-- TRUE BEGINNING --

John Herlihy

Life but a wealth of beginnings

Beginnings even in the endings

The origin of all bubbling springs

The source of all flowing streams

First bud to all blooming flowers

First sprig to flourishing saplings

The first spark to all burning fires

First cocoon to the first butterflies

A first drop to set forth the oceans

The first seedling to grow all seeds

First germination to all the animals

The first embryo to all the humans

A lone stone remembers mountains

The first splash finds joy in fountains

Without beginning will be no ending

A final ending marks true beginning

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(c) John Herlihy 31 March 2019