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Sunday, January 21, 2024 Rated "G" by the Author.

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-- Our Best Selves -- by John Herlihy At first, we don’t know who we are, Innocent infants fallen from a star. It takes time, eventually we mature, A far cry from our fallen state pure. Unearned innocence we quickly shed, Our minds explore as our hearts bled. Our moon’s phases live joy and sorrow, Our days pass but we live for tomorrow. Thru misery and suffering, let’s not pretend, We awaken knowing that this life will end. On the road to perfection, we exult, grieve, With firm hope our best selves to achieve. Where am I going with the talk of all of this? Seeking the balance between agony and bliss. - - - - - - Copyright © John Herlihy Sunday 5 November 2023

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Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on February 10, 2024

WHAT A FINE WORK, JOHN, AND SO TRUE. FOR, WE ARE TREADING THRU THIS EARTH, AND HOPEFULLY TRYING WITH GOD'S HELP TO BE OUR VERY BEST SELVES ON THIS EARTHEN PLANE OF AGONY...WHILE REACHING FOR THAT WHICH WE CANNOT FIND HERE...ETERNAL BLISS. LOVE,BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Mystic Rose

Reviewed on January 21, 2024

May you always find the balance between the two, and may your bliss always be greater than your agony John :)

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on January 21, 2024

With great effort you are a perfectionist, both in story, rhyme, and remarkably, the symmetry and shape of your poetic expression using only words.

Few poets have that kind of discipline. I just settle for an acrostic once in a while. While you go for broke with every daily poem you post.

Ron

Reviewed by JoAnne Cromp (Reader)

Reviewed on January 21, 2024

Beautiful imagery and sentiments of the heart John..):

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