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Never
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Monday, September 22, 2025    Rated "G" by the Author.
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Never

by John Herlihy

 

never has its moment

a word we don’t use lightly

a weightlessness

that feels oh so heavy

a timelessness

that feels oh so timely

with such firm promise

matched by clear loyalty

such a well-kept secret

never to be revealed

a sense of faithfulness

knowing never won’t happen

a sense of peacefulness

knowing never will happen

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Wthursday 22 May 2025


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Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on October 30, 2025
HMMM, DEPENDS ON A LOT OF THINGS, JOHN. THERE IS AN OLD CLICHE; 'NEVER, SAY...NEVER'. BUT SOMETIMES WE SAY 'NEVER' FOR A CHALLENGE, KNOWING DEEP IN OUR HEARTS...A PARTICULAR THING COULD HAPPEN. OTHER TIMES, WE SAY 'NEVER' AND WE...MEAN IT, KNOWING A PARTICULAR THING WILL 'NEVER' HAPPEN!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Diana Legun
Reviewed on September 25, 2025
Winding myself through these lines three times to land on the 11, 12, 13 & 14th floors….”a sense of faithfulness/knowing never won’t happen/a sense of peacefulness/knowing never will happen” — I like how punctuation is not present and gives the feeling of going down that spiral staircase. Your light often shines on contrasting concepts in your writings, and I enjoy the yin/yang of that. Thank you~~ djl

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on September 22, 2025
A nice departure from your usual scheme that I really like working on the word never, knowing that is never like you think it should be. Very interesting and provocative. Love it.

Ron

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on September 22, 2025
Great word play. Never won't happen, and knowing never will happen. Your poem begs the contemplation the now and the tomorrows that contain the essece of what can and what can't become a reality or a fantasy. You picked a word that opens up a conversation and helps position one's belief system. Thanks for posting.


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