Love Poem: Quite Simply Put
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Written by: Mike Gentile

Quite Simply Put

Just what have I done with my life
                A man put that question to me
I started to think and I gave him a wink
   But my mind drew a blank, well, let’s see

I’ve not built a bridge made of steel
                  I’ve not a photographer’s eye
I’d not fit the bill of a fireman’s will
                 I’ve not flown a plane, no, not I

No land have I gardened or farmed
                      Machinery baffles my mind
Accountants are great, that wasn’t my fate
An autograph, never I’ve signed  

Yet I knew I found what I sought
                   Without a degree and its pay
The bonds of the heart, right from the start
Yes, that’s what I wanted to say

And I’ve been the happiest man
          I’ve done more than all else above
 For all that I needed, I’ve surely exceeded
Quite simply put, I have known love