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Not Any More, Not Any Less
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Tuesday, July 2, 2024    Rated "G" by the Author.
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-- Not Any More, Not Any Less --

by John Herlihy

 

Misery and hardship

Not any more

Joy and fulfillment

Not any less

Cacophony and noise

Not any more

Much more silence

Not any less

Whispers and cries

Not any more

Trust and belief

Not any less

The ravages of war

Not any more

A peaceful heart

Not any less

A broken promise

Not any more

A kept promise

Not any less

An empty life

Not any more

A full life

Not any less

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Saturday 25 May 2024


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Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on September 11, 2024
JOHN, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, I TAKE POETRY REVIEWS SERIOUSLY. SO THEN, YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE STEPS IT TOOK ME TO COME TO THIS CONCLUSION. SHOWS YOU HOW WE GET COMPLETELY OFF TRACK SOMETIMES. I HAD WRITTEN A LONG REVIEW...WHICH I MISTAKENLY ERASED, BUT I HAD COPIED IT(SMILE). SO, I POSTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS WHILE SUMMING IT UP, THAT GOD REMINDED ME OF HIS ANSWER TO MOSES, WHO HAD INQUIRED AS TO WHO HE WAS..."I AM, WHO I AM"....IS WHAT GOD REPLIED. MEANING THAT HE ENCOMPASSED 'ALL', FOR HE IS 'EXACTLY'... 'E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G'! NOT ANY MORE, NOT ANY LESS. IN THAT MOMENT, I SAW MYSELF...LOOKING CANDIDLY AT THE PERSON IN THE MIRROR. WHO AM I, EXACTLY? MY LIFE, MY LIVING...WHO AM I??? THE ANSWER? NOT ANY MORE, NOT ANY LESS...I AM A CHILD OF GOD, A SINNER SAVED BY GRACE...AMEN. TOTALLY ENJOYED AND APPRECIATED. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on July 2, 2024
My thoughts, exactly. Less is more, and more may end up much less.

Very clever and meaningful at the same time.

Ron

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on July 2, 2024
More food for thought that some of us thrive on. I find it interesting that so much of poetry that's posted isn't about anything worth contemplating. Thank you for holding to your conviction of writing about many subjects that need reading and consideration for improving our lives with serious points of view.


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