Tag: tears

evenness

June 25, 2012 / jeanne / 0 Comments

Balance1

sometimes
against the fractured
uncertain
backdrop of life,
tears provide
calm,
balance,
an exhale.

unarticulated

June 11, 2012 / jeanne / 1 Comment

love
pain
laughter
anger
grief
remorse
regret
longing

some tears are such
colorful tangles
it’s hard to name them.

never judge a tear by its drop

May 30, 2012 / jeanne / 1 Comment

Inside1

just because she looked orderly on the outside
doesn’t mean she didn’t know angst and chaos.

just because her eyes didn’t well up
doesn’t mean she didn’t cry.

marking time, 1

May 2, 2012 / jeanne / 1 Comment

Realize

stitching.
quietly.
pondering.
it’s a good way to spend some time
every now ‘n then.
wish i could do it more often.
perhaps i should work on that
cause creativity is as necessary
as oxygen,
if you ask me.

marking time

May 1, 2012 / jeanne / 2 Comments

Realize

stitching.
quietly.
pondering.
it’s a good way to spend some time
every now ‘n then.
wish i could do it more often.
perhaps i should work on that
cause creativity is as necessary
as oxygen,
if you ask me.

Knowing

April 26, 2012 / jeanne / 0 Comments

Teardrop1

each tear
an altar
to things
unspoken
and unseen
and yet still
Known.

~~ :: ~~

today’s altar (cloth): Knowing

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determination

April 25, 2012 / jeanne / 5 Comments

Tear1

they were productive,
these women.
cooking
cleaning
planning
preserving
sewing
planting
teaching
cutting
picking
tending
and more.

and sometimes,
sometimes for days on end,
they cried.
they cried silently and
without attracting attention
because to explain
in words
what every teardrop held
seemed an insurmountable task.

~~ :: ~~

today’s altar (cloth): determination

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