Mike Gentile Poet Rhyme

These Are the Days

Sometimes change is not my friend
I wish that things could stay the same
And if we don’t have tomorrow
These are the days that I will blame

Though I fear what lies ahead
And what a tortured soul may reap
Somewhere in my heart, I know
These are the days that I will keep

Illusion of memory, prism of thought
Capture the days of rose colored lure
Safe, as I know they can not change
These are the days I hold secure

And if the time comes for us to part
Should such a time ever really arrive
I need not worry for better or worse
These are the days that I’ll not survive


6/4/18
These Are the Days Poetry Contest
Daniel Turner

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Susan Gentry June 18, 2018 at 10:25 PM Oh my. This one got me. Congratulations on your win. A different perspective I could sure feel. Mike Gentile June 19, 2018 at 5:06 AM Thank you so much, Susan xxoo

Jan Allison June 13, 2018 at 2:53 PM Very well expressed Mike, many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx Mike Gentile June 13, 2018 at 3:01 PM Thank you Jan xxoo

Eve Roper June 11, 2018 at 8:45 PM Nicely done Mike, congratulations on your well deserved win.. Hugs Eve Mike Gentile June 11, 2018 at 9:07 PM Thank you Eve xxoo

Janice Canerdy June 11, 2018 at 8:26 PM Great poem, Mike. I like your variations on the importance of these days from stanza to stanza! Janice Mike Gentile June 11, 2018 at 9:07 PM Thank you Janice xxoo

Heidi Sands June 11, 2018 at 5:39 PM Congratulations for your win Mike! :) Mike Gentile June 11, 2018 at 6:05 PM Thanks Heidi xxoo

Curtis Moorman June 11, 2018 at 1:37 PM Mike, you have woven a major reality in your great poem. Congratulations on a super win, my friend. Mike Gentile June 11, 2018 at 1:38 PM Thanks so much, Curtis !!!

Daniel Turner June 11, 2018 at 1:08 PM Congratulations Mike on your placement in my contest. Personally, I can think of very few times where change has ever been my friend. Well done. Mike Gentile June 11, 2018 at 1:39 PM Thank so much, Daniel, I am so glad that you liked it !!!

Heidi Sands June 5, 2018 at 12:22 PM Very well expressed. Easily felt by the reader Mike. :) Mike Gentile June 5, 2018 at 1:21 PM Thank you Heidi xxoo

Darlene De Beaulieu June 4, 2018 at 6:42 PM Hello Mike, yes when one love one is gone- it is very hard to survive, have a nice evening my friend. xxxxx-ooooo. Mike Gentile June 5, 2018 at 7:21 AM Thank you Darlene xxoo

Dale Gregory Cozart June 4, 2018 at 3:49 PM This is sincere with very nice, intimate word choices. Mike Gentile June 4, 2018 at 6:26 PM Thank you Dale !!

Arturo Michael June 4, 2018 at 2:57 PM Certainly, it will be very hard to survive...Nice poem Mike... I like it...All the best Mike Gentile June 4, 2018 at 2:59 PM Thank you Arturo!!! Happy Monday!