Glistening teardrops <br />Stream from eyes <br />Long embittered <br />By the bitter harshness <br />Of life's cruel burdens. <br />Surging waters <br />Threaten to engulf <br />The poor, hapless soul <br />Wallowing in self-despair. <br />The aching heart <br />Yearns painfully <br />For a fragment <br />Of fragile-winged happiness. <br />Ringlets of doubt <br />Can be seen <br />Swiftly circling <br />As the travailing soul <br />Prays for a sturdier faith <br />And the endless shining of the sun. <br /> <br />© Miriam Jacob<br /><br />MIRIAM JACOB<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/glistening-teardrops/
