Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

The Road Back Home

              If the road back home runs through a man’s heart
                 why does he ever leave in the first place

              O, I suppose flashing neon lights and fancy eateries
                 beckon and lure would-be sophisticates

              ‘Til they find that one meal at home is worth
                 more than all that expensive, unnourishing ‘cuisine’

               Not to mention hot cars and flashy clothes
                 sinking their tenterhooks into station wagons and overall jeans ...
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Karen Croft June 30, 2026 at 9:23 AM they always so if you move away you'll eventually move back to your hometown, because your roots pull you back Gershon Wolf June 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM Yep. Those roots are deep. ~ Gershon

Kim Rodrigues June 29, 2026 at 7:08 AM Those fancy eateries perhaps for social reasons, especially nibbles. But, there is nothing like cooking and serving what you want, simply and faithfully. What of those hot cars..flashy clothes…those tenterhooks…ooh the wording…what do we really need, we especially might ask ourselves as we wrinkle and gray. Gershon Wolf June 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM We only need each other ... and all the great memories we can share. I think so anyway.

Alison A Smith June 29, 2026 at 2:10 AM Nothing beats a home cooked meal. It's full of love and makes you real.