Short Milt Poems

His wry epitaphs
    gave us many laughs

  Now Milt has returned
    heaven's court, adjourned


   ~ R.I.P. Xmas, 2022 ~...

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Milt requested a four-line verse,
Four lines only, what a curse.
I don't know what to do,
As you can see, Milt, I already wrote two...

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norman rockers
no feet wasted
hai chairs with short arcs


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H/T to Milt Hankins' Crockers...

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The wind's an enigma,
a public recluse;
though 'tis said you can't catch it ~
you can sure let it loose!

H/T to Catch the Wind by Milt Hankins

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Love always finds away
When a cycle to understand,
Now together forever 
For Milt, his journey over
a gift so lovely returned.

Mark Toney's marathon mile 25 contest
25/1/2023...

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if meter refers to a poem’s beat ~
    why are iambs, spondees, and trochees feet?






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Measuring with Metrics by Milt Hankins got me thinking......

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I’m no doc, but it seems to me
If you’re having trouble with pee
Between hard to piss
And finding you miss
It’s best to be able to see

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h/t to Senile Dilemma by Milt Hankins...

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Rico, Connie, Milt
    their passing gives us pause

  We are all of us subject
    to universal, immutable laws

  Prayers are read
    tears shed

  Our lives here more sober
    when colleagues' are over...

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The optimist is not the one
whose glass is half full, au contraire!
He sees a glass that overflows,
yes, even when it's filled with air.


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H/T to Perspective by Milt Hankins...

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Milton's goodness was a beacon shining bright
His humanity steered him to what he deemed right
With a soul kind and pure
His words will endure
Through a bright blessed day or a long-troubled night

12/31/22
Rest Well Milton...

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A family feast
to celebrate life's blessings
Humbly, we give thanks
for shared laughter among friends
grateful for continued health. 



October 23, 2021
Thanksgiving Tanka Contest
Sponsor: Milt Hankins
https://www.howmanysyllables.com...

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He sat quietly to inscribe his winning piece. 
No one knew it was his last. 
But his memory lives forever 
in the hearts of those he touched. 

January 9, 2023 

In Honor Of Milt - An Uncontest Poetry Contest (1st place)
Sponsored by: Andrea Dietrich...

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When archeologists dig up the bones,
it's not likely that any of them moans,
"Forgive me if I have you mis-gendered."
Apple trees are by their fruit remembered.


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H/T to An Apple Is Always an Apple by Milt Hankins...

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I have just had a look to see
What interesting comments
Rico and Milt have left for me
I am upset and sad to say
Both of these fine poets
Have passed away.
I miss these two accomplished men,
Who will never write to me again?
I feel an urgent need to say
I feel honoured that you came my way,
RIP...

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Reproduction is oocyting.
With beingness what it is.
From eggs we all develop
as does everything that lives.

500 cardinal gambles tendered
for congress milt to meet, before
fecund moons by periods ended.

From family we are decended
but from eggs we all are rendered

(inspired by “We all are eggs” by poet BLT)
*** a woman is born with 500 eggs*...

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Dear Milt,

I said I would...

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The eager young man was a loner
Too timid to ask out Ramona 
That outrageous flirt
Hitched up her short skirt 
He’s now got an enormous, er, um... AHA!.. Desire to phone her???

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What do you reckon? Poet Laureate? Knighthood? Fame? Fortune?
Hmmm... who organises those stars in the sidewalk?

Terry...

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(continuation of Milt Hankin's Montgomery La Verve )

Seems that Monty hung off to the right,
and he held to that curve a bit tight
with gusto and verve
to tingle the nerves,
but there’s no happy endings tonight.

The police report didn’t seem right;
It said that 'e missed indy light?
He was so overjoyed,
his airbags deployed;
the wreckage was powdery, white.

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I didn't get to know You, Milt, I now regret 
Postponing reading soup's delights with "not just yet".

Drowned in a busy whirlpool, lost in mundane maze, 
Wish I followed Your work that set PS ablaze. 

Wish I engraved Your graceful gifts in my mind -
Your poignant, subtle, warm-hearted take on mankind.

I'll read Your poems as a consolation prize, 
To envision the world - You cherished - through Your eyes.


January 1, 2023...

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A termite’s a guy who just loves the woods
It gnaws him because he’s just not understood
His nightmares, a version of Sentricon hell
You love oak and cherry, why can’t he as well?
A villain who’s bred by your dereliction
Spy him out early, ‘cuz he’s no pulp fiction
He wants you to upgrade, pack up and move on
He’s Jaws and he’s Spectre ‘gainst your Termite Bond


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Chewing on No Sympathy For Termites by Milt Hankins...

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Milt would comment on my poems
and make me feel real nice
He was friendly as one could be
and there was never any price

He ran poetry contests that were hard
and made you use your brain
He loved poetrysoup 
and the soupers all the same

But now he's up in heaven
where he's probably writing too
He's penning awesome poetry
for his wife there too

I wish I could be as wonderful 
as this man was
he was an idol and a role model
that gave out lots of love...

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It's out in plain sight, cultivated in fields;
our science has made it increasingly strong.
Morality, stigma no longer are shields;
it's held in esteem by our youth in their song.
There's simply no way to predict what this yields.
The precipice looms large; we're racing, headlong.
Pursuing oblivion, seeking the high.
Societal enigma: no one asks why...


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for the Ottava Rima Poetry Contest
sponsored by Milt Hankins
written on 09/09/2022...

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Milton Creek Weeps
There's a kind of hush over Milton Creek
All residents are in shock and they weep
For gambler Milt who's no longer around
The kindest ever to have graced the town.

To honour Milt the Creek has been renamed
Look down from heaven Milt 'cause you're proclaimed
For friendships made and poetic art
Milton Creek's courteous bard of our hearts.

Milt
Gently may you sleep in heavenly peace.

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6th January 2023...

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