-- The Breath of Life --

John Herlihy

The breath of life drawn from the air,

Inflow, outflow, every breath a prayer.

The breath of life drawn from a breeze,

Descends to earth from sky with ease.

The breath of life drawn from the wind,

Seed of a life-force no one can rescind.

The breath of life drawn from a gale,

Strength of forces nothing can assail.

The breath of life drawn from the Spirit,

To find dwelling place in a life of merit.

Invisible to the eye, not ever to be seen,

Lift the veil to know what it may mean.

From sky-breath, the life of earth born,

To enter every living thing, life to adorn.

Breathing free under Heaven’s canopy,

Infusing the world with living mystery.

The ch’i of universal breath a life-force,

That flows forever from a divine source.

Under Heaven’s roof a life-seed grows,

Imagined from a mind only God knows.

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(c) John Herlihy 4 June 2020