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Uncommon Sense
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Monday, January 16, 2017    Rated "G" by the Author.
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Uncommon Sense
By John Herlihy

Uncommon sense comes to the fore,
Secretly telling us what lies in store.

Memory can be misplaced;
Destiny must surely be faced.
Fame vanishes into thin air;
Undue longing leads to despair.

Live, but never regret;
Forgive, but never forget.
Repent, but have no remorse;
Guilt sets the mind off course.

Loneliness right down to the bone;
Silence echoes the sound of stone.
Suspicion has very little trust;
Curiosity is considered a must.

Love often fragile emotions tear;
Sorrow never tender emotions spare.
Mystery contains a diaphanous veil;
Revelations tell a luminous tale.

Stupidity often inspires reproach;
Arrogance always dares approach.
False hopes linger as a taunting;
False desires linger as a haunting.

Restraint breathes without complaint;
Respect glows brightly like a saint.
Challenges at times can be bold;
Fulfillment comes in out of the cold.

Infancy bubbles like a fountain;
Adulthood like climbing a mountain.
Raw youth enjoys its fiery sensations;
Old age has its cold compensations.

This poem never seems to end;
Its uncommon sense desires to be penned.

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 Reviews of "Uncommon Sense"
Reviewed by Rebecca McKeehan
Reviewed on January 22, 2017
"Old age has its cold compensations." This may be true for aome but I've known many elders are living with gusto.

Rebecca

Reviewed by Deborah Shepard
Reviewed on January 18, 2017
covering emotions awesome write

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on January 17, 2017
You have covered emotions more thoroughly than ever expected. But you have to be careful of the "fruit flies" syndrome in this glorious rendition of what these emotions mean to us.

I have often noted that "common" sense, the general thinking of most of the people, can be very dangerous if one goes along blindly and doesn't think about what is being done nor presented. While common sense appeals to the masses, it is usually uncommon sense that reaches cognitive breakthroughs.

Ron

Reviewed on January 17, 2017
well, that is all about the common sense which is so much common in its everyday manifestations. . . when someone promise me, saying, 'one hundred percent,' I start to be double alert ;)) because, as I can see, there is nothing natural this way. A great poem, John. Cheers, alex

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on January 17, 2017
especially enjoyed the 3rd and 7th stanzas. They really stood out for me. As they say, common sense sure isn't common.

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on January 17, 2017
Jerry dug into this very well. Superb poetry.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on January 17, 2017
"Live, but never regret;
Forgive, but never forget.
Repent, but have no remorse;
Guilt sets the mind off course."

Fantastic thought process to come up with these common sense, but hard to follow lines. You always write deep for the most part, but this, in my mind, is the absolute best.

Reviewed by Mystic Rose
Reviewed on January 17, 2017
We are far from sainthood, but God knows we try, through our poetry at times we can touch heaven's tied, I loved your pen this morning dear John, have a blessed day, x

Reviewed on January 17, 2017
Factually entertaining but bitter sweetly true. I need to post this so all of my friends on fb will be able to read it. Fine piece!!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by E Phillips
Reviewed on January 16, 2017
Time flies like an arrow;
Fruit flies like a banana. --Groucho Marx
(I couldn't resist)


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