lachrymal
July 30, 2014 § 15 Comments
on the face
of the garden buddha –
water drops
~
Image courtesy Suresh Gundappa
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and they are not its tears, rather the simple pearls of his peace…
have a nice day Rachael, and thank you 🙂
No, they are not tears – but if they were – perhaps this is a reminder that to weep can be many things, including an expression of joy.
Have a good day, my friend 🙂
Very profound…it really made me think! Great day:)
Thank you, Lorrie. That’s the best kind of compliment to receive 🙂
😉
Compassionate. Love it. ❤
Thank you for making my day brighter ❤
You made me break out my dictionary again, Rachael. 😉 (Another reason I love your poems–they expand my vocabulary!) Your words are a perfect companion to the image you chose. Both strike me as very peaceful.
Thank you. I love the word – and its plural ‘lachrymae’. It took me hours to find the right image. As often happens, I’ve written the haiku then hunt for the picture, can’t find one, then change the haiku! But that’s okay – it usually gets to be better!
There’s been stuff I’ve been working through right now, and the idea of ‘good tears’ has been on my mind 🙂
That’s such an interesting process, how you write the haiku and then revise it to more appropriately match the image you’ve found. I’m glad your writing is helping you work through things, my friend. And meditating on good tears is surely more calming than meditating on the “bad” ones, yes?
🙂
Beautiful.
Thank you for brightening my day! ❤
Have to echo the wonderful Miranda again: I knew “lachrymose” and decided I really needed to look up “lachrymal.” Now I need to figure out how to work the lovely plural “lachrymae” into my conversations –yes, I am a joy to have at cocktail parties :). So, beyond the vocab expansion that you continually facilitate, thank you for this lovely haiku and image. You remind me of that cool fact I read that tears of peace and joy have fewer (or no) toxins that are found in tears of anger (and maybe sadness). When I read your haiku and see the image, I feel refreshed–splendid! Thank you. xoxo
Thank you, Chloe.Take care ❤