Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

Can It Be

HELLO! … Hello … hello (hello … hello …)
OUT THERE! … Out There … out there … (out there … )

Silence---deep, dark, impenetrable---washes over me

My gaze takes in the vast sweep of starlight on a clear night
Knowing all of that it is but a mere speck in the grand scheme of things...
I am frightened

Am I -- are we -- is the human race ALONE
Amidst all of this bewitching splendor
This cold-hearted, stony magnificence

Can it be



            July 02 2019
    The Universe Poetry Contest
       Sponsor: Nina Parmenter

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Sandra Adams July 9, 2019 at 8:11 AM perhaps they are sitting there writing poetry just like us, wondering the same! Great write for the theme! Congrats on your win :) hugs Gershon Wolf July 9, 2019 at 8:48 AM Perhaps, indeed, the aliens are sitting there writing poetry. Interesting notion. Thanks for the encouragement, Sandra. :) gw

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart July 8, 2019 at 12:38 PM Both light and entertaining, and deep and eloquent; a feat to so lace into one piece so neatly. Lovely done Wolf Man, congratulations for your win! xomo Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart July 8, 2019 at 2:23 PM I'll be your mirror. Gershon Wolf July 8, 2019 at 12:52 PM Wow. Thanks for your bold comment. I myself hadn't seen what you saw in this poem. Greatly appreciated, Maureen. :) gw

Brenda Chiri July 8, 2019 at 2:35 AM Gershon wonderful thought provoking write! Well deserved win my friend! Congrats!;) Gershon Wolf July 8, 2019 at 12:50 PM Thank you, Brenda. Appreciate your support. Best wishes, Gershon

Susan Ashley July 7, 2019 at 7:37 PM It is my pleasure to return and reread this brilliant poem, Gershon. Your artistry shines like the starry night sky. Congratulations on your wonderful win. Warmest wishes always my inspiring friend.. ~Susan Gershon Wolf July 7, 2019 at 10:27 PM Susan, your comments are music to my ears. Thank you so uch, my friend. :) gw

P.S. Awtry July 7, 2019 at 5:18 PM This was almost a performance! I can picture a lone actor taking the stage. Bravo! Your approach of this subject has such elegant clarity! Well done! Congratulations! Another Fave for me! Gershon Wolf July 7, 2019 at 7:29 PM Thank you so much for the FAVE, P.S. Deeply appreciated. Best wishes, Gershon

Andrea Dietrich July 7, 2019 at 3:38 PM nope, I do not think it possible that we are alone. Too many UFO stories out there!! WELL done, Gershon and congrats for your well deserved win. Gershon Wolf July 7, 2019 at 4:59 PM It's hard to believe that we're alone, isn't it? … Yet let's see some evidence that we are not. I've been looking at the odds ever since Isaac Asimov calculated them in the 1970's, and those odds always favor intelligent life out there. And yet... We'll see... or our children... or our grandchildren... Who knows?! Thanks for the feedback, Andrea! :) gw

Michelle Faulkner July 7, 2019 at 2:55 PM Are we alone, the eternal question - congratulations on your win, gw! Gershon Wolf July 7, 2019 at 4:58 PM Yup. So far, the question still begs an answer. We'll see what happens. :) gw

Kim Rodrigues July 7, 2019 at 11:43 AM Congratulations! The apt echoes and pondering brought you into the winner’s circle! Gershon Wolf July 7, 2019 at 2:37 PM Yes, it brought me in, by the skin of my chinny-chin-chin. ~ Big, not-so-bad Wolf

Janice Canerdy July 7, 2019 at 10:18 AM CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved win, Gershon! Janice Gershon Wolf July 7, 2019 at 2:37 PM Thank you, Janice. Appreciated. ~ gw

Line Gauthier July 7, 2019 at 9:40 AM Well penned, Gershon. Congrats on your fine win. Gershon Wolf July 7, 2019 at 1:18 PM Thank you for noticing, Line. Appreciated. ~ gw

Caren Krutsinger July 4, 2019 at 11:02 AM I think this is a marvelous take on the contest prompt! Gershon Wolf July 4, 2019 at 12:42 PM Hope you're right, Caren. Thanks for the support. I can sure use it. Best wishes, gw

Jennifer Proxenos July 3, 2019 at 2:49 PM Hello can you hear me - hello caaaaaaan yoooooooo heeeeaaar me - called to say I think this should win! Hugs, Jenny. Gershon Wolf July 3, 2019 at 3:10 PM Yet you certainly are no alien! LOL. Thanks for the call and the support... Sooner or later I'll place in someone's contest, hopefully. Thanks again, Gershon

Arturo Michael July 3, 2019 at 8:31 AM Hello...hello, hello , hello... is somebody out there...Out of billions of galaxies I'm sure someone can hear...Food for thought Gershon... Gershon Wolf July 3, 2019 at 10:21 AM You'd think that out of all those galaxies, one would support life as we know it. And yet, there's no evidence of it as yet.. Thanks for the thought-provoking comment, Arturo. ~ gw

Charles Messina July 3, 2019 at 4:52 AM I've asked myself that question a million times...I guess we all have. Great musing Gershon. ~Charlie Gershon Wolf July 3, 2019 at 10:19 AM Yes. The question about life elsewhere in the universe has been asked all down through the generations. And still no answer. Thanks for the feedback, Charlie. ~ gw

Susan Ashley July 2, 2019 at 11:12 PM I was swept up into the starlight and enchanted by the thought-provoking beauty of your poem, Gershon. Exquisite musings, dear poet. Best wishes for a win and warmest wishes for you.. ~Susan Gershon Wolf July 3, 2019 at 10:18 AM Thank you for your warm words, Susan. Appreciated. ~ gw