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I Rest My Case
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Monday, January 26, 2026    Rated "G" by the Author.
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I Rest My Case

by John Herlihy

 

Ah such a race

A race now over

I rest my case

At ease in clover

Who ever imagines

The trials we bear

Who ever fathoms

The power of prayer

A heart once broken

New hopes betoken

To pass thru life’s trial

Wearing a broad smile

As human we often err

We plod on by life’s spur

This case now be closed

Nothing further to disclose

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Wednesday 24 September 2025


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Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on February 24, 2026
CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT; ONE DAY WE WILL ALL STAND BEFORE OUR 'ULTIMATE JUDGE' AND WITH HIS BOOK OF LIFE WIDE OPEN...HE WILL MAKE THE DECISION OF ALL DECISIONS, AND THEN...REST HIS CASE, AMEN. GREAT WORK! LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on January 28, 2026
I think we do reach a kind of closure when we feel comfortable in retirement. But in your case, you forge on because you can.

That one little line made me think of the crazy little song…"Roll me over…in the clover…do it again!"

Ron

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on January 26, 2026
I think you still have much "...to disclose." It serves us well, even others like yourself, to take a pause once in a while and take stock of the heart and mind bucket lists... determining what worked, what failed, what taught, what became wisdom. Then do it again, reflecting on what was then and what is up front.

Perhaps that's the most rewarding aspect of senior years: we have choices without having to concern ourselves with other's desires for what they think we should be.


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