Fellowship of Time and Eternity (poem) by John Herlihy on AuthorsDen

Fellowship of Time and Eternity
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Rated "G" by the Author.

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-- The Fellowship of Time and Eternity -- John Herlihy Eternity can seem so infinitely near, Whereas time can seem so infinitely far. A butterfly on our shoulder held dear, Time never as consoling as a distant star. Eternity can seem so infinitely sweet, Whereas time can seem so infinitely sour. In the Divine embrace of God to meet, The minutes at our throat in the hour. Eternity can seem so infinitely unending, Whatever happens, there is still more. Whereas time always seems to be ending, So much happens never to happen more. A communion of the flesh and the spirit, This world sometimes up against the next. The flesh rewarded by the spirit thru merit, In the clutch of time alone we are perplexed. Why live in shadows instead of living in light, Like little lost waifs sorry and confused. Why seek only the darkness of the night, As if from responsibility, we can be excused. There is a mirror reflection in shadows, Just as a sweet geometry exists in light. Storm clouds produce colorful rainbows, As an infinity of stars illuminate the night. The coldest rock recalls the fire of creation, Glaciers are born in the flow of earth’s springs. Eternity gives way to earthly time on probation, As the arrows of time glide of feathered wings. Time gives no recourse but to face the moment, On bended knees in the dirt and the sawdust. In facing the reality, we have nothing to lament, Time will always give way to eternity, as it must. Therein lies the unfathomable mystery of fellowship, We understand the meaning of time in our lives. But with a sense of eternity lies our true kinship, Time runs its course, only God’s eternity survives. - - - - - - Copyright © John Herlihy Friday 25 December 2020

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on April 4, 2021

TIME MUST BOW TO ETERNITY FOR, TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE AND EVENTUALLY, NO MATTER HOW KIND ETERNITY IS TO IT, THERE WILL COME AN HOUR WHEN THEY WILL PART... AS TIME WILL RUN IT'S COURSE AND END. HOWEVER, ETERNITY, THERE FROM...'IN THE BEGINNING'...WILL NEVER END BUT WILL GO ON, AND ON... FOREVER. MARVELOUS AND THANKS FOR SHARING, MY FRIEND. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com

Reviewed on March 14, 2021

Here, again, the abstract and obtuse prevail in a piece of wordsmithing that ask we do some serious consideration of whether for all of it about God's eternity or that which we haven't yet found the definitive word to describe. Might it be the Big Bang and all its remnants, large and small, alive and inert? So many have answers, I always have another question for the sake of my own sanity.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on March 10, 2021

You sure know how to analyze in a poem to the finest of details. I still don't have a clue about what you are writing. Most people would like the good to last for an eternity. And for the bad they would like time to run out, like the deteriorated Roman Empire ending in a thousand years.

Ron

Reviewed by Damien Khan

Reviewed on March 9, 2021

Really nice