-- Little and Big Loneliness --

John Herlihy

Some loneliness feels oh so small,

A little lonely, but not really at all.

You know loneliness soon to be past,

This kind of loneliness will never last.

Some loneliness feels oh so large,

Such a loneliness to lose courage.

You know this loneliness never spent,

This kind of loneliness will never relent.

The little loneliness has an air positive,

The big loneliness has an air negative.

The little loneliness teaches a thing pure,

The big loneliness we can hardly endure.

To the little loneliness, I even say hello,

Big loneliness makes me want to bellow.

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(c) John Herlihy 1 March 2020