-- No Other Word --

­­John Herlihy

A tiny teardrop of dew

Reflects a world of sky blue.

Fell from a blade of grass,

What will in my mind amass.

Arriving suddenly in my life – a decoy.

There is no other word for it – joy,

A surging wave rushes onto the shore;

An unexpected feeling that asks for more.

A child’s soap bubbles that rise, float, break;

There in the heart, my soul ground did shake.

Arriving suddenly in my life – peacefulness,

There is no other word for it – happiness.

A rush from a blindness that sees;

Mountain peaks caressed by a gentle breeze.

Shards of light in a mirror that may break;

The one enduring emotion no one can ever hate.

Arriving suddenly in my life – a dove,

There is no other word for it – love.

 Clouds gather in a crimson sky;

Fiery colors surge thru a divine prism.

The horizon in flames, a sense of mystery;

Twilight upon us with its sense of eternity.

Arriving suddenly in my life – a law,

There is no other word for it –awe.

From dewy mist an arching rainbow,

As transient and ephemeral as winds that blow.

Like a solar eclipse or a shooting star,

To forget all the hardship that in my life did mar.

Arriving suddenly in my life – capture,

There is no other word for it – rapture.

A piercing scream not of terror but delight;

The sheer bedazzlement of a blinding light.

The darkness of night softened by moonbeams,

To finally loose oneself in finding what life means.

Arriving suddenly in my life – a fantasy,

There can be no other word for it – ecstasy.

The icy tail of a comet in the darkness of the universe;

The beauty and truth of the words in poetic verse.

The scent of a presence in a wave of perfume;

The silent ringing of bluebells in gardens that bloom.

Arriving suddenly in my life – a possibility,

There can be no other words for it – mystery.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Sunday 31 January 2021