Butterfly poetry collection
Tears and Smiles: Poetic Emotions
A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.
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Comparisons
Weep and Grin:
Tears are weep, a sorrowful sight,
Smiles grin, pure delight.
One falls with a heavy heart,
The other lifts, playing its part.
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Sorrow and Joy:
Tears sorrow, deep and true,
Smiles joy, a happy view.
One expresses a quiet pain,
The other celebrates, again.
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Cry and Beam:
Tears cry, soft and light,
Smiles beam, warm and bright.
One reveals with a tender grace,
The other shines, in every place.
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Sorrow and Joy:
Tears are sorrow, falling free,
Smiles are joy, pure glee.
One expresses a heart's deep ache,
The other lifts, for happiness' sake.
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Weeping and Grinning:
Tears are weeping, a silent plea,
Smiles are grinning, carefree.
One reveals pain's hidden truth,
The other shines, in endless youth.
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Joy and Sorrow:
Tears, they fall in moments grey,
Smiles, they light the darkest day.
Tears, they cleanse with sorrow's flow,
Smiles, they heal with gentle glow.
Comparisons
Both together, human face,
In their balance, find our grace.
Tears and smiles, life's great span,
In their dance, the heart of man.
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