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Such Is Life

Such is life A mixture of happiness and strife, Not always in equal measure The sadness and the pleasure, We must take both in stride For we are only along for the ride, Trying to gain a modicum of control To make ourselves indelibly whole. written March 15, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/17/2022 1:53:00 AM

"The sadness and the pleasure," -the key is STRIDE - why do we not remember this?

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/17/2022 8:35:00 AM

This is sort of a portrait of life in brief. Yes, you are absolutely right about that. I don't know, but we should.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/16/2022 7:45:00 PM

'A mix of happiness and strife' - oh, so true, Milt. Insightful, perceptive muse operating here. Kudos, Gershon

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/17/2022 8:36:00 AM

Thanks for your comment, gw. It's so meaningful to me.

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 3/16/2022 5:51:00 PM

Hello Milton ... the ups and downs of living is what makes us who we are Milton. Thank you - Lindsay

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2022 7:22:00 PM

Yes, I think this is true, Lindsay. And, it is those same ups and downs that shapes our personalities and our relationships with those folks around us. Thank you, Lindsay, for your insightful comment.

Shirley Hawkins

Date: 3/16/2022 4:27:00 PM

We would not appreciate the good if we had not experienced the bad. Good one, Milt.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2022 7:23:00 PM

Yes, but the opposite is also true, isn't it, Shirley? We wouldn't know what evil is if we had not experienced so much good....right? Worth reflecting on.

Marco Chies

Date: 3/16/2022 3:25:00 PM

This kind of vision of what life is or what life could be its only possible through the words of a poet. Kudos!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2022 3:30:00 PM

Thanks, Marco, for your affirmative comment. I think we poets have a responsibility to articulate and explain experiences and awareness. We do this best through metaphor, I think.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 3/16/2022 11:57:00 AM

If only we could even imagine all that we could become as "whole" . . . . .Aloha!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2022 2:03:00 PM

Ah, but we CAN imagine what it would be like...the great problem is how to achieve it, Rico.

Mike Gentile

Date: 3/16/2022 5:55:00 AM

Your words ring true Milt! This one is so perfectly crafted! It feels just right, well done!! Happy Wednesday!!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2022 7:13:00 AM

Thank you so much, Mike, for your thoughtful comment on my poem. Happy Wednesday to you, too!

Bill Baker

Date: 3/15/2022 11:03:00 PM

Nice rhyme with some wisdom sprinkled in. Thanks for sharing, Milt.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2022 7:14:00 AM

Thank you so much, Bill. I hope so!