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When Someone's Home

How fortunate is one who says
                 I know there’s someone home
Who knows that they are not alone
                     Wherever should they roam

To even have a home at all
                      To know its boundless love
Is worth the riches of a king
                          With nothing else above

How fortunate is one who has
                       Still with them to this day
The many who have meant so much
                   Much more than one can say

I’m sorry for the loves I’ve lost
                  For those who share my grief  
Forsaken in an empty house
                            Sometimes in disbelief  

And yet we all know someone’s home
                 Though this world they depart
The heavens for us all await  
                        And therein lies our heart

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Vijay Pandit Date: 7/15/2023 5:04:00 PM How fortunate is one who says I know there’s someone home-- a powerful opening that spells the essence. So nice to be able to say that, indeed! Splendid write in your signature style, Mike. Login to Reply Mike Gentile Date: 7/16/2023 4:55:00 AM Thank you so much Vijay!!!

Bill Baker Date: 7/15/2023 4:06:00 PM It's easy to fall into the trap of loneliness if we focus on being alone, but focusing on not being alone will bring hope back into a heart. Thank you for sharing your poetry with us, Mike. A poet friend in Texas, Bill Login to Reply Mike Gentile Date: 7/16/2023 4:54:00 AM Bill, I always appreciate your kind words, thanks

Deb M Date: 7/15/2023 2:30:00 PM Mike you are a brilliant poet! Your poems never fail to touch my heart and l always find them so relatable to how l feel but could never say it as poetically beautiful as you do. Love love and love this poem Ha!! Debx Login to Reply Mike Gentile Date: 7/15/2023 3:24:00 PM So kind are you with your words, thanks so much, so glad it resonated with you xxoo