Constance La France Poet Abecedarian

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Written February 25, 2023, Poetry/Abecedarian/Ache

Copyright Protected, ID 02-1527-883-25
All Rights Reserved, 2023, Constance La France 

Written for the International Contest, A Forms and Words Challenge 
(word chosen ache) sponsor, Sotto Poet, Judged 03/02/2023, First Place

Published in PoetrySoup's 2023 Anthology, Reflections on the Important Things

Ache

  "Grief is the price we pay for love. "
Queen Elizabeth II 

Ache, ache, aching is my soul for those whose,
   breathing pulse is no more;
coffin closed their bones decay to dust,
   death, oh death you are a thief that comes creeping.
Each night my memories drift, drift, and my
   fathomless tears could fill oceans;
grief is a dark cloak I wear,
   help me Lord to let go of this sorrow. 
Inside me it dwells always, always,
   just last night spirits visited me while I slept;
kissing my hair and whispering softly,
   Lord, I am weeping, weeping.
My beautiful, my beautiful loved ones I miss you so,
   nothing leaves ...  for not a single memory do I forget;
oh, my heart is broken and shattered, yet I
   put on a mask of happiness and go about my day.
Quietly, I fill my days with art and writing words in forms,
   resting the ache inside of me for awhile;
six feet under, six feet under, rest in peace I murmur,
   till death unites us in Heaven.
Until we stand hand to hand in the Lord's temple,
   visions and hallucinations come to me in the night; and
with fingers weary ... I write, write and do my art,
   xenophobia is a fear I hold for losing people.
Yet, to let go of this grief means that all is gone beyond; and
   zephyr winds will blow away the love forever.

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Linda Alice Fowler March 4, 2023 at 7:09 AM I love everything about this Constance. I see why Lasaad placed this so high. Congratulations on your win! Constance La France March 4, 2023 at 9:24 AM Linda, thank you so much for the nice comment, compliment, and congratulations, blessings, Constance

Paula Goldsmith March 3, 2023 at 8:18 AM Congratulations on your win. What a creative yet sad write/picture. The quote is so very true. My quote: "Love has a huge price tag." Here is a hug for you. My quote: "Only when you have been hurt can you feel another's pain." Have a wonderful day...................... Constance La France March 3, 2023 at 8:48 AM Paula, thank you so much for the congratulations and my poem and the compliment on the quote. I love your quote, blessings, Constance

Sotto Poet March 2, 2023 at 10:15 AM Constance, outstanding work, and many compliments on your win in my Writing Challenge - A Words and Forms. I really like your picture and quote as well. Blessings. Constance La France March 2, 2023 at 1:03 PM Sotto, thank you so much for the inspiration and contest, and for the compliment on my poem and placement, blessing, Constance

Anisha Dutta February 27, 2023 at 9:01 PM UNIQUE Composition to win the heart of reader. Love. Constance La France February 28, 2023 at 6:33 AM Anisha, thank your so much for the compliment, blessings, Constance

Joanna Daniel February 26, 2023 at 5:34 AM Your ache seeps through this exceptional poem, Constance, the way it flows is extraordinary:) Constance La France February 26, 2023 at 1:45 PM Jo, thank you so much for the visit and comment, blessings, Constance

Yann Rolland February 25, 2023 at 6:40 PM a lot of sorrow, may be love will come back, upsetting poem, and wonderful, "bravo" yann Constance La France February 26, 2023 at 1:47 PM Yan, thank you so much for the visit comment, and compliment. Yes, I carry a lot of sorrow that I seem unable to let go of, so I write it, blessings, Constance