243 Why do we cry?

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Ken Greenman

Why do we cry
when a baby is born?
Because we live with sobs and cheers,
endure the march of inexorable years.
What better response
might we make to that moment,
than a bittersweet flow of confluent tears.

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