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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

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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!

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

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"

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

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

L Milton Hankins
Date: 4/25/2022 7:23:00 PM

Thanks, Gina, for your thoughtful response to my poem.