Wednesday, March 25, 2009

to bless tears -



Parent for child on road
bless these tears

Child of suffering parent
bless these tears

For loved ones passed
bless these tears

Broken hearts, broken dreams,
broken lives

bless these tears

Expecting mother lost baby
bless these tears

Chronic pain, threatening diseases
bless these tears

war, abuse, illness
bless these tears

Accidents, falls, cuts, wounds,
bless these tears

A child is born
bless these tears

firsts: kindergarten,
summer camp, college

bless these tears

Overcoming struggles
against all odds

bless these tears

Relationship, thought lost, restored
bless these tears

Becoming independent,
Graduation, Marriage

bless these tears

Tee ball home run
bless these tears

Pride, Accomplishment
bless these tears

pain or joy, sorrow or gladness
bless these tears
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6 comments:

Shadow said...

what a host of feelings, all the different languages of tears...

Jack said...

Yes, bless the tears of all of life's changes. Thanks for this Larry :)

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway? said...

Breathtaking, Larry! :))

clean and crazy said...

This is so moving i am in tears, thank you for your beautiful writing Larry,you blessings are so very powerful, my friend who i sent your poem to, she is so very grateful as well, her son goes into surgery again tomorrow, 10 hours long. I will send her this blessing and prayers always help. Thank you for your wonderful work. it is truly a gift to read

Anonymous said...

I thought the repetition would grate on me, but it actually enhances your words and feelings. Lovely, you.

Noelle Dunn.... A Poet in Progress said...

bless these tears, I like it.