Mystery To Believe In (poem) by John Herlihy on AuthorsDen

Mystery To Believe In
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Sunday, November 23, 2025 Rated "G" by the Author.

Save

Follow Share on Facebook



MIRROR POEMS Mystery to Believe In by John Herlihy We are faced every day of our lives With a mystery that never explains itself A mystery that is at first only just a mystery A mystery that we pay no attention to A mystery that sparks sudden interest A mystery to raise a multitude of questions A mystery that that is looking for attention A mystery that is worthy of our attention A mystery that merits further investigation A mystery we begin to take an interest in A mystery that begins to surprise people A mystery that begins to unveil its heart A mystery as revealing flower petal by petal A mystery that many are ready to believe in Mystery to Be Believed When you believe in this miraculous mystery All the dust of the earth begins to settle down Cresting waves make their way toward the shore The sun speckles the glorious land with sunlight The moon speckles the glorious night with moonlight The mystery of loneliness, the mystery of the friend The mystery of hardship and misery to the end The mystery of fulfillment, the mystery of happiness All the individual mysteries unite into one great mystery The mystery of the Unseen felt as the one great intimacy Interactions of love that make the earthly emotions pale The wind of mystery filling the great celestial ship of sail A [primordial mystery that when it begins to unfold An open door to another country with new mystery told. - - - - - Copyright © John Herlihy Saturday 22 November 2025

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on January 5, 2026

FAITH AND WISDOM. THANK GOD FOR THESE TWO THINGS THAT ENDOWS US WITH THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE MYSTERIES WE CAN SOLVE AND INDEED DO ...AND THOSE WE CANNOT AND DON'T. ENJOYED THIS PHRASEFUL WORK. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on November 23, 2025

If we believe in mystery, we believe in what we don't know.
To simply believe in what we don't know is a crime against our inquisitive nature. Makes us slaves to the unknown and susceptible to those who claim they know.

I don't believe in mystery. When I see something that I don't understand, I seek to understand it better. Often what is considered a mystery, isn't a mystery at all. Just a rumor or misconception that has been passed down for millions of years by people who never investigated to see what it really was.

Ron

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com

How appropriate in this day and age of lying leadership around the globe. Such is not a mystery, but a behavior I would hope more of us would give extra thought to your plea to give mystery its due. And yes, "primordial" is the basis and ever-lingering reminder that mystery is not necessarily there for us to solve... but to allow. Thank you for sharing your abiding focus on one form of mystery or another in your writing.