Tears

by Sue Fulmore

TEARS

Those salty tears, 

that spill over lashes and

leave trails along cheeks

and soak pillows at night—

each one, we are told is precious,

collected by God, 

stored and recorded. 

I marvel at this God 

who collects and carries

a body’s response to

life’s hardest moments.

When we are most hollowed, 

our tears are held and hallowed. 

I wonder if, 

in the restoration of all things, 

those tears become an ocean

teaming with new life.

I wonder if the waves of this new sea

continue to roll over us,

restoring all that has been lost, 

over, and over, and over again. 

(Based on Psalm 56:8, Joel 2:25, Rev. 5:8)

SUE FULMORE

Sue Fulmore is a freelance writer and speaker seeking to live an examined life. She pursues beauty on the regular, believing it soothes and sustains, and points us toward the Creator. She seeks to encourage others to a more examined life and a deeper connection to God through her writing. Sue currently shares an empty nest with her retired husband of 37 years in a small town in Alberta, Canada. Sue prefers tea over coffee, baking to cooking, and will always find new ways to express her creativity. You can find her at: Sue Fulmore - Midlife examined (@suefulmore) • Instagram photos and videos and A Capacity for Wings | Sue Fulmore | Substack

She is co-author of the book A Writer’s Refuge: Prayers, Blessings, and Encouragement for the Writer's Heart.