A Tear and a SmileContains 56 parables, stories, and poems in Gibran's wholly inimitable manner. Illustrated with 4 of his own paintings and drawings, it is the most important edition to the canon of this great writer. |
Contents
THE LIFE OF LOVE | 5 |
THE POETS DEATH IS HIS LIFE | 18 |
LETTERS OF FIRE | 32 |
Copyright | |
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ages Astarte awakening Baalbek beauty behold Behold the sun beloved birds blamer body breast breath breeze Byblos cast chanting child Christopher Columbus clouds concealed darkness daughter dead death despair dreams dwell earth embrace eternity eyes face father's glory fear field filled fingers flowers garments gentle Gibran glory gods gold grief hand hear hearken heed holy holy of holies human heart justice KAHLIL GIBRAN kiss lament lifted light lips looked lover lyre maiden mankind mighty Mount Lebanon naught save neath ness nigh night nymph palace panion pass peace poet poor priests rejoice rich ROBERT HILLYER rose ruins sadness saying secrets seek sigh silence sleep smile Solomon's song songs sorrow soul spirit spoke stand stood stringed instrument sweet Syria tears tempest things tongue trees truth valley veil voice walked weak weeping wherein wisdom woman words yearning yesterday youth