…it’s ok to sob little girl, eyes are not only for smiling
let your tears fall where they may, pay no mind to what they say
it’s the circle of life, the measure of which is never certain
let whispers fade with the sun as it sets, one chance all anyone gets
it’s an unknown ride on a wide open range, landscape unexplored
let your tears fall where they may, it doesn’t matter what they say…
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Such an evocative dialogue
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Thank you, Sadje.
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My pleasure
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“Gather what’s left
As time stands still
Pictures may tarnish
For the warmth shall never fade
Beyond all time
Carried and saved.
There’ll be no more long goodbyes
There’ll be no more tears to cry.”
No, it doesn’t matter what they say.
And yes, are not only for smiling or looking but for seeing. As ears for listening, instead of simply hearing.
And if that little girl (or boy) needs to cry, so be it. For this is a human act, that is neither simple, nor powerless.
Denise, once again you have created a gravitational field around your words that is subtle, yet inescapable.
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One day, they’ll be no long goodbyes, nor more tears to cry. One day. In the meantime? We all will. More than once.
And even if we think it shouldn’t matter what anyone says, for some it does.
You express it beautifully, simply – crying/our need to cry, is a “human act, that is neither simple, nor powerless”.
All of us, children and adults alike, should embrace the concept, for it is true.
Thank you, Nick.
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Good stuff
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Thank you, sir.
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Six fine lines, six fine heavy lines.
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Thank you, D.
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(That, right there, was a big hug)
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I appreciate the translation, Liz!
(Thank you)
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*returns to say “thank you!”*
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In the words of Holly Cole, “Cry if you want to, I won’t tell you not to, I won’t try to cheer you up, I’ll just be here if you want me to be near you.”
Lovely 6.
Shay
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Thank you, Shay.
And that is the beauty and power of simply being present.
To witness. Whether for child or adult, there is a healing that comes from the acknowledgement by another of our pain and sadness.
Holly Cole. What a momentary blast from the way distant past! As manager of a record store, one of the perks was free promotional CDs and somewhere there’s a Holly Cole Trio CD. For now, we’ll spin her on the “Victrola-tube”.
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Let it all out, let it all out, who knows what’s going on inside, “ let the tears come when they may”. Very poignant.
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Does more good than not, yes?
Thank you, Len.
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From first to last, beautifully rendered lines.
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Thanks so much, Dora.
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Likely what they have to say isn’t going to help what caused those tears anyway.
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Agreed, Frank. In all likelihood not one iota.
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Sometimes we all need a good cry. I’ve been putting mine off.
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No argument from me on that one, Mimi.
Funny how we do that. Sometimes for an incredibly long time.
(There’s always an empty oversized, crazy comfortable, chair at the ‘Edge)
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LIVE. And that means tapping into the whole range of emotions. Lovely!
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Yes. And if we’re doing it right, there’s no avoiding the sad stuff.
Thank you, Margaret!
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