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Kindness
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Monday, September 14, 2026 Rated "G" by the Author.

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Kindness by John Herlihy Kind be kind To be kind As in kindness Ah, such kindness Kindness from whence Whither kindness may go Such a treasured word Hail this valued treasure Verily, I do say onto thee As you have behaved well Unto the least of my brethren Your actions will speak of kindness And your kindness will speak of you Whenever you have been kind unto Me So also, will I be more than kind to thee Someone listens to what I have to say Someone murmurs their sweet assent The other knows exactly what you meant Reaches out and gently touches my hand Bestowed upon me freely their kind smile I, the least of them all, have been sweetly touched Amid my tribulations I breathe the breath of blessing And give thanks for all the blessing that I have received I kneel down with my hands folded at the end of the day And the days will pass into other days until the end of days Until my eyes close, my ears silent, and my breath will cease I shall remember, the last thing to remember, all the kindness - - - - - Copyright © John Herlihy Friday 30 January 2026

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on September 14, 2026

You make me wish that everyone was kind. Why so many aren't bothers me. Kindness is so easy. All it takes is just to accept things the way they are and people the way they are. Not immediately judge or treat anyone or anything for that matter, badly. Unkindness returns in spades.

Ron

Reviewed by Jms Bell

TRUE KINDNESS IS...GIVING, EXPECTING NOTHING IN RETURN. KINDNESS IS ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING, JUST BECAUSE IT IS GOOD AND RIGHT. HOW DO WE GET THERE? FOLLOWING JESUS. AMEN. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com

It's sad to realize kindness is rapidly becoming an endangered principle in everyday life.Your poem starkly reminds us what we lose when kindness is missing. I try to embrace it more each day, as going the opposite direction is, in a way, abandoning what life is so much about. I'm reminded of how rich so much of nature is in the realm of kindness. Even the seasonal changes can be seen as a form of Nature's kindness.