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Sound of Tears

She woefully knelt
to garner her tears;
words of pain fell
to tell her fears-
but betrayed,
only silence
peaked
to speak.

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Beautifully sad Rula

I cannot offer anything its written perfectly I wouldn't change a thing

love JC xxx

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I am grateful for dropping such a nice comment dear Jayne.

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I totally agree with Jayne. Nothing to change.Its very well written.

Alid

This is so expressive of the mood..only change I would suggest is to change garner to gather

raj (sublime_ocean)

I thought "garner" is more poetic. As a synonym of "gather", I just would like to know how does it for a native speaker just like you work better, if you don't mind, please.
Thanks again for visiting and the thoughts.

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I think "garner" works beautifully ;)

love JC xxx

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats

Just letting you know how much I'm enjoying your poetry.
This one is a pure distillation of sorrow.
Most excellent.

Respectfully, Race

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Always happy to hear from you. Hope all is well and no more medical tests to go through. :)

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Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words
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This is a great poem. It conveys "to me" someone who is deeply troubled and turns to prayer for solace and relief - maybe praying out loud. But then someone overhears and betrays those thoughts and feelings to others, so words are no longer spoken - silence prevails and all that can be heard is the sound of tears.

I think you have skilfully said a lot in few word - and your poem really shows how trapped a person can be.
( if my interpretation is correct )

Well done! ( I think Raj's suggestion is worth thinking about )

Love Mand xxx

I loved to see where this took your imagination. It just came to me in a moment of muse and couldn't resist the idea of collecting the tears ...etc.
I always appreciate the time that friends give and the way others interpret the words written.
I wanted to extend this to a story, but it is all I got for the time being.
Thanks for sharing and the time. Always appreciated.

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Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words
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;) I like it just as it is.

Seems like this evening I can only come upon poetry for which I can offer few if any suggestions . And this is one............stan

this piece is soo good, I forget I have visited and read it. Really nice one.

Alid

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