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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

Date: 12/2/2022 7:11:00 AM

Congratulations on your first-place win in my contest Mike. Well deserved, a beautiful poem.

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/2/2022 5:45:00 PM

Thank you so much, I am so excited to have placed at the top!

Eve Roper

Date: 12/1/2022 8:02:00 PM

Congratulations on your 1st place win. Many blessings to you

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/2/2022 3:55:00 AM

Thank you Eve and congratulations to you as well!!!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/1/2022 1:29:00 PM

I certainly hope this scored a high placement. Congrats.

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/1/2022 4:18:00 PM

Thank you Andrea xxoo

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/1/2022 11:23:00 AM

- Your words will always find a way ... beautifully written, Mike - Congratulations on your 1st place in the contest :) - hugs

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/1/2022 4:18:00 PM

Thanks you so much!!

Deb M

Date: 12/1/2022 5:14:00 AM

How very beautiful Mike! Debx

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/1/2022 4:18:00 PM

Thanks so much Deb xxoo

Heidi Sands

Date: 11/30/2022 1:57:00 PM

Great one Mike. I completely agree. Special. Happy Wednesday :)

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/1/2022 12:45:00 AM

Thanks so much Heidi xxoo

John Lawless

Date: 11/30/2022 1:37:00 PM

Ah, brevity, the soul of wit and with this poem you've captured it. Nicely done

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/1/2022 12:46:00 AM

Thank you John!

Bj Legros Kelley

Date: 11/30/2022 1:19:00 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
Date: 12/1/2022 12:46:00 AM

Thank you BJ xxoo

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 11/30/2022 12:32:00 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
Date: 12/1/2022 10:45:00 AM

Hello Mike, you are wel come. Happy Thursday. xxxx-oooo./Darlene

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/1/2022 12:47:00 AM

Thanks so much Darlene xxoo

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/30/2022 11:54:00 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
Date: 12/1/2022 12:47:00 AM

You are so kind Andrea, thank you xxoo

Vijay Pandit

Date: 11/30/2022 11:17:00 AM

The ending stanza spells the essence of your poem, Mike. Well done, as always!

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/1/2022 12:48:00 AM

Thanks so much Vijay!

L Milton Hankins

Date: 11/30/2022 9:39:00 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
Date: 12/1/2022 12:45:00 AM

Thank you Milt!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 11/30/2022 7:53:00 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
Date: 11/30/2022 7:58:00 AM

Thanks so much Tom!!

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 11/30/2022 6:43:00 AM

Beautiful! This entry will be difficult to beat!

Mike Gentile
Date: 11/30/2022 7:58:00 AM

Thank you so much for your kind words of support Unseeking Seeker!!