-- An Ancient Law --
John Herlihy
An ancient law
Carved on cave walls
In the rings of tree trunks
Washed in marshland mud
Hatched by watchful hawks
Nurtured by vigilant doves
Whispers heard in bird wings
Seen in the lamps of fireflies
The miracle of beginnings
The mystery of endings
The final breath finished
The last step taken
In the eye a question
Seeing another world
Eyelids close into night
At the end, a light
Life itself passing
Into love, a beginning
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Copyright © John Herlihy
Saturday 6 March 2021
Ron