just one tear

just one tear

finds its way

crawling

to the call of a heart

steeped in love

exploding

into the vagaries

of this stillness

devouring

every thought 

of you.

Tears

Have you ever been
caught in a moment,
when your eyes
welling up
with flood waters,
poured themselves
into the toothless smile
of a child,
who knows only
how to laugh
into Life's face?
Tears hold more than
what the eyes can see
or the heart can feel.

Tears of Grace

drink my tears
with your liquid eyes,
as I drink mine,
for they are yours
as much as they are mine;
let them fall
onto our parched
wrinkled skins,
waiting to be christened
with infinite love;
let's not wash them away,
let's not wish them away,
for they have come to us
from the heavens,
they are ours to keep
in the silent folds of our heart,
in the soft lashes of our eyes
that kiss them awake
with every blink,
in the cloth that soaks them
and patiently gathers
their fragrant longing
to meet ourselves
with a smile,
returning everything with love,
touching each others' hearts,
as we follow our destinies
untouched, untarnished,
to be the messy, glorious humans
that we each are.

Tears

The sky -
she has cried all night,
white ribbon clouds
stretched out,
purged of their fullness
and emptiness,
over an ocean
who looks bluer -
did he hold a cup all night
to drink up all her tears?

Downy mist -
she holds her veil,
closing in
on prying eyes,
adoring secrets,
holding tears,
revealing herself
to tender wayfarers,
only in the silence
of a steamy night.

Dew - she rests
on a blade of grass,
a cold window pane,
and sleepy leaves,
radiant, self-assured,
she touches souls
who've made friends
with pain and joy,
living on the edge,
with uncertainty.