Story of Life (poem) by John Herlihy on AuthorsDen

Story of Life
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Monday, November 20, 2023 Rated "G" by the Author.

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-- The Story of Life -- by John Herlihy The arrival of the dawn The veil of night drawn As turning a new page An infant with no age The arrival of twilight The veil of light drawn Night a different page Another day now gone We ourselves into life ride Not even know we be born Boldly into our life we stride Suddenly from eternity torn We face our ups and downs We patiently await tomorrow All the while smiles and frowns Minutes and hours on borrow Often, we wonder who we are We question what’s it all about The answer is both near and far While we pour from life’s spout At times, we know who we are We exalt, we rejoice, we shout In the glow of the North Star All of our miseries flee in rout Remember days full of smiles Happiness appears from mist Running the rhythm of miles At the end of the day, kissed Remember days full of frowns Everything goes against the grain Murmuring a requiem of sounds As moon’s phases wax and wane And so the story of life goes on Riding the betwixt and between Days with both dusk and dawn Mystery there behind a screen - - - - - - Copyright © John Herlihy Sunday 8 October 2023

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on December 10, 2023

OH...THIS COMPLEX THING, YET THE SIMPLICITY OF IT! THE TURNING OF A PAGE...EACH DAY WE AGE(HOPEFULLY WITH MORE WISDOM). I TELL YOU JOHN, I AM SIMPLY ECSTATIC THAT THIS STORY OF MY LIFE...IS COMPLETELY OUT OF MY HANDS, AMEN! ENJOYED! LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg

Reviewed on November 26, 2023

Good to see you're still here for another year, John. Enjoyed your thoughts. Write on. Peace.... r

Reviewed by Diana Legun

Reviewed on November 25, 2023

This is a blanket of verse that covers us all over. Such a profound line, �Running the rhythm of miles,� because it lays out a journey that invokes heart beat and destiny. I�d miss your writing, John, if you ever do need to depart the Den. Your reader comments are attentive and compassionate. Thank you for all you are contributing here. I�ve been scarce myself, but we find ourselves diverting out of cause and effect, out of time or $$, out of new interruptions, out of energy surges and outages. Carry the flame wherever you go ~~ djl

Reviewed by JoAnne Cromp (Reader)

Reviewed on November 20, 2023

Masterpiece John..Enjoyed deeply

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

We have only so much time. So we must spend our days and our ways as best we can. You have covered a lot of ground in those days written without the mystery solved, yet.

Ron

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com

For me, the most telling line is "Mystery there behind a screen" as I believe in never running out of questions when it comes to answers as to what makes up life. There's far more of what we don't know than what we do. Good food for thought.