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I have always been interested in the paranormal and afterlife, everything  from - IdleHearts

Beyond Explanation


We met and soon became good friends.
and I invited her home for tea;
where she stood in my living room with her eyes closed,
you have two ghosts, she said !
Well, I had suspected as much,
is it an old woman with a cat, I asked;
that is my grandma and snowball the cat,
and they sit in that chair near the window watching.

Soon, our conversation got deep and mysterious,
she told me could see the past and future;
I was fascinated and wanted to know what she saw,
she told me I had lived many past lifes !
But, I always died young and still beautiful,
some of my deaths tragic;
in one I was lost to the ocean,
and in all my life's I have been searching for love.

She knew things about me that she could not have known,
I could feel her ethereal spirit;
she seemed unworldly and puzzling, 
and told me I will again die young in this life !
Oddly, I have suspected this for a long, long time.
I will never know old age;
she told me she had been a witch in one of her life's.
burned at the stake by frightened men.

Each time we met, I gained more details of my past life.
it was beyond explanation to me;
the details unfathomable,
I had no previous experience with clairvoyants ! 
Or any people with sixth sense,
but, I do believe there are things we do not know;
things obscure, veiled and concealed,
outside the scope of the known.

But, I do know for sure that Grandma, and Snowball cat are my very own ghosts.
_______________________ December 13, 2021 Poetry/Verse/Beyond Explanation Copyright Protected, 12-1412-840-13 All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France Written for Premier the contest, Paranormal sponsor, Robert James Liguori, Judged 12/29/2021 Second Place
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December 31, 2021 at 10:25 AM
Dear Constance, Congratulations on your big win! I've felt through many of your poems that we're on the same spiritual journey. Wish we could sit and discuss over a cup of tea :) Don't leave this place too soon ~ you have many beautiful poems left to write :) Happy New Year! Ann
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December 31, 2021 at 3:25 PM
Ann, thank you for the congratulations, I also wish we could share conversation and tea, Happy New Year ~ friendship and poetry _Constance
Liguori Avatar
December 30, 2021 at 4:57 PM
Intriguing poem. Congrats on placement.
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December 31, 2021 at 3:26 PM
Robert, thanks for the comment and congrats, appreciate ~ friendship and poetry _Constance
Poteet Avatar
December 30, 2021 at 4:59 AM
So nice to read with all sorts of emotions let loose. Delightful story, Constance, well-deserving of a golden top place. Wish I could be so intuitive and entertaining to my granddaughter when we visit.
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December 30, 2021 at 9:07 AM
Reason, thanks for the compliment, congrats and the comment ~ friendship and poetry _Constance
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December 29, 2021 at 1:17 PM
Congratulations on your win. What a creative story/write. I Love This One. The question is: is it all true??? Have a blessed day and New Year 2022...........
La France Avatar
December 30, 2021 at 9:08 AM
Paula, thanks for the congratulations and compliment, yes it is true ~ friendship and poetry _Constance
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December 29, 2021 at 10:51 AM
Crikey, Constance… does that mean you can sneak up on yourself and say ‘Boo!’ A smashing win. Congrats. Terry
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December 30, 2021 at 9:08 AM
Terry, thanks for the fun comment and congrats ~ friendship and poetry _Constance
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December 23, 2021 at 3:56 PM
Constance, I feel that this is a reality you are sharing, penning your experience, drawing your reader into your intimate past, quite riveting! Good Luck in the contest! Paulette
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December 23, 2021 at 6:32 PM
Paulette, thanks for the visit and the comment and the compliment ~ love and serenity _Constance
Dietrich Avatar
December 16, 2021 at 10:21 AM
wow, this is so fascinating, Constance. I love how you did your paranormal poem. Loved the ending about your two ghosts
La France Avatar
December 16, 2021 at 2:25 PM
Andrea, thanks for the visit and comment and compliment on my poem ~ love and serenity _Constance
Leffanta Avatar
December 14, 2021 at 11:18 AM
Well thought and scribed! Good luck in the contest! Aloha!
La France Avatar
December 14, 2021 at 1:57 PM
Rico, thanks for the visit and compliment ~ peace and tranquility _Constance
George Avatar
December 13, 2021 at 5:52 PM
This sounds so intriguing and I read it breathless from start to finish ! Best of luck in the contest !
La France Avatar
December 14, 2021 at 7:46 AM
Valsa, thank you for the visit and compliment ~ love and serenity _Constance
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December 13, 2021 at 3:41 PM
Constance, I don't have room here to share an experience with you that I think you will understand and can relate to. Soup Mail
La France Avatar
December 13, 2021 at 4:29 PM
Milt, thanks for visiting my poem, I will go see your soupmail ~ peace and tranquility _Constance
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