Angel tears, angel tears falling softly as rain, <br />Angel tears, angel tears, falling amidst human pain, <br />Angel tears that can’t be seen, but only felt, <br />Angel tears that can make the hardest heart melt. <br /> <br />Lodel lo, lodel woe, lodel lo, lodel lye, <br />What are some of the things that make angels cry? <br /> <br />Despair walks alone down empty streets, <br />Filled with the patter of small, homeless feet. <br />No teddy bears for comfort, no little beds with clean sheets, <br />And in the dark shadows, predators watch and seep. <br /> <br />Angel tears, angel tears, falling on us below, <br />Angle tears, angel tears, blessing us now, and long ago… <br /> <br />When men stole bread for their children to eat, long years ago, <br />They were put in jails and branded criminals and foe, <br />Then placed in ships, flimsy and frail, <br />Which then for America, set sail. <br /> <br />Ragged men filled with thirst, and hunger ever near, <br />Comforted and consoled by angels dear. <br />With caring words one could feel, not hear, <br />This land was awash with angel tears. <br /> <br />Today immigrants seek sanctuary, <br />Branded as criminals, ever wary. <br />For their families they wanted to earn daily bread, <br />Now, only in church dare they rest their heads. <br /> <br />Angel tears, angel tears falling softly as rain, <br />Angel tears, angel tears, falling amidst human pain…<br /><br />Mary Naylor<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/angel-tears-2/
