L Milton Hankins Poet Pantoum

The Brain--Your Personal Computer

The brain is an incredibly efficient computer
Compressing trillions of bytes of information,
Registering every impression we encounter,
Analyzing concepts from formation to causation.

Compressing trillions of bytes of information
In milliseconds without hesitation, unrelentingly,
Analyzing concepts from formation to causation
Remarkably, it even functions unconsciously.

In milliseconds without hesitation, unrelentingly,
It processes the continual intake of our senses
Remarkably, it even functions unconsciously,
Outlining proposals, formulating our defenses.

It processes the continual intake of our senses,
All while regulating our involuntary responses
Outlines our proposals, formulates our defenses
Even evaluating the most complicated nuances.

All while regulating our involuntary responses
Registering every impression we encounter,
Even evaluating the most complicated nuances
The brain is an incredibly efficient computer. 

Written May 9, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger May 13, 2022 at 2:37 PM " In milliseconds without hesitation, unrelentingly, It processes the continual intake of our senses Remarkably, it even functions unconsciously, Outlining proposals, formulating our defenses." I love it that you give tribute to the best processor we will ever have! L Milton Hankins May 13, 2022 at 5:25 PM It is, indeed. The human brain has no limits, as I see it.

Bill Baker May 11, 2022 at 4:58 PM Had to FAV this one. The miraculous creation by intelligent design. We'll never understand what our brain already knows. Thanks for sharing through this magnificent Pantoum, Milt. Your still amaze me with your ability to communicate through so many different forms of poetry at this level of excellence. I am in awe of your gift my friend. I cannot even find the words to describe how much I admire your poetry. A poet still learning to be, Bill L Milton Hankins May 12, 2022 at 3:05 PM Aw, Bill, you are too kind...and we all know that! I spent quite a bit of time writing this one, and I felt the Pantoum form fit the theme so well. Thank you!

Gershon Wolf May 9, 2022 at 7:57 PM Brilliantly penned! ... And so true! ... If we respected the brain as we do the computer, there'd be no end to our advancement as a society. ~ Just sayin' L Milton Hankins May 9, 2022 at 9:36 PM I think you are absolutely correct in that, gw. Absolutely correct.

Rico Leffanta May 9, 2022 at 11:22 AM Keeping a head of hackers is the challenge! Aloha! L Milton Hankins May 9, 2022 at 11:36 AM You simply don't let anyone into your head you don't want! Aloha! Thanks for the comment, Rico.

Tom Cunningham May 9, 2022 at 10:20 AM Couldn't agree more Milton, a marvel of creation. Tom L Milton Hankins May 9, 2022 at 11:36 AM Thank you so much, Tom.