The Beauty of Her Tears
\nby cricketjeff on March 30, 2016.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nI saw her in the corner but I only saw her eyes
\nSo beautiful, so sad, and so alone.
\nShe didn’t seem to see us or to hear our mournful sighs
\nI thought the fire that burned inside had flown
\nShe saw no other mourner and she didn’t try to speak
\nBut I saw past her sadness and the diamonds on each cheek.<\/p>\n
His widow read from Shakespeare and his son that Auden rhyme
\nA grandson called him “Pops” which raised some cheers
\nHis colleagues called him gifted and a man before his time
\nBut she sat there in silence and her tears
\nThe first time he had kissed her it was praise she thought she’d earned
\nHer second job, a temp to hold the fort till Joan returned.<\/p>\n
The vicar hadn’t known him but pretended that he had
\nHe’d had no time for gods or ancient myths
\nExpected words and praises for a business man and dad
\nHe had been told to mark the deal with Smiths
\nWhen Joan remained a mother she had taken on her role
\nEfficient unobtrusive, and he called her “China Doll”<\/p>\n
I knew that they were lovers, though they never gave a clue,
\nNo gossip ever stained his hallowed brow
\nBut conferences and courses, then a seminar or two
\nCemented love that only ended now
\nI guess I’ve always loved her, I can wait a few more years
\nBut I’ll not forget this picture, or the beauty of her tears<\/p>\n
Author notes
\nFar too many lines please feel free to DQ me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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