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Yes and No in Life
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Monday, February 20, 2023    Rated "G" by the Author.
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-- The Yes and No in Life --

John Herlihy

 

Sometimes Yes is said

and means Yes.

Sometimes No is said

and means No.

 

Words mean what they say,

they bless.

Whether Yes or No,

Under no duress.

 

Yes whispered in the ear,

The word will bless.

A commitment near,

A tender caress.

 

No whispered in the ear,

you truly know.

A clear release from a duty

found in the word No.

 

Sometimes Yes is said

And means No.

Sometimes No is said

And means Yes.

 

When Yes means No

You will finally know.

The promise never kept

String on a broken bow.

 

When No means Yes

Promise need not confess.

The promise complete,

In the Yes and No of chess.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Sunday 1 January 2023


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 Reviews of "Yes and No in Life"
Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on February 28, 2023
LET YOUR 'YES, BE YES' AND YOUR 'NO, BE NO'. THAT WAY...THERE IS NO CONFUSION AND NO PROMPT FOR ONE TO MISCONSTRUED...AT ALL! LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Elisabeth Barstowe
Reviewed on February 20, 2023
Sometimes these words are what they seem to be and sometimes they're not, is what I get out of this. I'd like to add another dimension. Sometimes yes is said and meant as yes, but maybe turns into no in no time. :) People change they're minds when having been dealt other facts that may just lie in something as subtle as body language or other less noticeable signs, but the yes wasn't less true when uttered. Same as the no isn't less true because it was a yes before the no. No my head is starting to hurt. ;D Seriously though, feelings can change fast and they should always be respected.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on February 20, 2023
So clear-cut those yeses and nos. So easy to segue into one while believing the other may be true. It's interesting how we make voting a simple yes or no proposition without qualifiers.

Something to truly contemplate as we go through life choosing which way we will go with having only two avenues ahead when there may be many.

Ron
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Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on February 20, 2023
And, oh, how resonant those two words are. Often misused as guise and for duplicitous gain, but always, they are two of the most important words we know. How much of life would we experience without the use of those words?


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