-- How Do We Live --

by John Herlihy

How do we seek to live?

Do we ever give thought?

Of passing thru life’s sieve,

Before we come to not.

What is it that we believe?

Truth we come to know.

We smile, endure, grieve,

With every high and low.

Who is it that we trust,

When no one else there?

Breath of incense and musk,

To murmur a heartfelt prayer.

Who is it that we worship?

The Lord God on high.

Whispered entreaties on the lip,

On no one but Him to rely.

Where are we headed?

Beyond the horizon, the sky.

Nothing more to be dreaded,

In finding the answer to why.

When is it that we arrive,

When the tale fully spoken?

Sweet memories kept alive,

Life’s meaning to betoken.

Do not ever question the soul,

That lies at the heart of mystery.

Divine Remembrance makes us whole,

In waves of perfection, bliss, beauty.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Friday 19 April 2024