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Fearless Heart
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023    Rated "G" by the Author.
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-- A Fearless Heart --

John Herlihy

 

 

A fearless heart

Burns bright with fire.

A contented heart

Feels free of desire.

A fervent heart

Shows passion.

A tender heart

Shows compassion.

A kind heart

No heartlessness there.

A wise heart

Sees beauty everywhere.

A heart of gold

Beats as a prayer.

A blackened heart

Turns goodwill into despair.

The loving heart

I aspire to.

The cruel heart

I never knew.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Saturday 1 April 2023


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 Reviews of "Fearless Heart"
Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on April 28, 2023
FINE DESCRIPTION OF THE HEART AND ITS MANY DIFFERENT STAGES. FOR ACTUALLY, THROUGHOUT ONES LIFE, ONE HEART CAN AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER DISPLAY ALL OF THE ABOVE. ENJOYED. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Diana Legun
Reviewed on April 26, 2023
I like the line “A wise heart/Sees beauty everywhere” and the lines make me feel you are that heart, John. This is a velvety piece of goodness. I hope the last two lines are true, for a cruel heart belongs nowhere near you. ~~ djl

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on April 26, 2023
It is interesting how one could substitute man or woman for the word, heart. In this case, using "heart" implies that it is someone that feels deeply from the core of one's being. Where the soul is supposed to reside, not in the brain, but in the heart.

Ron

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on April 26, 2023
Perhaps you did know a cruel heart, for to know the loving heart, one needs to know the opposite. Yet, the words ring true and are consistent with my identifying with them, as a learned Tao lesson proffers.


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