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Strange Companions

Time and circumstance make strange companions
For one is fleeting, and the other happenstance,
Still, they walk hand-in-hand through our lives
Like when we experience our first love, perchance.
Together through the tribulations of our first romance
Time and circumstance working together, we see,
What is oft characterized as good fortune and fate
Unknowingly admitting what was inevitably to be.
We wonder, then, if our lives are exquisitely arranged
By the great Master of both time and circumstance
Who, in infinite wisdom, knows what is best for us,
Since it was he who brought us to this crazy dance.
So, it behooves us to consider the two a grand plus
Meandering and maneuvering our complex lives thus.

written February 24, 2022

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Frederic Parker Date: 2/24/2022 4:37:00 PM such is fate lives colliding, a very deep thoughtful poem Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 2/24/2022 6:41:00 PM Thank you for your thoughtful and generous comment, Frederick. I'm glad you found my poem worthy of comment.

Bill Baker Date: 2/24/2022 2:42:00 PM An enjoyable sonnet to read, Milt. As your title states, strange companions. Bill Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 2/24/2022 3:55:00 PM Indeed, Bill. Thanks for your comments.

Paulette Calasibetta Date: 2/24/2022 2:41:00 PM Lovely and thought provoking sonnet~I especially like the line:"If our lives are exquisitely arranged"~ to think this is true perhaps we could more gracefully accept our fate. I enjoyed this I think I will be reflecting on the rest of the day. :)Paulette Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 2/24/2022 3:56:00 PM Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment and your gracious consideration of the theme, Paulette.

Indiana Shaw Date: 2/24/2022 12:32:00 PM A lovely poem that twists and entwines, you always have this amazing effect to makes the words in the lines dance, a beautiful poem . . . : ) Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 2/24/2022 1:36:00 PM Thank you so much, Indiana, for your thoughtful and generous remarks on my poem. I appreciate them.

Marius Alexandru Date: 2/24/2022 10:52:00 AM "By the great Master of both time and circumstance Who, in infinite wisdom, knows what is best for us," great lines in this amazing poem of yours Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 2/24/2022 11:04:00 AM Thank you, Marius, for your gracious comment. I appreciated your read.

Ilene Bauer Date: 2/24/2022 10:16:00 AM a wise and wonderfully written poem, milton! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 2/24/2022 10:18:00 AM Aw, thanks, Ilene, for your kind words concerning my poem. I really appreciate your reads and your comments.

Eve Roper Date: 2/24/2022 9:52:00 AM Great thoughts, but also a great match if soulmates. Hugs and blessings to you my friend Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 2/24/2022 10:02:00 AM So true. It seems that they are in the driver's seat of our futures. Thanks so much for your generous and thoughtful comment, Eve.