Tears of Youth

I heard you, a girl of sixteen, giggle and laugh Though the fast moving time was unpleasant and tough. Inimitable youthful smile flashed from your heart Tinted your face crimson, a piece of charming art. In the air the sound of music wafted I heard Throbbing your vibrant heart singing as a lovebird. Immersed within its soft rhythm your sparkling eyes glanced Torrents of joy in the shadow of eyelids danced. It is a strange thing, love often grows flying wing To obscurity it drifts, ditched heart stops to sing. Insipid smile melts, silent tears begin to flow The sound of silence I would hear, I did not know. I froze the tear drop in sixteen year old sad eye To gleam it with sparkle of joy again, I’d try. _______________ August 27, 2022 Syllable count : 12 per line (HMS) Contest : Dot Your I's And Cross Your T's Sponsored by : Hilo Poet October 1, 2022 Contest : 2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 15 Sponsored by : Mark Toney