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These Better Poems

I have been writing poetry since I was seven or eight Sometimes I wrote poetry under the covers, up very late, I have been told many of my poems had no time or date I wrote of happy times, sad times, I wrestled with hate, Making words and phrases rhyme together was my fate. Over the years I have written a few that were first rate But, if you want to read my best, you'll just have to wait, I will leave my best poems behind when I close the gate Leaving the best for last has always been a habitual trait, When you read these better poems, I hope you celebrate. written December 14, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 12/16/2021 6:29:00 AM

You have figured out how to write a marvelous monorhyme that tells your story well Hank!

Anselmo Boles

Date: 12/14/2021 4:29:00 PM

Been celebrating your poetic work since the first time I read your pieces, now I can't wait to read more of your masterpieces. Cheers to the Maestro who sometimes giddily teases!!...ab

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/14/2021 6:12:00 PM

Aw, thanks, Anselmo. You are entirely too kind to this old man.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/14/2021 3:40:00 PM

fun with monorhymes!! Keep up your good work, Milt. You were born to be a poet.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/14/2021 6:14:00 PM

Oh, dear Andrea, I don't know about that, but I do love reading and writing poetry. They just seem to come to me out of the blue.

Terry Flood

Date: 12/14/2021 3:12:00 PM

Hey Milt… I guess we all gotta hope that old grim reaper doesn’t turn up mid stanza… that’d suck! Great write. Terry

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/14/2021 6:16:00 PM

It truly would, Terry. It truly would. Thanks for your thoughts.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/14/2021 2:16:00 PM

You're an excellent poet Milton, would love to see your BETTER poems. But hope I have to wait a long time. Hope your week is going well. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/14/2021 6:17:00 PM

Aw, Tom, I don't think it will be thattttt long! When you turn eighty, you really begin to think that life is so much shorter than you thought it might be. On the other hand, it seems like I've been around forever!

Jan Allison

Date: 12/14/2021 1:11:00 PM

wow this is excellent, the flow and rhyme is superb Milton, I have only been writing since 2013 learned an awful lot since and joined soup and have found an aptitude for writing silly poopy poems which many seem to enjoy but I do write the odd decent serious one too:-) hugs Jan xx

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/14/2021 6:19:00 PM

You do indeed, Jan. I have read some more than "decent serious ones" you've written. I find your work especially entertaining, and I love your poop poems, too.

P.S. Awtry

Date: 12/14/2021 12:21:00 PM

Ah, the best is yet to come! Always onward and upward :)

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/14/2021 12:37:00 PM

You betcha', P.S. The longer I work at it (and it has been a lifetime) the better I hope I'll get. The best should be near the end, a goal I'll never regret! How's that?

Alexis Y.

Date: 12/14/2021 11:48:00 AM

WoW! Milt, You have penned such a well-written and meaningful monorhyme. You work my friend is to be read and celebrated. Excellent job. Have a great day:-) Alexis

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/14/2021 11:59:00 AM

Thank you so much, Alexis, for your read, your thoughts, and your gracious compliments. I really don't deserve them, but they sure are nice!