A WOMAN'S TEARS

A WOMAN’S TEARS

The world resides in her eyes behind
the incandescent vitality of youth.
Trapped in the fluorescence of her tears
sleeping in the fabric of her dreams.

Effervescent freckles in her gaze
a reflection of beauty within.
An imaginary island; perfection
painted in the bright minds of old.

A single teardrop drips down her cheek
across the universe of her starry face.
It illumines the world held within
echoing the innocence of her years.

Remit the release of her purity
let it not shatter by way of woe.
Kiss her divine face with your fingers
and return the tear to its rightful place.

Sacred are a woman’s tears.

Author's Note

Winner of the following contest:
http://www.writerscafe.org/contests/Lovely-Sad/11427/
Honorable mention 2 in the following contest:
http://www.writerscafe.org/contests/A-Woman%27s-Tears/11083/

***The story is about the importance of a woman's tears (hence sacred) because the world resides inside and would shatter if the tear was to ever slide off her face.

"An imaginary island; perfection
painted in the bright minds of old." - refers to Utopia.

Reviews

[Katie Louise Hughes]

This is sweet, and the message was pure as snow :) I liked this poem a lot (from the other's that I've read), and I like the third stanza the best. And as the other reviews stated... smashing.. beauty... wisdom. There is a meaning behind this leaves me feeling like I'm not alone. Thanks, and I'm sure you'll keep up the writing! :D

[PadfootBlack]

This is beautiful, as is your evident respect for women. Fantastic job.

[Robin]

well done , I agree , women's tears are sacred

[DamienHino]

Deep poem with layers of meaning.

[Seashell]

Awww such a delicate subject and you have described it in such a way that one would actually think you knew exactly what a woman feels, when emotion springs fast and out of the blue. We tend to hide our feelings as you say and never ever want anyone to see our blotched faces. When a man feels emotion, normally, it is a sign of weekness to him, so all is hidden from the world....but from a woman's point of view...we don't want our mascara to run !!! Ahhhn such vanity !!

Lovely piece
Thanks
Babs xx

[dovetailer]

I guess we are on a tear...Bud-dum (poor pun) amazing that we were on the same wavelength...
my poem was a short one...only took one onion to be inspired...LOl
I figure that we are the ones that cause them..often...we can at least revere them in our writing... I like the letters in TEARS beginning of each stanza...it emphasizes your message in a subtle way...

[Sports Girl]

I loved this. It was really good and the way you described things was great.

[Coyote Poetry]

Great wisdom in your words. I felt very bad in my time of life. Making a woman cry leave us sad and wishing to have done better. Your description was written with a kind and gentle pen. A beautiful poem. The words are true.
Coyote

[lyssilou]

love it really honestly love it

[R E Tree]

Wow! This shocked me it wasn't what I expected from the title. Women that hold deep emotional feelings inside them will be able to relate to this. A man writing about a womans tears shows that he deeply cares about women in a emotional way. Thats good to see as most men don't give a damn about womens feelings. I think the poem expresses the sweet and gentle side of you very nicely