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If Not for Tears - Sonnet
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If Not for Tears - Sonnet |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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If Not for Tears What is this sorrow but a falling tear That washes heartache onto pleasure’s face And opens windows to the halls of fear That all may gaze into this inner place If not for eyes to look the other way If not for tears to overflow at will Then sorrow would be hidden from display In canyons of the silent brewing still But sentiments come pouring out with ease And winds of dark will always come and go Until the waters of the oceans cease The rhythm of their constant ebb and flow If not for tears, our hearts would never prime What’s hidden in the deepest wells of time Elizabeth Santos |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, Another epopee, you must write a book. Love Sy |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Beautiful Liz ... I found these words very thought-provoking. Tears are indeed like a looking glass into our souls. Thank goodness for the release they bring. This is just lovely my friend. Best wishes and hugs to you and your family on this holiday, Luv Kit |
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KokoStewartKoomoa Senior Member
since 2000-12-04
Posts 580Waikiki, Hawaii |
What a beautiful sonnet.I admire your skill in writing a sonnet as I know they are challenging. You made it flow like honey! Passion,imagination and intellect running together... Poetry in motion~~~ Aloha with warmest regards, Koko |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Lizzie~ Just beautiful, sweetie ! ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Elizabeth...so true, as is all your work. |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Some say men shouldn't cry but I've never been ashamed of it...a real touching movie that's very well done will bring a tear to my eye. There is so much wisdom in this sonnet Elizabeth I love the way it starts.... "What is sorrow but a falling tear That washes heartache onto pleasure's face." That's a grand entrance! And this is a grand exit! "If not for tears, our hearts would never prime What's hidden in the deepest wells of time." Truly remarkable writing dear poet lady truly remarkable!! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
You take the best of you then polish and shine words of heart, felt ~ then share with mankind |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you, dear poets of passion and sensitivity, for your comments to this sonnet Liz |
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EagleScorpion Senior Member
since 2000-03-08
Posts 1644Here, Now, Forever |
I wish i could cry one day... |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
It is a fine sonnet, in form and emotion and very expressive, Elizabeth. "Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell." Joan Crawford |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Through today's tears we'll see tomorrow's inner smile... Lovely, Elizabeth..  |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
A good friend of mine once said...tears are the ink of the soul..or something like that..this poem is lovely Liz..and you are remarkable! |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
Ah, Liz, This sonnet is a masterpiece! I feel the heartache in the words and weep with you. Love, Ellie Belief is a truth held in the mind; faith is a fire in the heart. Joseph Fort Newton |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Very touching, very true, and a most beautifully done sonnet! Denise |
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