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Ode To Tears

Contributed by Elizabeth_Dandy on Wednesday, 31st August 2005 @ 09:19:41 AM in AEST
Topic: Event





Tears, - tears, who can muster
All the tears that surge and flow,
Shimmering in their dew-drop luster,
Or like saphire's blaze and glow.

Tears that well up- manifest,
Or in secret sorrow hidden;
In our loving Father's breast
All these various tears are written.

Angels keep punctilious score,
None is missing,- all are treasure,
Every tear's accounted for,
Prized and cherished beyond measure.

Can you count the tears that well
Flowing open or suppressed,
And as gleaming jewels swell
Tears, sweet tears by God are blessed.

None is missing, stored as treasure,
God can their their high worth esteem,
Worth and value beyond measure,
As in Father's heart they gleam.

Tears have power to arrest,
To restrain the cruel word,
And bust up the hornets nest,
And ward off just ire's sword.

Tears arrest wild fury’s cry,
Tears can halt the murderous hand,
Tears placate and pacify,
And redeem souls that repent.

Words may fail, but tears can prove
More than words and utterance,
Deep devotion and great love,
More than the cajoling glance.



Dry-eyed, fruitless is despair,-
Tears relieve, allay and calm,
Promissory harbinger
Of sweet consolation's balm.

Private tears and tears of masses
Now observed on our screens
When poor victims count their losses
As they do in New Orleans.

Tears redeem, wash, purge and clean
From the darkly spots of sin
Even though it can’t be seen
Through the wrath of Katherine


Tears aplenty Jesus shed,
Tears of sorrow and of grief,
At the Second Temple's spread
To come down for unbelief.

Tears the Saviour shed and cried
When with grief He was apprised
That friend Lazarus had died,
Tears shed then the Savior Christ.

And He groaned in lonely dread,
While disciples slept and snored,
And earth drank up bloody sweat
From our Savior and our Lord.

Dry-eyed,- fruitless is despair,
Tears relieve, allay and calm,-
Promissory harbinger
Of sweet consolation's balm.

Be ye kissed bright gems forever,
Gems,- of such infinite worth,
By the everlasting Lover
For your task to ransom earth!

© Elizabeth Dandy




















































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Re: Ode To Tears (User Rating: 1 )
by judasman on Wednesday, 31st August 2005 @ 01:05:24 PM AEST
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the actual poem i wasn't too keen on. but the picture really stood out, a vision of heartbreaking grief devastatingly sad


Re: Ode To Tears (User Rating: 1 )
by MorningDove on Wednesday, 31st August 2005 @ 05:10:20 PM AEST
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I got to fly over NOLA early this morning with a news crew and the total devastation just rips one heart apart. Where I used to live is totally underwater and nothing can be seen. There is at least 25 feet of water over it. There are coffins floating and bodies of recently dead. People breaking through roofs to get out to be seen and rescued. It is the worst devastation in the history of the US. The fear of plagues from the dead and the sewage and toxins from refinerys. The whole place is toxic. No clean water, sanitation is totally gone. Fear is sweeping the area. God needs to be there now to see the devastation he allowed to be. Millions homeless. Months and years needed to restore this city. God help them all, please.

Rita


Re: Ode To Tears (User Rating: 1 )
by judasman on Friday, 2nd September 2005 @ 10:30:04 AM AEST
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when i wrote my other comment i was unaware of what had happened, now i know the poem takes a different meaning. my thoughts are with you and i wish everyone well for the future near and far


Re: Ode To Tears (User Rating: 1 )
by emystar on Wednesday, 7th September 2005 @ 11:54:12 PM AEST
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Tears water the flowers.
sorry it's taken so long to respond.
this is a very deep, deep, deep ode to tears.
Awesome as always.
luv, huggs, tears,
emy




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