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Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

0 posted 2002-01-22 02:43 AM

If Not for Tears

What is this sorrow, but a fallen tear
That washes heartache onto pleasure’s face
Uncovering the sentiments so dear
Hidden in a secret inner place

What is joy, but teardrops in the eye
Cascading over waterfalls of strife
That all may for a passing moment spy
Though laughter’s open window pane of life

What is love, but moments when we weep
For beauty or for pain that’s in our hearts
For ecstasy or sentiments that creep
Into the night when lovers are apart

If not for tears, our hearts would never prime
What’s hidden in the deepest wells of time

Elizabeth Santos

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

1 posted 2002-01-22 03:01 AM

OhLizzie~

'If not for tears, our hearts would never prime
What’s hidden in the deepest wells of time'

I, too, celebrate my tears when they fall for someone I love or have loved~

This is tenderly touching~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

2 posted 2002-01-22 08:28 AM

(smiles) Oh Elizabeth, this is sooooooo beautiful, I for one love to cry and think it is such a gift when one can cry to show their emotions to others and have compassion shared between them all, for we can never prime and be helped by our loved ones if we don't share our tears! (kiss on cheek) Soooooooo beautiful, sweet friend, we all love you so much, this is gorgeous! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Elizabeth, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

3 posted 2002-01-22 08:36 AM

Elizabeth,
Marge pulled the same lines.
If not for tears, our hearts would never prime
What’s hidden in the deepest wells of time
It doesn't get better than that. Love Sy

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

4 posted 2002-01-22 08:42 AM

If not for tears, our hearts would never prime

beautifully written,..I guess we all can draw on these lines..they are felt deeply.
*s
Maureen

Irish Rose
Member Patricius

since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

5 posted 2002-01-23 07:25 PM

this is another treasure from your pen.

Kathleen--(Kay)
A true friend does not love you for who you are, but in spite of who you are." -- Caroline Tran

strbbux
Member Elite

since 2001-12-19

Posts 3859

6 posted 2002-01-23 07:45 PM

"If not for tears, our hearts would never prime" I do hate to repeat but we do all love the same line, Elizabeth you never fail. this is beautiful.floria

Rodney Belcher
Member

since 2000-06-06

Posts 227
Taylor, Michigan

7 posted 2002-01-23 08:59 PM

I too echo the other comments and just wanted to give you my 2 cents worth...Rod

Nothing ever happens unless first a Dream - Rod

brianbeaudry
Member

since 2001-07-20

Posts 410
Northern Ontario Canada

8 posted 2002-01-23 09:23 PM

What is joy, but teardrops in the eye
Cascading over waterfalls of strife

Just to be different...these are my favorite!!! I thoroughly enjoyed this poem, a beautiful read!!!

DarkAngelChelle
Member

since 2001-12-06

Posts 87
Kansas

9 posted 2002-01-23 09:26 PM

Wonderful! Tears are a thing of beauty, aren't they?

~What is cherished most is what must be the hardest fought for.~

cruz
Member

since 2000-07-18

Posts 282
Dallas,Texas USA

10 posted 2002-01-23 09:30 PM

I can't get enough of this frequency! I especially liked the following...

"If not for tears, our hearts would never prime"

A job well done.

Startime
Member Ascendant

since 2000-10-03

Posts 5918
Canada

11 posted 2002-01-23 09:39 PM

*sigh* such a beautiful sonnet...neither sad nor happy but tells us the true value of tears....magnificent writing. I love it. **big hugs**

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

Bill Charles
Member Patricius

since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

12 posted 2002-01-23 10:24 PM

Liz - I never thought about tears this way. Thank you for opening up my eyes. So true is tears of happiness, and tears of sadness. Tears true, but so different...

BC

peppermint35
Senior Member

since 2000-05-28

Posts 1106
Texas, USA

13 posted 2002-01-23 10:34 PM

Just lovely, Elizabeth, and, making me shed a few of my own..

Hugz,

Pepper
"A poem is the very image of life expressed in its eternal truth."
Percy Bysshe Shelley

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