A TEAR'S JOURNEY: award winner

A TEAR’S JOURNEY: award winner



Lost in thought about lost love,
My mood pensively set,
Tears welled up so in my heart,
Looking for an outlet.

Not before long did I feel
A misty touch in eye,
Which slowly assumed a shape.
A droplet did I spy.

As the thoughts darkened my heart,
The droplet did enlarge.
Till it could hold on no more
And downward did it barge.

I could feel its warm wetness,
But yet it was so cold.
There was none to take my hand,
Or me in the arms hold.

Precious was this tear to me,
Memory of my love!
Could I ever let it fall
On the ground from above?

It rested for a while on
Just the tip of my nose;
To pick up a handkerchief,
From my chair I arose.

What a pity, what heartless
Action this on my part!
In that careless moment, oh,
To the ground did it dart.

While the loss of my love did
Make me so cry and weep,
What a pity even its
Symbol I could not keep!



• Written in abcb, 7-6-7-6 format.

• Awarded second place and an awardicon in "Invalid Item" , EMOTIONAL POETRY contest, April 2007



M C Gupta
16 June 2003