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Before I Was Born
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Friday, September 28, 2018    Rated "G" by the Author.
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Before I Was Born

By John Herlihy

                                                  

Where was I before I was born,

In wind blown as a floating leaf.

Rolling sagebrush lost and forlorn,

Life stole me from nowhere, a thief.

Where was I before I was born,

With no past from the future torn.

I look around feeling relief,

Days ahead, time enough for grief.

Secure in life, no need for scorn,

The candle will flicker but brief.

Where was I before I was born,

In wind blown as a floating leaf.

When I landed, I did feel grief,

Knowing that I had now been born.

 


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Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on October 9, 2018
BUT ISN'T IT MARVELOUS TO KNOW THAT EVEN BEFORE WE WERE EVEN A 'TWINKLE' IN OUR PARENT'S EYES...'HE' KNEW ALL ABOUT US? THANKS FOR SHARING, JOHN. THIS REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING I SOMETIMES THINK ABOUT. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed on September 29, 2018
What an interesting topic to mull over on a crisp autumn day! I love it!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed on September 29, 2018
Before I was born I was a soul without a body, floating around in the universe.- That's where I was!

Sandie

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg
Reviewed on September 29, 2018
"Where was I before I was born?" Only the Most High God knows. Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient. Remarkably difficult for us clay vessels to comprehend this. Enjoyed your thoughts, John. Peace... r

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on September 29, 2018
From a place of warmth and security and then with one final push, thrust into the cold cruel world. And what's the greeting you get, A smack on the ass.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on September 29, 2018
Interesting take on pre-pregnancy . . . Whereas I always heard I was the gleam in my father's eye. Heh.Heh


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