-- Body and Soul -–

John Herlihy

We see the body of the world,

Invisible lies the body of the soul.

The physical world but a flimsy veil,

When lifted reveals a sacred tale.

The body of silence offers outer calm,

The soul of silence an inner balm.

The body of hope offers mental repose,

The soul of hope no one fully knows.

Dawn’s timid body gives sheer delight,

The soul of dawn sets our hearts alight.

The body of the firefly beams a light,

The soul of the firefly radiates insight.

The body of the tree extends its arms,

The soul of the tree casts mystic charms.

Body of the night found in moonglow,

Soul of the night do blessings bestow.

The body of the world a dead thing,

Mere forms illusory visions to bring.

The soul of the world a living thing,

Sheer essence inner worlds to bring.

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(c) John Herlihy 26 November 2019