A Fleeting Moment Poem by L MILTON HANKINS
A Fleeting Moment
I cannot thank in past tense-
knowing care has not ceased
that this moment is not leased
But granted freely to me.
A fleeting moment already gone
must be in my thanksgiving
consumed, unmindfully, in living.
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: thanksgiving,time
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This poem appeared in original form in Christian Century (85: 133) , October 23,1968. Reprinted in Ashes on the Snow, Createspace,2010.
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7/18/2025 11:27:06 PM # 1.0.0
A wonderful little poem. Thank you for sharing.