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Time Passing Day By Day

Now, each day poses limitless opportunities for stress and strain -
New directions, new pains, new worries, brand-new doors open
Before older squeaky ones have closed, yesterday's problems
Had been mulled over, firmly grasped, solved, and cast aside.


Stanza from "Perspective on Time Passing"
for "Liberum Divisa" poetry contest
sponsored by Gregory Richard Barden

Poetry Soup Poem of the Day
May 28, 2021

#70 on Poetry Soup Best New Poems
June 1, 2021

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2021

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Anselmo Boles Date: 6/3/2021 7:04:00 AM Congratulations Milton! This one is a real beauty...ab Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 6/3/2021 8:23:00 AM Anselmo, I really appreciate your read and your thoughtful comment.

JCB Brul Date: 6/1/2021 1:44:00 PM Congratulations on your POTD. Well-deserved! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 6/1/2021 3:49:00 PM Thanks so much, JCB. Much appreciated.

Gershon Wolf Date: 6/1/2021 7:16:00 AM Here's how I missed your POTD: It was on a Friday! (My time on the Soup is limited on Fridays and Saturdays... Gotta make room for the Sabbath). At any rate, a belated congrats, Milt! Best always, gw Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 6/1/2021 9:04:00 AM Thanks, G.W. You are forgiven....

Ann Peck Date: 5/31/2021 12:18:00 PM Very weighty thoughts said beautifully. Congratulations on POTD! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/31/2021 1:12:00 PM Ah, thanks, Ann. Your read and your sweet comments are so appreciated.

Line Gauthier Date: 5/31/2021 7:52:00 AM Congrats on your POTD, Milton ~ well done Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/31/2021 9:26:00 AM Thank you, Line, for your generous, thoughtful comment.

David Kavanagh Date: 5/29/2021 12:31:00 AM Back with congratulations Milton on a well deserved POTD, cheers David Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/29/2021 8:48:00 AM Thanks so much, David. I really appreciate your thoughts and your congrats!

Eve Roper Date: 5/28/2021 9:52:00 PM Congratulations on POTD, Milton. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 9:59:00 PM Thanks so much for your kind thought, Eve. I appreciated it.

Alexis Y. Date: 5/28/2021 8:09:00 PM WoW! L. Milton, Your stand-alone four lines are well written. They are so meaningful too. Well done. Best wishes in the in the contest. Congratulations on getting the poem the day. It was well deserved:-) Alexis Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 8:30:00 PM Thanks so much, Alexis. I appreciated your thoughtful comments on my poem.

Brandy Nicole Date: 5/28/2021 5:18:00 PM "Yesterday's problems are solved and cast aside" Such an encouraging thought. My heart lingers in "New directions, open doors and limitless opportunities" It's in my nature to embrace the positive and the uplifting in a situation. This is beautiful in so many amazing ways. Congratulations Milton, on Poem of the Day. :) Brandy Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 6:05:00 PM Thank you so much for your warm and thoughtful comments, Brandy. Very insightful, and I hope my phrases resonate with you in the future.

Tania Kitchin Date: 5/28/2021 3:34:00 PM Milton, congratulations on POTD, a nice 4 liner! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 4:07:00 PM Thanks so much, Tania. I appreciated your comment.

Kim Merryman Date: 5/28/2021 2:28:00 PM Congrats on POTD, Milton! Blessings, Kim M Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 4:08:00 PM Thanks, Kim. I appreciated your read and your comment. Blessings to you!

Constance La France Date: 5/28/2021 2:27:00 PM Milt, wonderful 4 lines for the contest, and congratulations on POEM OF THE DAY, honor, peace _Constance Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 4:08:00 PM Constance, thank you so much for your visit and for your thoughtful comment. I appreciate you.

Greg Gaul Date: 5/28/2021 1:58:00 PM Poem of the day, hooray! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 4:09:00 PM Thanks, Greg. Certainly didn't expect it. Quite a surprise!

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 5/28/2021 12:26:00 PM Congratulations on POTD Milton - a great honor, Blessings, Jennifer. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 12:29:00 PM Thank you so much, Jennifer. No one was more surprised than I was!

Joseph May Date: 5/28/2021 10:56:00 AM Congrats on POTD Milton Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 11:01:00 AM Thank you so much, Joseph. I hope you enjoyed it.

Rama Balasubramanian Date: 5/28/2021 8:18:00 AM Congratulations! Enjoy the honour Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 8:20:00 AM Thanks, Rama. It's so nice to have so many people read something I wrote.

Ken Rone Date: 5/28/2021 8:11:00 AM Not surprising to see another POTD Milt. It is again well deserved and from among the judges yesterday's top honor. - Ken Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 8:14:00 AM Well, thank you, Ken. I appreciate your kind comment.

Warren Doll Date: 5/28/2021 7:07:00 AM Well written. Congratulations on POTD~ Warren Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 8:10:00 AM Thanks so much, Warren.

John Lawless Date: 5/28/2021 6:55:00 AM A patchwork quilt of poetic weavery Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 8:11:00 AM Thanks so much for your comment, John.

Regina Mcintosh Date: 5/28/2021 6:05:00 AM Lovely writing. I enjoyed the read. Inspiration indeed. Congrats on POTD and God bless you always, Love, Gina Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 8:11:00 AM Thanks, Gina. Much appreciated.

Beryl Edmonds Date: 5/28/2021 5:19:00 AM Good one Milton! As long as we live to see another day we can put up with the stress and strain. Congratulations on poem of the day… Belle Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 8:11:00 AM Thank you, Belle.

Vijay Pandit Date: 5/28/2021 4:29:00 AM Congrats Milton on poem of the day. Journey of life succinctly captured. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 8:12:00 AM Thanks, Vijay. Your comment is much appreciated.

Unseeking Seeker Date: 5/28/2021 4:25:00 AM Unending saga of life continues ... congrats on POTD, Milton! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 8:12:00 AM Thank you, Unseeking Seeker. I really appreciate your visit and your comment.

Tom Cunningham Date: 5/28/2021 12:51:00 AM A stanza that stands alone as a poem, good luck in the contest Milton and congratulations on a well deserved POTD, enjoy the honour. Tom Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2021 8:13:00 AM Thank you, Tom, for your much-appreciated response.

David Kavanagh Date: 5/26/2021 3:34:00 PM Heya Milton, humanity’s greatest strength is opening new doors and solving new problems, this has also brought our greatest weakness, the absolute reliability on our computers and AI, genie is well out of the bottle, where we go from here is anyone’s guess, cheers David Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/26/2021 4:21:00 PM Ah thanks, David, for read and your thoughtful comment. I really appreciated it.

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