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Yes and No
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025    Rated "G" by the Author.
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Yes and No

John Herlihy

 

Yes and no

Come and go

Yes absolutely

Absolutely no

Yes in assent

No in dissent

In departure, yes

In arrival, no

Yes in patience

No in haste

In evil, no

In virtue, yes

The no in yes

A choice

The yes in no

A voice

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Thursday 20 March 2025


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 Reviews of "Yes and No"
Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on July 29, 2025
The ultimate opposites. And you ended correctly: one must have a voice to state either one.

Ron

Of course, unless you have good sign language. Or just shake your head in the universal language.

Ron

Reviewed by Diana Legun
Reviewed on July 29, 2025
It is refreshing to get back to your juxtapositional poetry, John. The fun part of this one is that the yes’s and no’s can be switched and make a different point, an opposite point of view; yes arrival, no departure when applied to an enjoyable houseguest; other way around for ‘unenjoyable’ houseguest. Haha. So easy for me to slip into the no-zone these days of negativity, so I’m here in AD to be in the yes zone…thank you for being here, too! ~~ djl


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