Constance La France Poet Monoku

Bound To My Heart

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bound them about 
your neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

The Proverbs, Chapter 3:3 (King James Bible)
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"Lord, help me live life with mercy and with kindness- unvarnished true truths."


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October 23, 2019

Poetry/Monoku/bound to my heart
Copyright Protected, ID 19-1190-836-02
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.

Inspiration: Proverb, Chapter 3, Verse 3, King James Bible


Written for the contest, Proverbial Monoku 2
sponsor, Carol Connell

Second Place

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Na Na November 21, 2019 at 11:55 PM Congrats on your winning poem Constance Constance La France November 22, 2019 at 11:05 AM Greg, thanks for the congrats !

Andrea Dietrich November 21, 2019 at 7:47 PM yours sounds very biblical, like one of the actual proverbs! WEll done, Dear Heart. Congratulations and thanks for your last contest. As I searched for my most meaningfuly poems, lo and behold, nearly all of them had been inspired by YOUR contests, so I had to come up with Lost September, one that had not been in one of your beautiful contests. Constance La France November 22, 2019 at 11:06 AM Andrea, thank your for the nice comment and the congrats. I am so honored to have inspired you to write meaningful poems, that is the best ever compliment. Your Lost September poem is lovely !

Kim Rodrigues October 23, 2019 at 8:44 PM How awesome life with be if people learned this well! Nice one, Constance! Constance La France October 24, 2019 at 9:44 AM Kim, thank you for the compliment, yes it would be such a better world to live in, the kindness part is easy but truth, that grim reality not so much !