-- Some Days, Other Days --

By John Herlihy

How do I sometimes feel,

From one day to another.

Like film on a movie reel,

One person, then another.

Some days I feel oh so happy,

Feeling nothing can go wrong.

Like a gurgling infant in its nappy,

The heart singing its own song.

Some days I feel oh so sad,

Feeling nothing can go right.

Wondering how I ever felt glad,

In this dark soul of the night.

Some days I feel oh so inspired,

The sound of music in the air.

My imagination by images fired,

My soul murmuring my prayer.

Some days I feel oh so glum,

When nothing at all goes right.

Some days like the lottery won,

Feel as a bird ready to take flight.

Some days I feel oh so confused,

I don’t know which way is up.

Some days I feel oh so amused,

Partying with a full drinking cup.

Some days and other days,

Life has its inscrutable ways.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Saturday 30 September 2023