a tear and a smile

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 fulfillment.

A tear and a smile.



The waters of the sea become vapor and rise and come

Together and area 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.



~Khalil Gibran



*I adore this poem and could have highlighted much more of it, but chose those lines that are most significant to me...Khalil Gibran was gifted beyond mere words and he had such a deep understanding that life consists of both beauty and sorrow and these emotions of joy and sorrow should be embraced, truly"felt," and not forgotten.

~Calli



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Don't Go Far Off, Not Even For A Day

Don't Go Far Off, Not Even For A Day

by Pablo Neruda



Don't go far off, not even for a day, because --

because -- I don't know how to say it: a day is long

and I will be waiting for you, as in an empty station

when the trains are parked off somewhere else, asleep.



Don't leave me, even for an hour, because

then the little drops of anguish will all run together,

the smoke that roams looking for a home will drift

into me, choking my lost heart.



Oh, may your silhouette never dissolve on the beach;

may your eyelids never flutter into the empty distance.

Don't leave me for a second, my dearest,



because in that moment you'll have gone so far

I'll wander mazily over all the earth, asking,

Will you come back? Will you leave me here, dying?





Spanish translation:

No apagarse Lejos, No uniforme Por Un Día

by Pablo Neruda



No apagarse lejos, no uniforme por un día, porque -- porque -- no sé

decirlo: un día es largo y le esperaré, como en una estación vacía

cuando los trenes se parquean apagado en alguna parte, dormida.



No dejarme, uniforme por una hora, porque entonces las pequeñas gotas

de la angustia todos funcionados juntos, el humo que vaga buscando

un hogar mandilará en mí, estrangulando mi corazón perdido.



El Oh, puede su silueta nunca disolver en la playa; pueden sus

párpados nunca agitan en la distancia vacía. No dejarme por un

segundo, mi más querido,



¿porque en ese momento usted habrá entrado hasta ahora yo vagará

mazily el excedente toda la tierra, pidiendo, usted se volverá?

¿Usted me dejará aquí, muriendo?



Image source: http://midnightstouch.deviantart.com/art/He-Will-Return-35810957

blissful thoughts...

Holding onto those blissful thoughts of you dear heart
That pass through me like a graceful
Morning mist, which finds its way through hilltops
Misted with hints of blue and grey

Blissful thoughts that take hold
And set my heart aflutter
Placing a glow upon my cheeks, so pale

I can barely breathe
While taking in these visions of you!
Incredibly colorful, incredibly true

Bring your heart
Let it rest upon mine…

Kiss me
With the voice of your being...

Let me come to know you, slowly...
As we savor each ‘blessed’ moment together

Oh, and each time
You press your hands to mine-

Life and love become Sublime!

~Calli © 2008

pieces of my heart...

Pieces of my heart
Just lie there on the floor
Like shards of glass
Displaced, Forgotten
Uncolored, darkened by debris
Left to be swept up
By whom?
By what?

Or to simply collect ashes and dust
To be forgotten
To be dismissed
To be - To be NOTHING
Discarded - Destroyed
Unrecognizable
To whom?
To what?

~Calli © 2008

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On angel's wings and a prayer...

You held your arms close to your waist
When all I wanted to do was to take
Your ringless hand in mine and hold it tight

Our eyes met, and as you lowered yours
I thought "You're a shy one,"
Yet I felt your secret desires
The very same as mine

Though I also sensed a sadness,
As if your heart is caught up in something

Or are you as free as I need you to be?

My heart has been calling out to you My Angel
For such a long time
Always aware
Always waiting your arrival
On angel's wings and a prayer
You are here!

Knowing
Always knowing
That it was just a matter of time...

And just a matter of time before I make you mine!

~Calli © 2008

image source: Angel 11 by cristinaacosta65@photobucket.com

become the alchemist

Emotions untamed by your angelic ways
Emotions tangled, twisted and torn

You are my cure! my angel! my love!

Become the alchemist- turn my lead heart to gold
With your love and purest passion

Heal me with your kiss
Hold me, until together
We reach Bliss.

~Calli © 2008

unbearable sadness of being

This unbearable sadness of being

Settling in

Almost unaware

Like a dense fog of charcoal grey



Take hold!

To dissipate its cloak

That clings soiled and heavy



Ever encompassing

Does not allow one to breath



At times, there is a need to feel this

To let it be

Knowing that when it leaves

I will be temporarily free!



Until she returns

Like an incessant disease

Perpetuated by dwelling in the muck of her



Tears red and stained

Sore eyes and

Blistered soul

My heart chained in despair

Fading fast...



Leading me absolutely nowhere.



~ Calli © 2008



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