Love Poem: Sacred Tears
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Written by: Carolyn Devonshire

Sacred Tears

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love.” – Washington Irving strongest love known conveyed by tears, not words powerful the person allowing tears to escape walls that hold a captive heart essence of true compassion sharing sacred tears as a loved one mourns
*Entry for Russell Sivey’s “Challenge - 8 Lines Max” contest by Carolyn Devonshire, October 9, 2011 Dedicated to Joyce Johnson on the loss of her brother