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Comes the Inevitable Moment

Comes the inevitable moment to decide at last Whether to stay or go; whether to love or hate Whether to stand aside or bravely engage issues To defy the odds and stand proud before the mast To be late or early, to depend on timorous fate Heart ripped asunder over questionable virtues. Yea, lest anyone think fence-sitting is admirable Or ignoring the necessities of every day’s wishes The day arrives when we all must compensate Stop the handwringing and become comfortable By manning up to what life dishes. written the week of June 20, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 6/30/2021 11:14:00 PM

Let us all "man" up! Fence sitting never helped anyone! Well penned!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/1/2021 7:43:00 AM

Thanks, Caren. I appreciate your concurrence...but you can change "man up" to "woman up" since I couldn't figure out how to do that!

Sotto Poet

Date: 6/30/2021 1:40:00 PM

I loved this poem, and it's a fave for me. You proved a lot of wisdom in these beautiful verses and also the form used: Curtal sonnet

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/30/2021 2:19:00 PM

Thank you so much for your warm, thoughtful comment, Lasaad.

Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 6/30/2021 12:50:00 PM

Very nice Milton. Face up to fate! Help others on the way! sorrow and defeats are part of life! I have never written a curtal sonnet. Now I know how to.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/30/2021 2:21:00 PM

Well, thank you, Krish. I enjoyed reading your thoughtful comment. Write that curtal sonnet!

Robert Lindley

Date: 6/30/2021 12:29:00 PM

Great verses and a lot of wisdom therein my friend. Manning up is the course to take. Life gives what it gives, we must bear that load as best as we can. Bravery is a truly great virtue. One has to be brave to be a poet, imho. A fav.. God bless...

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/30/2021 2:23:00 PM

Thank you so much, Robert. I am delighted that you found my poem a FAV for you.

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 6/29/2021 9:21:00 PM

Gazing at fate … who’ll blink first? Great write, Milton!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/29/2021 10:04:00 PM

Interesting thought, Unseeking Seeker. Thanks for reading my poem.