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Constance La France's Decrepit Poetry Contest...7 June 25...' The older  our seasons become, the more grateful we are for reminisces still tucked in the heart...'

Pages From Decrepit Seasons

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Before midnight ticks, I turn to my 
    interior world ,
One that cradles myrhh
of reminisces  and sagas,
Allowing breaths to inhale the agony
and radiance of loved ones' trails
now beyond my physical reach--

Watching the decrepit portraits on 
   the foyer,  July air greets the dew
on blossoms, monarchs flitting in my yard
then fading softly in the shade--
  reminding me how age- torn, tattered
past seasons have turned this manor down

I am stilled by the rustle
from maples breathing as if their
   whiffs understand my untold ancestry...
Perhaps, I am getting old,
  or maybe wise enough
to scrape my pen amid bundled journals,
  unearthed by many vintage pages
still to come. And go.

1st place
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Date: 6/10/2025 11:06:00 PM
Nice narration of age-torn life. Congratulations, Nette.
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Date: 6/10/2025 9:35:00 PM
"July air greets the dew on blossoms, monarchs flitting in my yard then fading softly in the shade"-- Lovely lines, creating a lot of nostalgia in me. once i used to chase those monarch butterflies.... now not seen anymore. Dear Nette, congratulations on your first place win in the contest.
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Date: 6/10/2025 8:38:00 PM
Huge congrats on your victory! Your poem is wonderful.
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Date: 6/10/2025 11:37:00 AM
- Congratulations on your win in the contest ... a lovely poem, Nette :) - hugs
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Date: 6/10/2025 11:11:00 AM
Back with Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Pages From Decrepit Seasons" write again.. Have a blessed day with your win.......
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Date: 6/8/2025 6:01:00 PM
Gorgeous writing, Nette. Did you notice your writing is mixed with a http address? I just wanted to point that out, your work is just sooo good, Nette. Lovely poetess.
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Date: 6/8/2025 7:51:00 PM
i tried to delete, edit the video but nothing seems to come out right...thanks, paige
Date: 6/7/2025 11:08:00 AM
I think this is a wonderful write to read. Great quote... Yes, many vintage pages still to come. "Good Luck" We both did this one. Have a wonderful weekend writing away.......
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Date: 6/7/2025 2:52:00 AM
Oh, I just love this. Love this most: I am stilled by the rustle from maples breathing as if their whiffs understand my untold ancestry... God bless you and much love, Gina
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Date: 6/7/2025 12:52:00 AM
This is gorgeous, Nanette. Loved the ending. Thanks for the last fun contest you sponsored. Soupmail
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