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At The Cemetery

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Contest: Write six beautiful lines, sponsored by Constance La France.

" The blue jay is seen as a powerful spirit messenger."- Author unknown It was a cold fall morning as the leaves swirled in the crisp windy air I decided to walk in the cemetery and chose the path that was bare A crow cackled and a blue jay squawked loudly and they carried on Ignoring them as I thought of the day you were taken and now gone I sat on the bench overlooking your gravestone and felt such raw despair A blue jay landed on the bench as I searched for closure and shed a tear

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CayCay Jennings

Date: 3/22/2025 3:20:00 PM

This touched my heart and swelled my tears. Have we ever crossed poem paths before? I can't remember ever reading you, but I live with what's called a traumatic brain disorder that makes not remembering one of my specialties. I see it won just as it should have ... CayCay

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/22/2025 4:52:00 PM

CayCay, thank you.

Jan Allison

Date: 3/21/2025 11:06:00 AM

dropping back with many congrats tania xx

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/21/2025 11:21:00 AM

Jan, thank you.

Terry Miller

Date: 3/20/2025 9:08:00 AM

Fantastic six lines, congratulations

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/21/2025 3:24:00 AM

Terry, thank you.

thriveni c mysore

Date: 3/20/2025 6:42:00 AM

beauty. congratulations on your win dear poet. cheers!!!

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/21/2025 3:24:00 AM

Thriveni, thank you.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 3/19/2025 3:21:00 PM

Back with Congratulations on your win. I loved reading your wonderful yet sad "At The Cemetery" write again. Have a fun/blessed day as you write away...........

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/20/2025 3:09:00 AM

Paula, thank you.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/19/2025 1:55:00 PM

- Back with a congrats, Tania ... enjoy :) - hugs

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/20/2025 3:09:00 AM

Anne-Lise, thank you.

Ink Empress

Date: 3/19/2025 11:33:00 AM

Dear tania, this is such a descriptive and soul stirring poem that flows with such poignant and melancholic emotions in such a seamless manner! I could see through the imagery youv painted here and feel the grief and sorrow youvr expressed here in such a heartfelt manner. Pleasure reading this. Best wishes for the contest. Sending you light always

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/19/2025 12:12:00 PM

Ink, thank you.

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 3/17/2025 5:23:00 PM

Beautifully penned my friend. My mother always said cardinals were messengers from heaven. I smile anytime I see one now. I think that maybe she is watching over me.

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/18/2025 2:25:00 AM

Jerry, thank you.

Joseph May

Date: 3/17/2025 7:11:00 AM

A poignant verse Tania, Very nicely penned

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/17/2025 1:16:00 PM

Joseph, thank you.

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 3/17/2025 5:28:00 AM

Dear Tania, This one settled in my chest like the hush of a cold morning, the kind where grief moves as naturally as the wind through fallen leaves. There’s such stark beauty in the way you paint the moment and not just in what’s seen, but in what’s felt. The crow, the blue jay, the emptiness of the path… it’s all so vivid, so alive, even in the presence of loss. It’s heavy, but it’s also a kind of grace. Spring Blessings, my Dear Friend, Daniel

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/17/2025 1:16:00 PM

Daniel, thank you.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 3/17/2025 3:10:00 AM

I just wrote a poem very near yours but did not post it. Great minds think alike -)) Someday over the rainbow I'll post it. Yours is lovely. Best for a win.

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/17/2025 3:27:00 AM

Victor, thank you.

Jan Allison

Date: 3/16/2025 2:07:00 PM

such a melancholy piece Tania - just the type of thing Constance likes! good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/16/2025 4:06:00 PM

Jan, thank you.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 3/16/2025 2:01:00 PM

I love your wonderful yet sad "At The Cemetery" write. What a pretty bird picture. At my old home I had blue jay birds but none here. Great Quote... "Good Luck" We both did this one. Have a blessed day writing away...........

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/16/2025 2:05:00 PM

Paula, thank you.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/16/2025 1:29:00 PM

- Can beauty be sad? - This is both beautiful, sad and moving, Tania :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/16/2025 1:54:00 PM

Anne-Lise, thank you.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/16/2025 12:46:00 PM

Another gem Tania, I've heard of birds suddenly appearing and that it's a loved one letting you know all is well. Over here it's the Robin. Good luck in the contest.. Tom

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/16/2025 1:10:00 PM

Tom, thank you.

Lin Lane

Date: 3/16/2025 12:21:00 PM

Tania, you've written such sorrowful lines in your melancholy entry, but it's perceptively beautiful.

Tania Kitchin
Date: 3/16/2025 1:10:00 PM

Lin, thank you.