Freely Let Them Fall
Our tears are the
water of life,
cleansing
the debris left from
suffering and grief,
preparing
the soil of our sensitivity,
nourishing
appreciation and forgiveness.
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The inspiration for this poem was the following passage:
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” ~~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Charlotte Hamrick 
Nice Pantry entry. Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful, sage advice. It is while seeking a greater freedom what you have to let go of bondage; and letting go is often tough. Tears make it easier.
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I agree, a good weep is so cleansing. You carry your initial metaphor beautifully through this poem. Well done. ~Brenda
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I think you got that spot on.
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Lovely poem and your inspiration from ~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is dead on, if only more people knew that were true, what a different world it would be, zouxzoux.
Pamela
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I couldn’t agree more!
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Phew! I’ll go along with that too!!
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I love this amazing poem. So true, too, that a good cry is cathartic.
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Thanks to you all for your comments and for being great poetry-writing-and-reading friends. 🙂
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Lovely images and wonderful characterization of the importance of tears.
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