten
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Dipping when you’re being skinny
is an act that’s far less sinny
than lovers breaking solemn oaths
when they’re wearing all their clothes,
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Strike and shine and deepen, spread,
where others stand in silence speak,
what they cannot discover seek,
write what no one yet has read.
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A man who once lived in the Hebrides
made overtures to all celebrities.
One told him: “Go gentle, son.
Since you aren’t Mendelssohn,
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