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On Absorbing Truth

All the morals and ethics in the world
As principles and values unfurled,
Mean nothing without appropriation
Into heart and soul with approbation.
We must absorb truth into our being
So inner light we are always seeing
As our guide into the next dimension,
Believing in eternity as a life extension,
Our truth must become as real inside
As real, right now, all in eternity reside.  

FIFTH PLACE WINNER
Written April 24, 2022
submitted to "Our Truth" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Unseeking Seeker

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022

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Sam Kauffman Date: 5/7/2022 10:00:00 AM Eloquent, evocative and elegant, Milt. Your rhymes and wisdom flow so easily from one line to the next. There is a whole lot of "meat" to digest in your poem. I love the line about absorbing truth - letting it become a part of every part of us. Congratulations on your win! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/7/2022 10:45:00 AM Thank you so very much, Sam. I appreciate your affirmation and your kind compliments. I'm so glad the poem spoke to you.

Unseeking Seeker Date: 5/7/2022 12:50:00 AM Hope this one is widely read. Deep wisdom, so eloquently penned, as only you can, Milt. Congrats on your win Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/7/2022 7:37:00 AM Well thank you so very much for your affirmative comment, Unseeking Seeker.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 4/25/2022 9:15:00 PM You know I totally believe this also "We must absorb truth into our being So inner light we are always seeing" Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 4/26/2022 7:31:00 AM Yes. Too often we allow truth to simply wash over us without absorbing or incorporating it into our being.

Gershon Wolf Date: 4/25/2022 6:51:00 PM I think my blubber asks a repellant sometimes. Lets in mosquitoes; keeps out the truth! :) gw Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 4/25/2022 7:23:00 PM :)...I think it definitely does, gw. It definitely does.

Regina Mcintosh Date: 4/25/2022 2:31:00 PM He is the way, the TRUTH, the life... enjoyed. God bless you, Love, Gina Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 4/25/2022 7:23:00 PM Thanks, Gina, for your thoughtful response to my poem.