L Milton Hankins Poet Quatern

Reborn Here Now Without Baggage

Reborn here now without baggage
New experiences each day,
Forgotten past before came of age
Regression taught another way.

Soon this journey will make its own
Reborn here now without baggage,
Seeking an eternity home
With past lessons an advantage,

I'm searching for a safe passage
With eyes honed on a bright future,
Reborn here now without baggage
Still coping with human nature.

With eyes on the circle of life
Considering the whole package,
This is the life I live without strife
Reborn here now without baggage.

NINTH PLACE WINNER
written October 6, 2021
a quatern with 8-syllable lines (used PS)
especially for "Dawn" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Unseeking Seeker

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Paulette Calasibetta October 22, 2021 at 9:47 AM Milton, Congratulations! May the lessons we learn on this earth, be the foundation for us to be 'Reborn Without Baggage'. Blessings, Paulette L Milton Hankins October 22, 2021 at 9:56 AM Hopefully that will be the case, Paulette. Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment.

Sam Kauffman October 20, 2021 at 10:00 AM "Soon this journey will make its own way" just one of your amazing lines, Milt. This is so profound in its simplicity leaving little nuggets of wisdom scattered throughout each line, each verse. It is elegant! Congratulations on your win! Blessings for your journey. L Milton Hankins October 20, 2021 at 2:23 PM Hey, Sam, thanks so much for your thoughtful and heartfelt comment. It's the sort of comment I truly enjoy reading.

Paula Goldsmith October 19, 2021 at 11:09 AM Congratulations on your win. A wonderful write. Love your line "I'm searching for a safe passage" Yes, please safe passage. Have a blessed autumn day................. L Milton Hankins October 19, 2021 at 12:18 PM Thanks so much, Paula. You, too!

Meghan Hutchings October 18, 2021 at 7:37 PM Congratulations! Your poem is excellent! The contest sponsor possesses extreme talent, as well! You did an awesome job! I haven't quite made any of your winning lists yet, but I like a challenge! Great job! L Milton Hankins October 18, 2021 at 7:46 PM Thanks for your visit and comment, Meghan. All I can say to that is "Keep Trying!"

Karen Jones October 18, 2021 at 1:30 PM Wonderful that you won! Congrats! L Milton Hankins October 18, 2021 at 2:20 PM Thank you so much, Karen. I appreciate every read and every comment.

Jenna Logan October 18, 2021 at 10:32 AM I was really happy to see this one on the winning list. Congratulations,Milt. L Milton Hankins October 18, 2021 at 11:55 AM Thank you so much, Jenna. I appreciate your confidence and your thoughtful comments.

Kim Rodrigues October 18, 2021 at 9:50 AM Like your honesty here: Reborn here now without baggage/ Still coping with human nature./ We all have to cope with items thrown into our baggage even if we’ve emptied it out. Perhaps we learn how to do so more quickly. Congratulations, Milton! L Milton Hankins October 18, 2021 at 11:56 AM Kim, thank you. I think that is true.

Unseeking Seeker October 18, 2021 at 6:56 AM Superb write, as always, Milton! Thus contest was difficult to judge, I guess many great poems had to be left out, merely because they didn’t resonate as well as the others. A bit of subjectivity in judging, I guess. Congrats on your win! Thank you for participating and look forward to your entry in the next Quietus contest coming up! L Milton Hankins October 18, 2021 at 8:10 AM Thanks so much for this recognition, Unseeking Seeker. I enjoyed your contest and appreciate my placement. Part of the credit goes to Jenna Logan, who caught a mistake and helped me fix it before you judged.

Jenna Logan October 7, 2021 at 2:41 PM One more edit should do it, Milt. Did you read the mail I sent you this morning? Jenna Logan October 7, 2021 at 6:49 PM The credit is all yours, Milt…win or not. I was happy to help. L Milton Hankins October 7, 2021 at 4:28 PM I did. I made one or two changes. Wow, I missed that one. Hey, thanks a billion for pointing this out to me. Sometimes my fingers work faster than my brain, and sometimes my brain doesn't work at all! Much appreciated, Jenna. If I place I'll give you part of the credit. Only part...you understand.

Caren Krutsinger October 7, 2021 at 8:27 AM This is what I think also " Soon this journey will make its own Reborn here now without baggage, Seeking an eternity home With past lessons an advantage," Well done. L Milton Hankins October 7, 2021 at 8:56 AM Thank you, Caren. The rhyme scheme is off for the contest, but I'm going to work on it. I'll probably fix it and the sponsor will have already read and discarded it. Oh well....Hey, thanks for the affirmative comment.

Shirley Hawkins October 6, 2021 at 8:19 PM I couldn't make any improvement on Pashags comments. It "Dawns' on us slowly that we should let go. Good luck in contest, Milt. L Milton Hankins October 6, 2021 at 8:21 PM Thank you so very much, sweet Shirley. I appreciated your read and your comment.

Pashang Salehi October 6, 2021 at 8:05 PM Sooner or later we have to drop the baggage of illusions and understand it is just a losing game...the only real thing is to have the opportunity to play one more game and lose even more... your message is well understood... Nice poetry... L Milton Hankins October 6, 2021 at 8:22 PM Enjoyed your thought-provoking comments, Pashang. Appreciated the compliment.