Crying is not ...............

Crying is not .....

Crying is not crying..

It is a humble petition
against the contrast of life

Crying is not mere shedding of tears
It is a silent protest against 
the dryness of hearts
that rule the world

Crying is not crying ...
It is the utterance of a prayer
for the grant of a longer life to the 
fast-evaporating dew-drop
a brighter colour to the Rainbow 
of the new covenant 
in changing times
of a changed world

Crying is like asking 
light on a new moon's night
It is praying for love 
in a battlefield

Crying is so varied
yet, so human ! 

Because,
Crying is not crying dear.

It is smiling quietly on the 
helplessness of life.

   -Shrinivas (03-02-2010)