L Milton Hankins Poet Free verse

Wish For An Ordinary Day

Another day marches through September
With its ordinaries, its appointments, its glitches --
Hopefully, it will pass as most uneventful,
Not seared in our brain by some tragedy
I’ll settle for a flaccid day of mundanity,
A “live and let live” cliché kind of every day
With a mere sprinkling of raw spontaneity
Slipping into a quiet evening of tranquility.

Written September 12, 2022
[any rhymes are purely
coincidental]

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Gershon Wolf September 13, 2022 at 7:22 PM Count me in. Never again, any days like 09/11/01... L Milton Hankins September 13, 2022 at 7:33 PM Or January 6th for me, gw. That was a day that made me realize how precious our country is.

Bill Baker September 13, 2022 at 8:25 AM Me too, Milt. The intensity of life on Earth is beginning to get to me. I need more quiet and reflective days in my life. All of the pressing and trying to maximize my time in stressing me out. I really enjoyed the finishing touch to your poem,"With a mere sprinkling of raw spontaneity Slipping into a quiet evening of tranquility." This would be joy for me. Have such a day my friend. Bill L Milton Hankins September 13, 2022 at 8:42 AM Thanks so much, Bill. I try to every day. I've stopped watching the news and I find myself much happier NOT KNOWING what is going on in the world. After all, I can do nothing about it, so why trouble myself with it??? At my age, I'm happy just getting through another day, looking forward to evenings of tranquility. Relax, Bill, and consider what is really important in YOUR life.

Caren Krutsinger September 13, 2022 at 6:31 AM I imagine you were thinking of 9-11 when you penned this "Not seared in our brain by some tragedy" L Milton Hankins September 13, 2022 at 8:42 AM Probably, Caren. Probably.

Michael Tor September 12, 2022 at 6:13 PM If only everyday would be like what you have expressed in this lovely Poem Milton. Those are days where life is felt much better and gives us hope for another one just like it. I enjoyed reading. Hope you are well and having the kind of day you wrote about... L Milton Hankins September 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM Well, it wasn't exactly. Friends with issues needed my help. So, yeah, just another day.....Thanks, Michael.

Linda Alice Fowler September 12, 2022 at 5:41 PM I can accomplish a lot on those days :) Linda L Milton Hankins September 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM Those are the kinds of days that we can pretty much mold to meet our needs and our wants, I think. Thanks for the note, Linda. Appreciate it.

Maurice Rigoler September 12, 2022 at 10:01 AM I'll take any day like you describe here. / Maurice

Mike Gentile September 12, 2022 at 9:05 AM Milt, this sounds of a wish most welcome to me as well! Such lovely thoughts constructed so elegantly!! Happy Monday! L Milton Hankins September 12, 2022 at 9:08 AM Thanks, Mike, and a Happy Monday to you, too. I always enjoy your visits.