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Other Side of Doubt
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Monday, October 4, 2021 Rated "G" by the Author.

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-- The Other Side of Doubt -- John Herlihy We all know the sinister side of doubt, That feeling of draining away into a rout. A flicker of uncertainty during our prayer, Becoming a deluge of impending despair. Doubt attacks thoughts by eating at their edge, Eroding foundations of mind whispered as pledge. We make decisions from what we think we know, The seamless fabric of our life that we dutifully sew. Yet for every uncertainty there lies a certainty, The relative opposites in life a certain mystery. Within the threads of doubt lies a growing tapestry, The other side of doubt offers the mystery of certainty. In a river of doubt, certainty ripples as a brook, The pull of certainty lies in the mind as a hook. The arrival of certainty marks the end of doubt, All these unanswered questions turning into a rout. Seeds of certainty make sounds in us older than words, As flighty and promising as the whispers of birds. A certainty so sure, so magnificent, intended to last, A certainty that doubt prevents us to fully grasp. - - - - - - Copyright © John Herlihy Saturday `14 November 2020

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com

Reviewed on October 9, 2021

Doubt and certainty come at us in this poem like happiness and sadness, security and fear, hot and cold. Like all the comparisons, one can't know one without experience with the other. Fortunately, for me, I've reached that point in my life when I don't have room for doubt, save our government. I'm thankful that each day greets me with positive thoughts, even though, as the day progresses, those fiendish little doubt-rats try to infiltrate.

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on October 6, 2021

THERE IS NOT ONE PERSON WHO HAS NOT WRESTLED WITH THE SCOUNDREL, DOUBT. AND SOME, WITH GOD'S HELP HAVE PERSEVERED. BUT FOR THOSE THAT HAVE FALLEN, GOD HEARS THEM WHEN THEY CALL AND IN HIS MARVELOUS MERCY AND GRACE, REACHES AND RESCUES, CARRYING THEM TO THE VICTORIOUS OTHER SIDE OF DOUBT. AMEN. ENJOYED. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on October 5, 2021

There is no certainty in an ever-changing universe. New opportunities arise around every corner while doubt lingers, particularly when one has chosen something as a certainty that isn't.

Your poetry here casts no doubt that you are a great poet when it comes to philosophical thought like this, so thoroughly explored.

Ron

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg

Reviewed on October 4, 2021

Doubt is certainly a signal that we are thinking for ourselves. And having a point of view affords but one certainty, that there will be others who beg to differ. Certainty involves the suspension of doubt, and despite appearances, no one can truly furnish you with a certainty anymore than they can do your doubting for you. A fine philosophical insight John. Peace... r