The Eloquence of a Tear --Beseech

Oh, fuming teardrop!
You’ve boiled over from wrath and anger,
leaving painful blisters as you sear the heart
Why you don’t evaporate is a wonder
but there must be a valid reason…
If only to let the heart know it lives
Oh, fuming teardrop!
Will you ever learn how to forgive?

Oh, defiant teardrop!
Teetering on the edge and glistening,
refusing to fall to make yourself known
It is not fickle mindedness playing,
rather, a power play of emotions
a blatant refusal to show what’s within
Oh, defiant teardrop!
Why even stop yourself before you begin?

Oh, crocodile teardrop!
If you were truly so, slink back shamefully,
recede to your lacrimal gland and stay put
There is no need for your insincerity,
the world is chaotic as it is, too troubled
Fall not, trickle not, trick not who see you
Oh, crocodile teardrop!
How can you be so heartless to fool people so true?

Oh, pensive teardrop!
How gracefully you streak down window sills
Wash away grime and grit, cleanse everything
Flow unhindered, purify hearts you fill
Laughter may be the music of the soul,
but you are pure— the distilled spirit
Oh, pensive teardrop!
Will you course down blackened hearts, pay a visit?

Oh, jubilant teardrop!
Married to laughter, frolic and dance to its tune
Give birth to hope then soar with elation
Brighten faces, sparkle days, light up the moon
Let souls remember that you speak of pain, joy
Let them remember, then allow them to heal
Oh, jubilant teardrop!
Why did I ever doubt that you are spirit revealed?





04062011
**for Paula’s “Beseech “ contest :)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 2/10/2012 10:57:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Tracie's "What A Gem" contest Nikko. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/8/2012 3:46:00 PM
congrats on your placement nikko, what a dazzling spectrum of teardrops this is, you covered every kind of emotion! :-)
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Date: 2/8/2012 10:04:00 AM
i remember this, nikks.. still makes my knees tremble!... dang; sweet congrats again!..:) huggs!
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Date: 2/8/2012 9:40:00 AM
very nice.congrats
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Date: 2/8/2012 9:38:00 AM
congrats Nikko sweet friend on HM for this wonderful gem of a write .. very impressive lines of deep expression.. hope all is flowing and going well.. will be replying to SM when Ron has more time luv..
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Date: 2/8/2012 4:34:00 AM
I absolutely love this one nikko going in my favorites the description of each tear is magnificent x
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Date: 2/7/2012 11:11:00 PM
That wonderful Beseech contest. I do remember it well, I used MY Beseech poem a while back in some contest for "best poem from the past" or something like that, there are so many contests like that, I can't recall them, but it failed miserably. hahaha. Congrats to you here. Luv, Andrea
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Date: 2/7/2012 10:28:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in Tracie's contest Nikko
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Date: 4/19/2011 2:24:00 PM
Congratulations on your win..Sara
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Date: 4/18/2011 11:16:00 PM
Way to go, NIKKO. I loved it then and I love it now. A big congratulations to you on a FORM poem winner!!
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Date: 4/18/2011 2:11:00 PM
wowser gal you out did yourself! really really loved it..all kinds of tears! amazing, congrad's Light & Love
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Date: 4/18/2011 8:22:00 AM
An absolutely delightful entry. congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 4/18/2011 7:49:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win Nikko in Paula Swanson's contest "Beseech". Love, Carol
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Date: 4/18/2011 6:29:00 AM
Many congratulations, Nikko : )
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Date: 4/18/2011 4:37:00 AM
A BRILLIANT PERSONIFICATION OF A TEARDROP, dear Nikko. Many congrats on your WIN. Love, Lainie
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Date: 4/18/2011 12:59:00 AM
Congrats sweet Nikko on your fantabulous win my friend... this is super fabulous writing and enjoy another top ten luv..
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Date: 4/18/2011 12:54:00 AM
I absolutely adored this write. A beautiful and descriptive piece. Many congrats on your win. Best wishes Em :)
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Date: 4/17/2011 10:15:00 PM
Hi Nikko, many congrats on your 5th place win in this beseech contest---kashinath
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Date: 4/14/2011 11:28:00 PM
hey, I am waiting for a new poem!!
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Date: 4/11/2011 4:48:00 AM
A true gem and fine entry, Nikko! This looks like a winner to me in the contest!!! Ingat and Alles Gute!....Gert:)
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Date: 4/10/2011 6:51:00 PM
Ohh,I missed this gem of you Nikko!Excellent.Best wishes---kashinath
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Date: 4/8/2011 8:01:00 PM
What a great entry Nikko. I haven't been able to work in this form but you have a wonderful poem here. Good luck in the contest! Best to you, Diane
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Date: 4/8/2011 4:34:00 AM
Definitely on the winner's list, ok that is just Missy's opinion but I really love this write of yours and you gave each teardrop his own name and even gave them an orgination.. Love it, good luck with this unique write of yours :)
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Date: 4/7/2011 11:25:00 PM
wow, Nikko, you did incrediblly well with this form. YOu really should try more and more "forms" How interesting that you put the teardrops into categories. This is a very unique one, and I hope it does well in the contest!
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Date: 4/7/2011 7:07:00 PM
Ah, tears...sweet precious tears, we should cherish and savor each one.....for, the dead cry no more! Ikaw ay welcome mahal na ginang, mapagmahal ay ang madaling bahagi ... matanggap ito sa likod ay ang mga matitigas na bahagi.
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