- The Final Outcome -

By John Herlihy

I pause for breath as I await the final outcome

And breathe we must; it adds to the total sum

The physical world pushes us to take measure

The spiritual world inspires us with its treasure

We look on the physical world to see its forms

We feel the spiritual world God’s Spirit adorns

We cannot see the spirit and yet Spirit invades

Vital forces will flow as wavelets and cascades

The breath in winter white sparkles snow color

The earth breathless as wind tickles the flower

Mother Nature silent until she sings so sweetly

Breath, wind and whispers thrill us completely

We breathe out our lives in tribute to the earth

We breathe in breath of Spirit for eternal birth

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(c) John Herlihy 25 September 2018