Mike Gentile Poet Free verse

Were It Not For Words

I may simply be adrift
           save for words to stir my heart
feelings lost to bitter winds
were it not for words

How to capture fireflies
                     just a pen is all at hand  
somehow words can find a way
poetry sustains

Just to get to know oneself
              stunning as the page unfolds 
filling depths and empty eyes
as my world takes form

I am saved by lines of wit
            lines of passion, lines of tears
I am not sure where I’d be
were it not for words

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Sotto Poet December 2, 2022 at 7:11 AM Congratulations on your first-place win in my contest Mike. Well deserved, a beautiful poem. Mike Gentile December 2, 2022 at 5:45 PM Thank you so much, I am so excited to have placed at the top!

Eve Roper December 1, 2022 at 8:02 PM Congratulations on your 1st place win. Many blessings to you Mike Gentile December 2, 2022 at 3:55 AM Thank you Eve and congratulations to you as well!!!

Andrea Dietrich December 1, 2022 at 1:29 PM I certainly hope this scored a high placement. Congrats. Mike Gentile December 1, 2022 at 4:18 PM Thank you Andrea xxoo

Anne-Lise Andresen December 1, 2022 at 11:23 AM - Your words will always find a way ... beautifully written, Mike - Congratulations on your 1st place in the contest :) - hugs Mike Gentile December 1, 2022 at 4:18 PM Thanks you so much!!

Deb M December 1, 2022 at 5:14 AM How very beautiful Mike! Debx Mike Gentile December 1, 2022 at 4:18 PM Thanks so much Deb xxoo

Heidi Sands November 30, 2022 at 1:57 PM Great one Mike. I completely agree. Special. Happy Wednesday :) Mike Gentile December 1, 2022 at 12:45 AM Thanks so much Heidi xxoo

John Lawless November 30, 2022 at 1:37 PM Ah, brevity, the soul of wit and with this poem you've captured it. Nicely done Mike Gentile December 1, 2022 at 12:46 AM Thank you John!

Bj Legros Kelley November 30, 2022 at 1:19 PM Wow, this is incredible, I so relate. I love this so much Mike, absolutely captured the very essence of a poet's heart! Mike Gentile December 1, 2022 at 12:46 AM Thank you BJ xxoo

Darlene De Beaulieu November 30, 2022 at 12:32 PM Hello Mike, as poets and poetess we would be lost without the words. We need the words for poetry. Happy Wednesday. xxxx-oooo. Darlene De Beaulieu December 1, 2022 at 10:45 AM Hello Mike, you are wel come. Happy Thursday. xxxx-oooo./Darlene Mike Gentile December 1, 2022 at 12:47 AM Thanks so much Darlene xxoo

Andrea Dietrich November 30, 2022 at 11:54 AM wow, this is one of the very best I have read for this contest. I wish I could have kept mine as beautifully succinct! Mike Gentile December 1, 2022 at 12:47 AM You are so kind Andrea, thank you xxoo

Vijay Pandit November 30, 2022 at 11:17 AM The ending stanza spells the essence of your poem, Mike. Well done, as always! Mike Gentile December 1, 2022 at 12:48 AM Thanks so much Vijay!

L Milton Hankins November 30, 2022 at 9:39 AM I know exactly how you feel, Mike. This is a wonderful expression of our need for words. Hope you're having a wonderful week! Mike Gentile December 1, 2022 at 12:45 AM Thank you Milt!

Tom Cunningham November 30, 2022 at 7:53 AM You're right Mike, we'd be lost without them. With them we can create anything, be anyone and visit magical places. Best of luck in the contest. Tom Mike Gentile November 30, 2022 at 7:58 AM Thanks so much Tom!!

Unseeking Seeker November 30, 2022 at 6:43 AM Beautiful! This entry will be difficult to beat! Mike Gentile November 30, 2022 at 7:58 AM Thank you so much for your kind words of support Unseeking Seeker!!