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TEARS FOR SALE, by LEONORA SPEYER Poet's Biography First Line: I wept a tear Last Line: It's a thing that poets do. Subject(s): Tears | ||||||||
I wept a tear Like a little tune, A tear for an ache to croon. A quiet tear That lay on grief Like dew on a desperate leaf. I chose cool words That spoke of fire, Metaphor matched desire. I chose light words That spoke of pain In glib, iambic strain. I chose two nouns And an adjective To make my pale tear thrive. I urged my tear To an unctuous rhyme, And sold it for a dime. I sold the tear That wept for you; It's a thing that poets do. | Other Poems of Interest...BANGLA DESH: 2. THE BLOOD IN MY EYES by FAIZ AHMED FAIZ TIME ROCKING ON by ANSELM HOLLO TEARS AND KISSES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOMESDAY BOOK: GEORGE JOSLIN ON LA MENKEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HOW FAR IS IT TO THE LAND WE LEFT? by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE TEARS FALL IN MY HEART by PAUL VERLAINE |
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