Crying Mint - Monoku - Rhyme - Monoku


~Tears stream unbridled from jammed doors,
     ~As I am hid from time.

To let loose the rushing memories
To finally give in and fall apart — 
Let a healing water to wash over
And purge this, my ailing heart

To drown every trace of the pain
To do nothing but to weep
That before the night has passed
I, at last, be allowed to sleep,

To bear the raging sledge before me
To shatter the shimmering glass
That the tears come flowing forth
And somehow cleanse the past.

~Tears stream unbridled from jammed doors,
     ~When love jolts once bottled glass.
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Theraven Avatar
December 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Hello Paige, All the wonderful comments for a poem of an ailing heart. Merry Christmas wishes to you and yours, with Peace, Love, Joy, and Hope. -Richard
Dietrich Avatar
December 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Lovely and emotive. I see it got POTD. Big congrats well deserved
George Avatar
December 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Dear Paige, back to your monoku with belated Congratulations on your POTD status.
Rodgers Avatar
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Dear Paige, Congrats on POTD! What I appreciate in your piece is how you let grief move like a physical force, breaking, washing, and finally softening into rest. It feels like you’re giving permission for tears to be more than weakness, turning them into a kind of ritual cleansing. Autumn Blessings, Dear Paige, Daniel
Gasun Avatar
November 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Belated congratulations on your POTD my dear poet friend and this gorgeous poem of yours! Thanks for sharing. My pleasure to read it this morning! Blessings! Hugs
Daniels Avatar
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Back with Congratulations, Hun ! See ? Paid off. Well deserved POTD Xx.
Alhemaidy Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Hello dear Paige :-) Congratulations on your nice POTD.
Hind Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Thanks to everyone's heartfelt congrats on my POTD!! What an encouragement, especially when I thought about leaving the Soup!! <3 xxoo
Nicole Avatar
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
: ) My heart is smiling.
Hind Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Yes, I am going to stay, I decided. Thanks so much, Brandy!! <3
Nicole Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Dearest Paige, I hope you have decided to stay. You always encourage me and I appreciate your presence here. : )
Delegans Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Very well penned. The ending is very powerful. Congrats on POTD!
Nicole Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
' To let loose the rushing memories, to finally give in and fall apart. ' Sometimes, that's needed. Keeping emotions bottled up can create an avalanche of more emotions. This is so beautifully written and presented. Congratulations Paige, on Poem of the Day. Hugs and blessings, Brandy
Hind Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
'ello to both, lol
Anaya Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Congratulations on POTD, Paige! Prayers for you on this Thanksgiving Day. xXHugs
Goldsmith Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Congratulations on your POTD win. I enjoyed reading your powerful "Crying Mint " write. A wonderful last 2 lines. I find crying in the shower works well. Have a blessed day with your wonderful win...............
Kitchin Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Paige, nicely penned. Congratulations on POTD.
Edmonds  Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Tears are healing to sorrowful feelings. Congratulations Paige on having received the honour of poem of the day… Beryl
Poet Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Congratulations on your POTD. Well-deserved recognition for sure, Paige.
Etgen-Baker Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
returning to congratulate you, Paige, on your POTD designation! Applause!
Meadows Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Congratulations on your POTD.Well done.
Jones Avatar
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Back to say congratulations on winning potd with your wonderfully emotive write Paige! Yay!
George Avatar
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
When silent pain accumulates within, it lets out in the form of tears. It is like cleansing waters sweeping dark clouds from the sky. A powerful poem showing the cathartic effect of tears.
Jones Avatar
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Desperately sad but beautiful until the end where tears cleanse the past! Enjoyed reading.
Daniels Avatar
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Excellent breakthrough, Hun ! If the process was a Dark Night of the Soul, increased Light will come. A longer write is evidence of throat chakra opening. More evidence of integration here. I love the way you’ve used sledge & glass - very powerful together, Sweets. Yes, different ~ I’m fav as a Breakthrough Poem. Penultimate stanza ends in lovely crescendo.xxxx
Etgen-Baker Avatar
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The ending of your poem resonated with me. Sometimes the release from a good cry is catharthic. I especially liked the 3d verse. Outstanding poem, Paige, hugs, Sara
Kauffman Avatar
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What dynamic images, dear Paige. I love the last line - the final release, like a new dawn. The struggle to tame pain that arises at night is so powerfully expressed. Sending you blessings for a night of sweet peace!
Rodrigues Avatar
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Emotive write! Sometimes we need a good cry to cleanse our heartbreak. Nice one, Paige!
Rolland Avatar
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
we need to forget and move away, whatever we think, nice poem
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