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Found in Space
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Monday, June 13, 2016    Rated "G" by the Author.
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Found in Space
By John Herlihy

It is easy to get found in the vastness of space;
The universe itself lies within the human race.
Just as the ocean is comprised of many drops,
The sea floods the drop with life and never stops.

It is easy to get found in the vastness of space;
It is easy to get lost in the face of the human race.
An star beckons with intimacy in the depths of night;
Yet we feel loneliness in the crowd and out of sight.

It is easy to get found in the vastness of space;
Infinitude inspires a sense of proximity to divine grace.
Infinite darkness illuminated by infinitesimal specs of light;
Once lost, now found, because of the mercy of starlight.

It is easy to get lost in the closeness of Planet Earth;
Life’s lonely journey begins at the time of our birth.
Before we know it, we realize it is just about over,
About to lay down and die, to be buried under clover.

It is easy to get lost and it is just as easy to get found;
Answers lie bound, waiting patiently, on our inner ground.
Lost or found, let us pursue the one question worth asking;
Let us never give up until we see the answer unmasking.

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 Reviews of "Found in Space"
Reviewed on June 14, 2016
I found myself drawn to the line, "Yet we feel loneliness in the crowd and out of sight." Beautifully expressed!!k

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on June 14, 2016
Being lost or found is certainly a mental exercise. We can only see what is in our immediate vicinity. The rest we perceive through our mind. I've never been to India. But in my mind I can imagine the place from many images that I've seen. One place that we can get a larger picture of is the night sky where we are looking out into the universe.

Contrary to be easily "found", I find it easy to get "lost" when looking out into that great emptiness filled with billions of stars, like a vacuum sucking the essence of my being outward into the vast lonely unknown. (Just my opinion).

Ron

Reviewed on June 14, 2016
as an old saying goes, “A thing at rest is easier to catch;
A non-neglected case is easier to treat;
A brittle thing is easier to shatter;
A small thing is easier to miss. . ." Therefore,
In a vast space is easier to lose oneself, not to get found.
The question contains an answer and vice versa to be never unmasking.
Cheers, alex

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on June 14, 2016
We all wait for that to be a longing hope.

Reviewed by Clarence Prince
Reviewed on June 14, 2016
"Once last, now found"
Thanks to God for keeping His eyes on everyone!
Blessings to you, John!

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on June 14, 2016
That last stanza is right on, John. It is our inner self which needs to grasp and hold on to "the one question worth asking."

Good work . . .


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