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Where the Spirit Lives
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Friday, January 2, 2026    Rated "G" by the Author.
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 Where the Spirit Lives

by John Herlihy

 

Where the spirit lives,

The world does not say.

What indeed is the spirit,

The Divine does not say.

 

Spirit lives everywhere,

In light, in wind, in rock.

We listen to its prayer,

Life’s mystery to unlock.

 

The spirit breathes in life,

The force of life to inhale.

The spirit breathes out life,

The force of life to exhale.

 

The breath of life unconscious,

The breath of spirit conscious.

The mark of wisdom as it be,

The spirit everywhere to see.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Monday 13 October 2025


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 Reviews of "Where the Spirit Lives"
Reviewed by Rebecca McKeehan
Reviewed on January 19, 2026
I feel there's a lot of wisdom to the poem. All things, including rocks, are imbued with spirit because Nature herself is a living, breathing entity. It would behoove us all to remember that as we continue to pollute the earth and foul the air.

Rebecca

Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on January 6, 2026
THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS OVER THE FACE OF THE ENTIRE EARTH. AND...IT IS THE SPIRIT(THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD) THAT GIVES US LIFE US AND ALL THINGS ...LIFE! THANK YOU, JOHN. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on January 2, 2026
To many, spirit is an enigma beyond comprehension. As your poem suggests, however, it is a phenomenon of belief that transcends any reality-based belief and does so by purpose. Spirit is--to those who find supernatural association difficult to accept--an embrace of its existence as an inner energy, the inner self or essence that is within all of us to respect and use constructively and creatively. Your subtext underscores its universality and conveys an intrinsic, conscious acceptance of its mystery. Thank you for posting.


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