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Right of Passage

Meandering along a graveled road
I saw an opossum with six young’uns
Hanging from her tail, quite a load
Meandering along a graveled road,
She was probably seeking a safer abode
I stopped, letting her pass, her luck runs
Meandering along a graveled road
I saw an opossum with six young’uns.

Written October 11, 2022

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/14/2022 10:00:00 PM I love this because there is no better mommy than a mommy opossum. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 10/15/2022 7:55:00 AM I suspect that is true, Caren. I cannot imagine how she got all of those babies lined up on her tail.

Gershon Wolf Date: 10/13/2022 3:17:00 PM Sounds like she warn't just a-playin-possum there! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 10/13/2022 8:03:00 PM Nope. She had been rather busy!

Unseeking Seeker Date: 10/13/2022 6:43:00 AM Mindful Milt let’s the opossum pass ~ enjoyed the write Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 10/13/2022 8:06:00 AM Indeed. In my opinion, ALL lives are important in their own scheme and in their place. I could never have taken this mother opossum's innocent life away.

Marco Chies Date: 10/12/2022 2:23:00 PM I just really admire this kind of circular writing that you do so masterfully. Congratulations Milton! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 10/12/2022 4:07:00 PM It's a poetry form with French origins, Marco, often referred to as the format for "lazy" poets. Studying it, you'll figure out why! Nice to hear from you again.

Rico Leffanta Date: 10/12/2022 11:38:00 AM Clever title, too! Aloha! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 10/12/2022 12:08:00 PM Thanks so much, Rico. I mean, after all, you ARE a genius at that!

Jeff Connelly Date: 10/12/2022 6:12:00 AM L Milton this poem has, at least to me, a feel of Frost... Robert Frost... Respecting Nature is to nurture oneself. Thank you for these words... Login to Reply Jeff Connelly Date: 10/12/2022 8:03:00 PM I'm simply bowing to your poetics... Kudos... L Milton Hankins Date: 10/12/2022 6:17:00 AM You know, Jeff, reading it over again, I can understand your "feel of Frost." To hear that something I have written is remotely like Frost is such a compliment. Thank you!

Tom Cunningham Date: 10/11/2022 11:40:00 PM Those sights of nature at its best never cease to amaze me, you're left with a good feeling inside. Tom Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 10/12/2022 5:52:00 AM Thanks so much, Tom. Me, too.

Michael Tor Date: 10/11/2022 8:16:00 PM The title says it all Milton very clever. It was nice you gave that mother the right of way. I hear they clear the ground of ticks they feed on them. I am sure that was quite the sight to see that. Thank you for sharing... Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 10/12/2022 5:53:00 AM They do, Michael. They are really very helpful animals. I try at all costs to avoid hitting a wild animal on the road. After all, it was their territory before it was ours.