-- The Knowledge of Wisdom --

John Herlihy

Of knowledge, whence it comes?

From facts proven reliable.

Of knowledge, whence it comes?

From realities undeniable.

Of wisdom, whence it comes?

From knowledge proven reliable.

Of wisdom, whence it comes?

From truths undeniable.

Knowledge, where are thou?

In the clarity of the mind.

Knowledge, where are thou?

In reasoned reflections that bind.

Wisdom, where art thou?

In the heart made pure.

Wisdom, where art thou?

In wise actions that endure.

The knowledge in wisdom,

In no way compromised.

The knowledge in wisdom,

Not proven but realized.

The wisdom in knowledge,

The husk inside the shell.

The wisdom in knowledge,

Its secret ready to tell.

Knowledge without wisdom,

A cup waiting to be filled.

Knowledge without wisdom,

A heart waiting to be stilled.

Wisdom without knowledge,

Impossible to ever imagine.

Wisdom without knowledge,

No honest mind can fathom.

Knowledge seeking wisdom,

The bud waiting to bloom.

Knowledge seeking wisdom,

Shadows into light loom.

Wisdom seeking knowledge,

The pearl waiting to be known.

Wisdom seeking knowledge,

The seed waiting to be grown.

Knowledge waiting for wisdom,

Gathers up all the facts dutiful.

Knowledge waiting for wisdom,

Induces knowing patience beautiful.

Wisdom waiting for knowledge

As virtue wishing to grow.

Wisdom waiting for knowledge

As insight upon us to bestow.

The knowledge of wisdom,

As book pages ready to fly.

The wisdom of knowledge,

As the blue of heavenly sky.

When knowledge speaks,

Then wisdom listens.

When wisdom speaks,

Then knowledge glistens.

Behold wise knowledge,

Beyond horizon’s edge.

Behold knowing wisdom,

Inside a divine kingdom.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Thursday 6 October 2022