A TEAR AND A SMILE - KHALIL
GIBRAN
(POWERFUL LIFE POETRY)
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May 27, 2021
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Read by Shane Morris
Written by Khalil Gibran
- A Tear and A Smile -
I would not exchange the
sorrows of my heart
For the joys of the multitude.
And I would not have the tears
that sadness makes
To flow from my every part
turn into laughter.
I would that my life remain a
tear and a smile.
A tear to purify my heart and
give me understanding
Of life's secrets and hidden
things.
A smile to draw me nigh to the
sons of my kind and
To be a symbol of my
glorification of the gods.
A tear to unite me with those
of broken heart;
A smile to be a sign of my joy
in existence.
I would rather that I died in
yearning and longing
than that I live Weary and
despairing.
I want the hunger for love and
beauty to be in the
Depths of my spirit, for I
have seen those who are
Satisfied the most wretched of
people.
I have heard the sigh of those
in yearning and Longing,
and it is sweeter than the
sweetest melody.
With evening's coming the
flower folds her petals
And sleeps, embracing her
longing.
At morning's approach she
opens her lips to meet
The sun's kiss.
The life of a flower is
longing and fulfilment.
A tear and a smile.
The waters of the sea become
vapor and rise and come
Together and are a cloud.
And the cloud floats above the
hills and valleys
Until it meets the gentle
breeze, then falls weeping
To the fields and joins with
brooks and rivers
to Return to the sea, its
home.
The life of clouds is a
parting and a meeting.
A tear and a smile.
And so does the spirit become
separated from
The greater spirit to move in
the world of matter
And pass as a cloud over the
mountain of sorrow
And the plains of joy to meet
the breeze of death
And return whence it came.
To the ocean of Love and
Beauty----to God.
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