Constance La France Poet Senryu

Dead Maples

  
I heard them groaning
I heard the chainsaws sawing--
the maples lay dead


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October 16, 2013


Poetry/Senryu/dead maples
Copyright Protected, ID 10-513-335-16
All Rights Reserved, 2013, Constance La France


For the Standard contest, Senryu, 
sponsor, Black Eyed Susan, Judged 2013

Honorable Mention

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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders November 11, 2013 at 8:33 PM An excellent expression of a sad scene...congrats to you! Love and Blessings, Rhonda

Poet Destroyer A November 9, 2013 at 10:49 AM beautiful and deep, xox~ LINDA

Kim Merryman November 8, 2013 at 6:23 PM A good portrait of stark reality. Congrats on your HM, Constance! Love, Kim

Kash Poet November 8, 2013 at 8:31 AM Love this Constance!Congrats on your win.

Skat A November 7, 2013 at 11:08 PM deep poem Broken, Congratulations, on your win........ LOVE ~SKAT~

John Posey November 7, 2013 at 7:11 PM So graphic in so few words... Great stuff... Jake

Barbara Gorelick November 7, 2013 at 6:18 PM Heartbreaking to see trees that have lived for years cut down in a minute. congrats. BG

Andrea Dietrich November 7, 2013 at 3:38 PM good to finally see this one by perusing the winners' list. Congratulations, and I think trees and plants are "sensitive" to sounds and the ways we affect them.

Jack Horne October 27, 2013 at 12:59 PM wow, such power in three lines here, my friend - a sure fire winner. Congrats on your wins, by the way : )

Carrie Richards October 24, 2013 at 8:00 PM Ps........I do want to thank you so much, Constance, ......your contests always inspire me to write,...and I am so pleased that you found my last poem worthy. Thank you very much!

Carrie Richards October 24, 2013 at 7:59 PM Today I heard that chainsaw.....only in my case, it was an oak in the way of "progress". It makes me sad. :(

Sara Kendrick October 24, 2013 at 5:23 PM Enjoyed reading your contest entry..Reads like a winner to me..Thanks for the honor of beiing in the winners' list in your contest..I feel for the trees when they are sawed down for whatever reason and the environment around them..Sara

Russell Sivey October 17, 2013 at 12:20 AM Wow Constance, such a visual you leave for us to see! I really enjoyed reading this stupendous poem this evening! What a sophisticated piece, Great Work!!

Dr.Ram Mehta October 16, 2013 at 10:00 PM I KEEP TWO LEAVES OF MAPPLE IN MY DIARY SINCE THE YEAR 2000 WHEN I FIRST VISITED Canada.TOUCHY AND HEARTFELT WRITE, cONSTANCE