Joseph P. DiMino Poet Free verse

Truth

I thought of the women
I have known...being me
I had wronged them all;
my nature, the first fall -- 
the apple merely a rue. 
Even then, of evil, there
was nothing new.  Evil 
did, what evil do.  Satan,
the Devil, I could have
said no.  The Devil does
what the Devil do.  Further
back something I innately
knew.  Wrong needs only
the absence of right.  Day
needs only the absence of
night.  Man needs only to
manifest love – will negate
all of the contrasts above.

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Terry Griffiths January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM Evil and Devil shape this into the poem it is, and I think the ending is very wishful and poetic.

Gershon Wolf December 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM Admire the philosophizing, and how you came to the only possible solution. Merry Christmas, Joe. Joseph P. DiMino December 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM Thank you, Gershon; I try to be smart...too often getting in my own way. Blessings my friend. Wishing you and your loved ones, a very safe and Happy New Year. Staying home, no driving, I will have two glasses of eggnog -- and try not to step on the cats. Maybe some friends will stop by, mostly all gone now...so we will save that for Halloween:))

sara Etgen-Baker December 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM appreciate the spiritual and reflective nature of your poem...the last three lines say it for all of us...thanks & Merry Christmas, Joe Joseph P. DiMino December 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM Thank you, Sara; love says it all. A simple equation: more love less crime. More love, a better world all around. My New Year's resolution. Wishing you and yours a Very Blessed and Happy New Year.

Paula Goldsmith December 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM Happy/Blessed Christmas Eve. What a powerful write you have here. We need to say, No to the Devil but sometimes that is Not easy. Yes, always Love. Have a Very Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year 2026......... Paula Goldsmith December 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM I am also home for New Year's Eve. We have Not been going out for many years. Never thought about getting drunk on poetry. Maybe we should start something new for the writers. I see/feel a write here. I need to work on it. We have a very dear friend/like family here for the week from GA. So busy/crazy right now. Hope You Have A Very Blessed New Year 2026 As You Write Away................ Joseph P. DiMino December 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM Thank you, Paula; yes, also a very Merry Christmas to you and yours. On New Year's I will write two poems...maybe three -- what the heck, I'm staying home and will not have to drive. Drunk on Poetry. Blessings my friend.