Constance La France Poet Verse

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''Does the Eagle Plan It's Day''

My past has been a twisted, tangled path of sadness,
      and I have tried, I really have to leave all the pain behind;
I have said my goodbyes to all those I love, I have turned away,
           pressed a kiss on their engraved names and left only a tear;
but the past keeps pulling me back and each time I fight it, I really do.

But my present is a struggle to break the chain of sorrow,
      that chain that seems to just grow thicker each long year;
I wear a mask of happiness, oh yes I do, and do things expected,
           I go to my dance class and pour my emotions into each move;
I write words dripping blood, no one would guess how fragile my soul is.

And my future is empty, I see nothing, there seems no path,
       for I am chained and chained with padlocks old and rusty;
oh, will I meet a man to love, I hope so, will I publish my poetry,
                 will I be an old lady, will the sadness in my eyes go away;
so I live each day in the moment, and do not look to far into my future.

                             "Does the eagle plan it's day . . . "

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November 20, 2016


Poetry/Verse/"Does The Eagle Plan It's Day"
Copyright Protected, ID 16- 1093-361-0
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.


Submitted into the Standard Contest 145
sponsor, Brian Strand

First Place

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Edward Ibeh December 14, 2018 at 8:09 PM Awesome poem, Constance!:-) I enjoyed it very much.

Constance La France December 14, 2018 at 3:21 PM Carolyn, thank you so much for visiting my poem and for the comment and congratulations, appreciate ~

Carolyn Devonshire December 14, 2018 at 12:02 PM To soar like an eagle, we have many obstacles to overcome, Dear Heart. Can relate to kissing the "engraved" names and the fear that sadness will last forever. Congratulations on your win in Brian's contest with this beauty! Hugs, Carolyn Constance La France December 14, 2018 at 3:20 PM Hugs !!

Constance La France December 13, 2018 at 7:30 AM Thank you Andrew for visiting my poem and for that great comment, I truly appreciate it ~

Andrew Fairchild December 13, 2018 at 1:02 AM 'Does the eagle plan its day' might just be the most beautiful line I have ever heard in all of poetry! And I never lie. Constance La France December 13, 2018 at 7:30 AM ~.~

Constance La France December 12, 2018 at 4:32 AM Thank you Maureen, and Andrea for visiting my poem with those great comments, appreciate so much ~

Andrea Dietrich December 11, 2018 at 2:51 PM beautiful pouring of your emotions into this one, Dear Heart. I like how you divided it up into past, present and future, and how the eagle symbol played into it. Constance La France December 12, 2018 at 4:31 AM ~.~

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart December 10, 2018 at 9:13 AM Heartbreaking penning dear poetess. mo hugs Constance La France December 12, 2018 at 4:31 AM Hugs!