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L MILTON HANKINS Poems
What happened to the time of decency?
When our leaders modeled right and good
Faith and moral judgment rightly reigned
And we did for country what we could.... more »
If I were the only poet left in the world today
And all the great verses and rhymes of the past
Were suddenly swept away in the awful crush
Of today's destructive and cacophonous voices... more »
The hint of love-mist in our eyes
My whispered hello, your perfumed sighs
The fleeting moments when we met... more »
Stay here with me while dark shadows fall,
Across my eyes one last shutter close
Before the end, my eternity will call.... more »
Be not afraid, the realm of darkness surely comes
When least you expect the black night of the soul
When you think with confidence tomorrow borne
The very best of you; made you completely whole.... more »
Sometimes ill wind blows my way, it seems
To cast opaque shadows o'er all my dreams
Sending my spirits downward soaring
Causes my life to lose its fragile mooring... more »
A good friend told me
"Tonight is perfect for moon bathing, "
So I am lying in the backyard
Buck naked on a mended blanket... more »
Live For Today
Be not afraid, the realm of darkness surely comes
When least you expect the black night of the soul
When you think with confidence tomorrow borne
The very best of you; made you completely whole.
When least you expect the black night of the soul
All your hopes and dreams caught up in tomorrow
Think not distant thoughts beyond the days you see
And do not let the next day's troubles borrow
Today's happiness; ‘tis more than a cliché I think
To pass one's days in gloom and dread of what may come
And fail to live and grow and love in the present hour,
To ...
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