L Milton Hankins Poet Verse

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[This poem was written in the early 1960s while I was a student at the University of Charleston, West Virginia. It was published in Hoosier Challenger and, later, in Poetry Prevue. I included it in my first poetry chapbook, The Lady in the Pink Hat, Candor Press, 1969.]

Of Men and Ships

Of men and ships that plow the seas
And leave a vanished furrow
In unmarked depths of ocean field
Where a million sees lie fallow.
Men who cast with roughened hands
Hopes upon the silken crests
And visions to the salty breeze
Ships that touch the foreign shore
And paint the harbor frieze.

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Regina Mcintosh May 8, 2021 at 8:16 AM Wonderful. God bless you always, Love, Gina L Milton Hankins May 9, 2021 at 8:05 AM Thanks so much for your encouraging comment, Gina.

Christuraj Alex May 3, 2021 at 10:20 AM Beautiful! L Milton Hankins May 9, 2021 at 8:05 AM Thanks, Christuraj.

Joseph P. DiMino April 30, 2021 at 5:04 PM Great writing my friend! Excellent! L Milton Hankins April 30, 2021 at 6:26 PM Thanks, Joe. I appreciate your thoughts.

John Fleming April 25, 2021 at 8:49 AM Enjoyed this little offering of yours, L.M.H...has a real flavour to it. All the best! :) john L Milton Hankins April 25, 2021 at 10:33 AM Thanks, John. Please call me "Milt." This little poem has been around a long time and made the rounds. I'm glad you liked it.

Poet Tellaferro April 24, 2021 at 7:18 PM Love this imagery...oh and thanks for your comment! L Milton Hankins April 24, 2021 at 7:27 PM Thanks, Jehiel. Oh, my comment came straight from the heart and merited by your fine poem.

Michelle Faulkner April 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM Oh that alluring call of the sea, really like the line 'ships that touch the foreign shore' - glad you are letting us sample some of your earlier works! L Milton Hankins April 23, 2021 at 2:07 PM Thanks so much for your kind and thoughtful remarks. I am enjoying looking over some of my older writes, too. Thought this would be a good place to stash them for the future.