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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

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Anselmo Boles

Date: 6/3/2021 7:04:00 AM

Congratulations Milton! This one is a real beauty...ab

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!

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/26/2021 4:21:00 PM

Ah thanks, David, for read and your thoughtful comment. I really appreciated it.