-- I Know Not --

By John Herlihy

I know not what destiny is held In my day,

Enough to know my destiny will have its say.

I know not what the future will bring,

I dare only to think, to imagine, to take wing.

I know not what life has in store,

To be content with less and not ask for more.

I know not what life’s mystery entails,

Only that it inspires, keeps me on the rails.

I know not what is truly of me expected,

Enough to know that in God I am protected.

I know not the coming of the hour,

I do know it as final with irreversible power.

I know not what will happen in the beyond;

I only imagine light on a shimmering pond.

I do know a truth most vital to know;

We are unique and evanescent, like a flake of snow.

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(c) John Herlihy 3 October 2018