gershon hepner Poems

Spinach
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God, who can’t be recognized,
appears in an angelic form
to bible heroes most surprised
to learn that he is not the norm
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Why, since you have thrilled me like a flower,
should I not be excited by your skin?
Come let me grow a little younger by the hour
and plant you on my bed. There is no sin
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Starts are often fabulous,
but ends are what we blow,
outcomes far more nebulous
than seeds we’ve tried to sow.
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REALITY AND VERBS, NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES


Cioran said there is a radical disjunction
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Those men who are considered tall,
defined as more than five foot nine,
are smarter than the ones who’re small.
that’s less than five foot nine. That’s fine
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Dionysus, god of theater and wine,
could be today the god psychiatrists regard
as ideal model. When you are not feeling fine,
lie on his casting couch, and then, with no holds barred,
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Catch us little foxes who’re destroying
vineyards. Just as foxes
always look behind themselves, enjoying
the past, we keep in boxes
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GENESIS OF GENOCIDE

Jewish history comes with homily,
the seder shared by all the family
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CHALLENGING ROCKS: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BUBBLE


Like a bubble, headstrong rude,
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