THE JEWEL OF A TEARNo DiamondCan cut it.Nor ShineagainstIts Brilliance.Nor Polish itTo reflectIts Beauty.Only a HeartCan holdThis Jewel.Only Care,Can keep itFrom Decay..It is morePrecious,Than GoldPurer than,The purest Jewels.One Tear Dropis worth,A million Hearts.Cannot be boughtor measured..One DropCan HoldA Lifetime of wealth.For when it FallsIt Shows it allIt's Clear to seeand reflectsIts Heart.Its Facetis more BrilliantThan Diamonds..The Heartwill Crack it openTo show all its jewels..A THOUGHT!One ChestTo holdA wealth of LifeA Tear in a Heart.One ChestTo holdA Heart for LifeA TearThat carriedCare to Love.One ChestTo Treasure all your LifeA Tear,I gave to God..Dedicated ToMy Sister Rose ArnitaA PoeatreemanIf I have oneJewel in LifeLet it be my Tear.If I have oneJewel to giveLet it be I Cared.If I have one TearLet me give itTo the World..Edgar Allan Prieto10/22/92Copyright ©2007 Edgar Allan Prieto
WHAT PRICE LOVE?What is the Priceof Love? When a Heartbleedsfrom Tears and HurtTornfrom itselfRipped with PainLeftto Heal the HurtPainis not the WorstI Felt it all,Tears and AchesThe Caresthat CameLeft their MarksThe Wordsthat Said itall too WellI Carenot Love youtil the EndYetLove will Holdit all insideTakingit to the Bitter EndWhydoes LoveHold on to me?I Gaveit HeartWhen no one didI Tookit inShared its LoveI Feltit allBoth Soft and SweetI Feltthe BitternesswhenThings went wrongI Feltthe Painwrenchingthrough my SoulOh !I wouldnot give it upfor GoldThis Treasurethat Showed mejust what I haveA Lifeto find itjust One more TimeThis Sweetnessthat is morethan GoldOne Heartis allI need to HoldIt Fillsme withthe Price of LoveThe Caresto knowwhen I am LovedThe Painthat Lets meknow I CaredThe HappinessI havewhen I SharedThe SorrowknowingLove can HurtThe Tearsshowingthe Birth of Love.A THOUGHT!Lifeis the Chest I HoldAl I Havewill not be GoldYetPrecious it will bejust to HoldTo find Lovethat will Carry throughTo Open upShare in its WealthToHave once is Wealth untold.Dedicated To PamelaA Poeatreeman There isonly one Heart, I Care to LoveThe onethat Godbrought to meThere isonly one Heart,I canShare in its WealthThe Worldthat Holdsa place for meThere is onlyone Care,that will Carryme throughTo Care for itin all I do. Edgar Allan Prieto8/3/93Copyright ©2007 Edgar Allan Prieto
IS NOT LOVE?Is not lovea child?It toyswith my heartIs not lovea puppy?It playsaround insideIs not lovea child?It isas innocentas a doeIs not lovehappy?Its smilegoes throughyour heartIs not lovecaringWhenno oneelse does?Is not lovesharingWhenyou feel itall inside?Is not lovepouringWhenit washesthroughyour heart?Is not lovegrandWhenit takes youto the stars?Is not lovebeautifulWhenI feelthe smilefrom God?Is not lovelovingWhenit takes meto its heart?A THOUGHT!If thereis no one thereto hold youJust reachfor God insteadIf thereis no one thereto care for youCarefor God insteadIf thereis no one thereto take your heartGive it to allwho don't have love.Dedicated to LeoOne love sick puppymilk bones won't doYour Friend a PoeatreemanThe only painI cannot feelIs that painthat has no loveThe only hurtthat really hurtsIs the feelingsI let goEdgar Allan Prieto7/27/93Copyright ©2007 Edgar Allan Prieto
THE JEWEL OF A TEAR
ReplyDeleteNo Diamond
Can cut it.
Nor Shine
against
Its Brilliance.
Nor Polish it
To reflect
Its Beauty.
Only a Heart
Can hold
This Jewel.
Only Care,
Can keep it
From Decay..
It is more
Precious,
Than Gold
Purer than,
The purest Jewels.
One Tear Drop
is worth,
A million Hearts.
Cannot be bought
or measured..
One Drop
Can Hold
A Lifetime of wealth.
For when it Falls
It Shows it all
It's Clear to see
and reflects
Its Heart.
Its Facet
is more Brilliant
Than Diamonds..
The Heart
will Crack it open
To show all its jewels..
A THOUGHT!
One Chest
To hold
A wealth of Life
A Tear in a Heart.
One Chest
To hold
A Heart for Life
A Tear
That carried
Care to Love.
One Chest
To Treasure all your Life
A Tear,
I gave to God..
Dedicated To
My Sister Rose Arnita
A Poeatreeman
If I have one
Jewel in Life
Let it be my Tear.
If I have one
Jewel to give
Let it be I Cared.
If I have one Tear
Let me give it
To the World..
Edgar Allan Prieto
10/22/92
Copyright ©2007 Edgar Allan Prieto
WHAT PRICE LOVE?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the Price
of Love?
When a Heart
bleeds
from Tears and Hurt
Torn
from itself
Ripped with Pain
Left
to Heal the Hurt
Pain
is not the Worst
I Felt it all,
Tears and Aches
The Cares
that Came
Left their Marks
The Words
that Said it
all too Well
I Care
not Love you
til the End
Yet
Love will Hold
it all inside
Taking
it to the Bitter End
Why
does Love
Hold on to me?
I Gave
it Heart
When no one did
I Took
it in
Shared its Love
I Felt
it all
Both Soft and Sweet
I Felt
the Bitterness
when
Things went wrong
I Felt
the Pain
wrenching
through my Soul
Oh !
I would
not give it up
for Gold
This Treasure
that Showed me
just what I have
A Life
to find it
just One more Time
This Sweetness
that is more
than Gold
One Heart
is all
I need to Hold
It Fills
me with
the Price of Love
The Cares
to know
when I am Loved
The Pain
that Lets me
know I Cared
The Happiness
I have
when I Shared
The Sorrow
knowing
Love can Hurt
The Tears
showing
the Birth of Love.
A THOUGHT!
Life
is the Chest I Hold
Al I Have
will not be Gold
Yet
Precious it will be
just to Hold
To find Love
that will Carry through
To Open up
Share in its Wealth
To
Have once is Wealth untold.
Dedicated To Pamela
A Poeatreeman
There is
only one Heart,
I Care to Love
The one
that God
brought to me
There is
only one Heart,
I can
Share in its Wealth
The World
that Holds
a place for me
There is only
one Care,
that will Carry
me through
To Care for it
in all I do.
Edgar Allan Prieto
8/3/93
Copyright ©2007 Edgar Allan Prieto
IS NOT LOVE?
ReplyDeleteIs not love
a child?
It toys
with my heart
Is not love
a puppy?
It plays
around inside
Is not love
a child?
It is
as innocent
as a doe
Is not love
happy?
Its smile
goes through
your heart
Is not love
caring
When
no one
else does?
Is not love
sharing
When
you feel it
all inside?
Is not love
pouring
When
it washes
through
your heart?
Is not love
grand
When
it takes you
to the stars?
Is not love
beautiful
When
I feel
the smile
from God?
Is not love
loving
When
it takes me
to its heart?
A THOUGHT!
If there
is no one there
to hold you
Just reach
for God instead
If there
is no one there
to care for you
Care
for God instead
If there
is no one there
to take your heart
Give it to all
who don't have love.
Dedicated to Leo
One love sick puppy
milk bones won't do
Your Friend a Poeatreeman
The only pain
I cannot feel
Is that pain
that has no love
The only hurt
that really hurts
Is the feelings
I let go
Edgar Allan Prieto
7/27/93
Copyright ©2007 Edgar Allan Prieto