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Sweet Tears of Sorrow

SWEET TEARS of SORROW

Sweet tears of sorrow streaming down,
I feel your warm embrace.
Falling as you break the strings
that hold my heart in place.

Why do some dreams wander aimlessly,
like a beggar with no home.
Then wash up on a lifeless shore
to fade...and lie alone.

Hopes that come from a lonely heart
depend on fortune's empty call.
Never able to receive God's peace,
left to live in dead Heaven's pall.

Francis J Grasso  06.24.2016

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/26/2016 6:57:00 PM francis, that is cool that you love to live on the edge of controversy. I 'm kiind of that way too. I went back into that poem of mine you liked, the one you said made you cry, and I put back the pictures. I just hope they STAY this time. I wonder if maybe Soup takes them out after they have been a few months scrolling down to oblivion?? Here is the link if you want to see my pics on the poem:http://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/if_this_is_my_last_poem_704466 Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/24/2016 8:54:00 AM I really like this, Francis. Especially the first two stanzas. Since heaven is seen by many as a place of new life, I am curious why you used the word heaven for someone who cannot find peace.Anyway, you really get across the sadness of this person. Login to Reply Francis J Grasso Date: 6/24/2016 1:15:00 PM but the last two lines of the third stanza are stronger than they need to be. I also think those two lines expose the poem to some controversy that was never intended. Although I believe poems should be controversial when the subject matter dictates it...I was born on the edge of controversy! I really appreciate you taking time to critique my work...and I really love reading your beautiful work. Francis J Grasso Date: 6/24/2016 1:14:00 PM I wanted the poem to depict sorrow from the bottom looking up. When grief has drained the last bit of faith from a soul. When no hope ever again is seen . I considered using a lower case 'h' in the word 'Heaven' giving it a more metaphoric meaning, but didn't. I agree the first two stanzas came out fairly well - thank you!...