This is a world of teardrops
Where a short-lived sigh can last an hour
And a smile die almost as it flowers
This earth runs through a million veins
We change, yet all we remain
Ordained in the love that gave us birth
Sustained in endless days of childhood mirth
Until, friendless, we no longer grow
‘Tis time to go.
In teardrops do we find our life’s respite
In saddest laughter seek eternal light.
Rodney Orpheus 1979