gershon hepner Poems

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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Near the human race are layers
of nonsense, Thornton Wilder said.
Worst of all are the naysayers
reminding us that God is dead
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Eyes, accusing, may demand
attention to their piercing gaze,
more difficult to understand
than visual signals that amaze,
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WHY DO WE HATE THE SUPER-RICH?


Why do we hate the super-rich?
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Saturated dreams
hang in the air,
while two faithful teams
compete in prayer.
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In Katharine’s bathroom Warren Buffet failed
to notice the Picasso, getting wet,
yet saw, and surreptitiously availed
himself, of her shampoo, his profit net.
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Madame Bovary could cheerfully have carried
on adultering if she had not run out
of money, which is something you can’t do without
when having an affair with someone who is married.
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After delight comes
the doom
as tragedy follows
the joy,
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