15 June 2012

Sorrow does not cloud your eyes

It makes them hazy with sweet perfume,

Tears do not roll as you cry

Rather crystals from those orbs hewn,

Your chest does not heave with grief

It inhales fury and exhales love,

Your lips do not curse Hell's fiery keep

But send praises to the hosts above,

Your cheeks are not damp with melancholy

They are laden with fresh summer dew,

Your words do not besmirch that which is holy

Because you know in life you win and lose.

Never have I seen such sweet sadness birthed,

Never in Heaven and never in Earth.

DelilahSweet Sorrow • Opuss № I