-- Inside Our Own Heads --

John Herlihy

We live inside the density of our own heads,

Fail to see tulips and daffodils as newly-weds.

All the voices, moodiness, the self-pity to spare,

All the accusations and blame the worse for wear.

We hardly have luxury to climb out of ourselves,

To set free the curiosity of all those inner elves.

Beauty of nature before us; we hardly take notice,

Purple lilacs, yellow pansies, the immaculate lotus.

The shells of turtle, snail, and all those seashells,

Joyous voices of birds and bees their mystery tells.

Butterflies flit by us without a care in the world,

Forget not out of sight the diamond and the pearl.

Allow these miracles of nature to invade our head,

To soothe the soul and spirit of its lingering dread.

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(c) John Herlihy 20 July 2019