Life and Death Re-Write

Tetractys version: Her eyes blinked then fluttered She was awake We rushed over weeping tears of relief Another family passed in the hall Huddled as one We noticed they wept too Tanka version: inaudible words eyes blinking and fluttering she was waking up we rushed over to her side weeping warm, sweet tears of joy arm in arm, heads bowed another family passed who wept as we did yet they wept different tears their tears were not tears of joy Deb's contest