POET'S PEN: WILLIAMSJI MAVELI writes on Jen Gadd's Poem " Wipe Away the Tears"

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 POET'S PEN: WILLIAMSJI MAVELI writes on Jen Gadd's Poem " Wipe Away the Tears", posted on 06th  September, 2014

• Wipe Away the Tears
• By
• Poetess Jen Gadd

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• Wipe away the tears
• Try to ease the pain
• Knowing that your baby
• Won’t be the same again

(When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort. But if someone is trying to hide tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them. The title of this poem is excellent, I love it)

• It’s cruel and unfair
• For you to feel this way
• Hiding behind your smile
• To make it through the day

(Tears come and go. Pain and pleasure come and go. All this happens before we could stop them, boiling hot then instantly freezing on face. Good expressions, my applause)

• Feeling like an outcast
• Wanting to belong
• Exhausted from the effort
• Of always being strong

(Tears are just like salty water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of heart is sealed inside to comfort us.)

• Others quick to judge you
• Caught up in their own world
• Not taking time to see
• You’re just a normal girl

(The judgment need not be accurate or correct. It is always so probing: one can resist tears and behave very well in the hardest hours of grief)

• You fought so hard
• Shut out the doubt and pain
• Which cleared the way
• For you to feel again

( Be very positive and go ahead, This is a message from the Poetess, Good, My applause)

• You have never been more beautiful
• Than how we saw you then
• Having faith in what was real
• Living life again

( Beauty is not a new concept in our life, It depends hoe each one define beauty, it is personal to all according to their way of dreaming in life.)

To hear you laugh and see you smile
No pressure from outside
Relaxed and being natural
No fear No need to hide

(Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart. Hence, when others are in pain, comfort them console them)

• It was simple, it was easy
• Everything was clear
• It was the happiest we’ve seen you
• The happiest this year

(This line gives us positive energy and delight, My applause)

• In an instant, it was gone
• Dark clouds appeared again
• We watched you struggle to stay strong
• Doubt and uncertainty creeping in

(Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before--more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle)

• Manipulated and controlled
• By one who says he cares
• His aim is isolation
• Cos he doesn’t want to share

(The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh)

• Blind and confused
• Losing sight of what is real
• He’s clever with his words
• Changing how you feel

(A broken heart bleeds tears. Sometimes, our life is too blind or confused, accept it in any shape)

• It’s painful to watch the change
• Turning your back on those who care
• To those who have been true
• It’s almost too much to bare

(We need never be ashamed of our tears, change your styles in life, or life will change you as it is )

• If only you could see
• What is really going on
• The motivation behind his words
• His intention is so wrong

(There you go...let it all slide out. Unhappiness can't stick in a person's soul when it's slick with tears)

• You are not an object
• Or a possession for him to choose
• He doesn’t want you to be you
• Because he knows that he will lose

( Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.)

• He is preying on your doubt
• In those of us you trust
• Waiting for his moment
• To turn it all to dust

(If I can see pain in your eyes then share with me your tears. If I can see joy in your eyes then share with me your smile)

• I know that this sounds cruel
• But we’ve seen it all before
• The never ending cycle
• Banging on your door

(Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to sorrows)

• Your beautiful soul and guilt
• Is why you let him in
• It’s why you feel so tortured
• Cos you know where you have been

(Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness)

• We are helpless as we watch again
• As we see you slipping away
• Holding on to hope
• You’ll find a way to stay

(Don't be ashamed to weep; It is the  right to grieve.)

• Hope is all we have
• There’s nothing we can say
• Please remember how you felt
• During the real and positive days

( A well depicted simple verse from the golden pen of the poetess, my applause )

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Tears are not words from the mouth, Tears cannot speak nor can the heart can bear the pain. This is poetry, we can write, express through lines, this poem is fabulous, I love it.
If we never experience the freeze of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse.

The oceans are nothing but a collection of all the tears in our life history. But smiles and tears are so alike with me; they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad. I would conclude and say that my body needs laughter as much as it needs tears. Both are cleansers of stress.

Please accept my congratulations for sharing this simple poem with COSMO viewers. Keep writing more and I wish you good luck, Happy writing.

BY

WILLIAMSJI MAVELI

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ABOUT POET'S PEN: Williamsji Maveli writes a column titled "Poet's Pen" in view of bringing connectivity between the author and reader for a better understanding of poetic aspects in creativity perspective. This column will highlight on the content of a poem picked at random by the author, which will be appearing on daily basis as and when the authors feels to upload the posting.  Reader's valuable comments, both positive and negative are most welcome and will be highly appreciated by me

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