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Why Do I Weep?
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Why Do I Weep? |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Why Do I Weep? Why do I weep from deep within As I have wept so many times Is it a star of simple grace That shreds the heart with love divine? What is that slivered arrow flung That strikes the heart with welcome pain That drains the soul of precious tears So willingly the wound sustains? What is this glow of candle's flame That makes me fall upon my knee To then invoke a hundred tears And sing the pain so openly? Who is this Child of gentle love Unto the universe bestowed? Is it the beauty of the gift That well of faith would overflow? Why do I weep at Child's birth Of one who stepped upon the earth With gentle foot and loving hand And splendid words of golden worth? Why do I cry for one who died Upon a hill to rescue me? For sits He not upon the throne Of life's desire and ecstasy? Why do I sob in candle light Each Christmas Eve before I sleep If I am crying not for Thee Must be I, for whom I weep Elizabeth Santos |
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Justbleu Member Elite
since 1999-08-31
Posts 3329Oregon, Originally From Alaska :) |
Beautiful!!!! We often weep for sooo many reasons!! Lovely poem!! Bridgette  ------------------ "It may take a boy to turn a girl's head, but it takes a man to turn a girl's heart." |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, Do not cry to much my dove, There is a time for every love. I cannot turn your mind in steer I can only lend you a tear. Exquisite once again. |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Sy, You make me weep |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Just bleu, Thank you |
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RobertB Senior Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 1104Champaign, IL |
very very nice Liz....not much more I can say about that..... Robert |
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Ohme Senior Member
since 1999-07-17
Posts 816Texas |
Beautiful, Liz. Silly me, I have had moments when I didn't know why the tears were in my eyes. |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Elizabeth, my friend - This is so YOU. Exquisitely penned to perfection. The tears are explainable ... joy flows in rivulets of release for a love as wonderful as His. ------------------ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Elizabeth:..if you can't cry for yourself, then you don't know how to cry or feel, for others..so, as much as tears wept rarely free the pain, you do at least know how it feels...ooops, that sounds so morbid of me but isn't meant that way, not is it meant to make light of your poem...just my explanation of how I see things.. I wanted to alter what I said here, because having read it again, it doesn't really say what I mean, or at least it doesn't to me...I meant, you have to cry for yourself and know your own pain before you can feel for others...hope that sounds better...sometimes I wish I could put my eyes on here because they say what I can't put into words. Take care HUGS ------------------ Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream... [This message has been edited by RainbowGirl (edited 12-03-1999).] |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Absolutely Beautiful |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
This is absolutely lovely, Elizabeth.... |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
I am so often an ecoho and am again |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Just to draw your attention to an edit..:-) ------------------ Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream... |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
What I meant by this poem is that I cry not for my pain, but for having failed to reach a higher spiritual plane, and I realize that more than ever at certain times of the year. I think when I see people sobbing in a church pew, it may also be for that reason many times. I have rarely ever wept for my pain or sorrow, I think because I was always too busy with life. Thank you all for the compliments on the poetry Liz |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Beautiful tears, Elizabeth. I have shed them too. Denise |
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