-- The Blessing of Change –
John Herlihy
The river understands change;
it never stays the same.
The moon understands change;
it waxes only to wane.
Tree leaves understands change,
dying in colors blazing.
Rain understands change,
becoming snowflakes amazing.
Caterpillars understand change,
as butterflies in the air.
A young horse understands change,
such a stately mare.
Day understands change;
limited to minutes and hours.
Night understands change;
limited to special powers.
Sunrise understands change;
shutting the night down.
Sunset understands change,
day’s smile now a frown.
Winter understands change;
even its death must die.
Spring understands change;
rainy days hide blue sky.
Summer understands change;
days in glorious whirl.
Autumn understands change;
the falling leaves twirl.
We don’t understand change,
seeking permanency.
We need to accept change,
embracing its mystery.
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Copyright © John Herlihy
Saturday 30 April 2022
The Blessing of Chance is wonderfully draw from images we all know and appreciate... Correctly, though, he points out that some do not want nor understand the need for change. It is a mystery only to those who are afraid of change. I really enjoyed exploring his words in this treasury of words...
On the other hand, considering my desire to respond to poetry, or other writing, I have, as some of you may remember, considered the timing of when something has been written and published. In this case, at this time, change only means chaos for millions of Americans. So much so, that to not acknowledge that chaos seems not to respect our need to constantly change. Thus a few final thought-filled words...
Responsive Poetry
--Change is Only Way to Move Forward--
God's Cycles of Change
are constants as His Truth
We change as we grow
Learning Change is good
Learning new things
deciding whether we like or not
Rejecting change that limits or hurts
Still, gaining a new awareness of need
Change is what brings advancement
into the world and our lives
Change guides us as we falter
Yet provides understanding and knowledge
Change allows us to reach out
to another, to learn of differences
Yet secure, that differences are but change
that we haven't met before...
But change wrought by choices
to affect lives negatively
Is not natural, nor necessary
even in a world of constant change
There is no mystery when man chooses
change that does not bring forward thinking
Where is the equator of events of change
which determines good change or bad
Change which brings chaos is
not really change at all
For certainly it over-shadows God's cycles
in which We can peacefully live
Destructive Change isn't a blessing
And only Man creates such changes
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GABixler 4-26-2025
John is a prolific poet and can be found on Authors Den... I'm hoping he will choose to visit often in the future... Thanks, John!
Watch for another from John Next...
God Bless
Gabby
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