Love Poem: The Lonely River of Tears
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Written by: Rick Parise

The Lonely River of Tears



From weary roads 
Where thoughts escape
A peaceful day
Has gone away
In battle cries 
To raise a hand 
Where war remains 
For he who stands
Shall one day find 
A love preserved
Upon sweet hills 
Of morning birth
Where hushed 
She sits 
Comsumed of tears 
Her loving soldier
For whom she fears 
Has gone away
Through endless nights
In silent thought
She dreams beside
The lonely river
Of tears