-- Always --
by John Herlihy
There’s no such thing as always
Not here on this earth at least
All things change, nothing stays
Life is, indeed, a movable feast
Perhaps change is a good thing
A burden if all stayed the same
Our faces frown, our faces sing
For that no one ever to blame
We do use always as a promise
A promise we always will keep
Between friends said as solace
If a promise broken, we weep
Universal love in love with love
The outpouring soul of the dove
Most things in this world change
Ever the same would be strange
The other world, eternal, always
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Copyright ©John Herlihy
Saturday 23 November 2024