-- Empty and Full -–

John Herlihy

When the glass is empty,

Then the glass can be full.

When people are empty,

Then the world never full.

When a promise is empty,

Then the lie can be full.

When all hope is empty,

Then despair can be full.

When all noise is empty,

Then silence can be full.

When hearing is empty

Then to listen can be full

When to taste is empty

Then to touch can be full

When the mind is empty,

Then the heart can be full.

When the heart is empty,

Then the mind can be full.

When the body is empty,

Then the soul can be full.

When darkness is empty

Then the light can be full

When sadness is empty,

Then happiness can be full.

Beware of what is empty,

Take note of what is full.

Nothing left when empty,

Everything left when full.

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(c) John Herlihy 17 December 2018