Beyond Imagination

by John Herlihy

What lies beyond imagination we can only imagine,

Beyond the horizon, mysteries we try to fathom.

Beyond imagination lies the realm of the unknown,

An ethereal kingdom from shadows and light sewn.

Lying there in the darkness behind closed eyelids,

Whispering secrets found in depths of the pyramids.

What do we see but a maze that never comes clear,

What do we hear but a silence forever held dear.

A voice that speaks without emotion or sound,

An echo to reverberate across the heavens profound.

A lattice work of mystery that harbors no sounds,

With seeds that fall into the soil of fertile grounds.

In a land beyond imagination amid some alien terrain,

Sparkling gems unimaginable shimmering in the rain.

Who can count all the petals of life's unfolding flower,

Who can reckon all the mysteries of the impending hour.

We think we can imagine what lies beyond life's face,

Whereas we settled instead for the touch of God's grace.

We throw questions to the wind that have no true answer,

Questions far more suited perhaps for a stalking panther.

Imagination takes us out of ourselves so far as it goes,

Where it will truly take us nobody rightly knows.

The wondering, the emotions, the frustrations still there,

Left behind in the imagination a lingering prayer.

To search endlessly through life's highways and byways,

Until we finally realize that God is with us always.

Scripture says: He is with you whatever you are,

There in our imagination as faithful, guiding north star.

To take us by the hand and lead us far, far beyond,

Into realms never imagined in the grand celestial pond.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Thursday 30 October 2025