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For Thinking People

“Let not your heart be troubled” is fine advice For celery, artichokes, and very elusive mice, But in today’s troubled world it will not suffice For thinking people! “Don’t Worry, Be Happy!” is a mantra superb When all’s right with the world, it’s a good blurb, But the situation right now causes much perturb For thinking people! written March 14, 2022

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 3/16/2022 5:56:00 PM

Hello Milton ... it is certainly a bonus if we can turn off, but the way humanity is progressing it is hard not to think about the future - thanks again Milton - Lindsay

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2022 7:21:00 PM

Precisely, Lindsay. However, we must be careful not to let things we cannot do anything about have too great an impact on our lives. No matter what is going on in the international scene, it is incumbent upon us to continue to mold our futures in a positive way, the best way we can.

Bill Baker

Date: 3/15/2022 11:12:00 PM

I still think not worrying is better for me in the long run. No use killing myself from the inside over things I have no control over. Being human, I still have concerns with the situation humanity is facing and this point in our existence. Thanks for sharing your thoughts through poetry, Milt. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2022 7:18:00 AM

I so appreciate your thoughtful and insightful comment on my poem, Bill. Yes, I do, as well. I think we can carefully separate genuine concern and worry.

Marco Chies

Date: 3/15/2022 2:21:00 PM

talking about the perfect poem... meter, rhyme, actuality. milton has been showing us through his work a commendable performance that day by day adds more knowledge and poetry to a world that urgently needs thinking people.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/15/2022 2:40:00 PM

Aw, thank you, Marco. You are much to kind in your comments. I really appreciate your reads and your thinking on my efforts, however.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 3/15/2022 12:13:00 PM

Aye, people will always be disappointed in their god - chosen or appointed! Aloha!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/15/2022 1:50:00 PM

Thanks for your comment, Rico.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/15/2022 11:51:00 AM

Worrying is not something I usually do but PUTIN worries me too!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/15/2022 1:50:00 PM

I understand. I don't worry about anything much, but this fool is causing me a bit of anxiety. Still there is absolutely nothing I can do about it, so why worry????

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/15/2022 5:59:00 AM

That first piece of advice is to have peace in the middle of trouble. Still, I love your poem. Open our eyes. Don’t walk around in lala land. Another saying was, “Have a nice day,” with a big smiley face. (George Carlin made fun of that one :)

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/15/2022 9:13:00 AM

Thanks, Kim, for your insightful and thoughtful comment on my poem.

Eve Roper

Date: 3/14/2022 9:05:00 PM

Happy is the world that life is in peace. Great insight.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/14/2022 10:20:00 PM

Amen! Amen to that, Eve.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/14/2022 5:53:00 PM

Shades of Emily Dickinson! -- 'Faith is a fine invention // For Gentlemen Who See // But microscopes are prudent // in an emergency. Kudos, Milt! ~ E.D's biggest fan

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/14/2022 7:35:00 PM

I suppose I should close down shop so that all of my poems can be found after I'm dead and gone...and then I'll be famous! Bosh! I like Dickinson, too. My Deb once took a college course on Emily Dickinson, and some of her interpretations from that class were, shall I say, novel.

Sotto Poet

Date: 3/14/2022 5:07:00 PM

It's always a pleasure to see your work, Milt, and this one is no exception. Compassionate lyrics encapsulate your deepest feelings! Blessings.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/14/2022 7:36:00 PM

Thank you so much, Sotto Poet. This was sort of experimental and comes from my deep confusion and despair over the world's current situation.

Shirley Hawkins

Date: 3/14/2022 3:00:00 PM

I think Putin has bitten off more than he can chew and is becoming as unsure of the outcome as the rest of us. It's like a huge boil that keeps on festering until it breaks. How can anyone's heart not be troubled? When we live in such an uncertain world.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/14/2022 3:48:00 PM

Absolutely, Shirley. That's how I feel about the situation right now.

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 3/14/2022 2:28:00 PM

Really insightful piece Milton, real thought is always required for the deep things in life!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/14/2022 3:49:00 PM

Thank you, Gordon. That's a really affirmative thing to say, and I appreciate it.