Constance La France Poet Free verse

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Poetry/Free Verse/Earth
Copyright Protected, ID 06-1652-008-10
All Rights Reserved, 2024, Constance La France

Written, June 11, 2024
For the International Contest, E Words
Sponsor, Sotto Poet, Judged 06/18/2024

First Place

Poem of the Week, Sunday June 16 - 22, 2024

 

Earth

 

Inspiration- Title 3, Earth - "Those who contemplate the beauty of the
earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." 

Quote by _Rachel Carson

     since young I have loved the forest and woods
there is such a comfort like a warm blanket wrapped
      I just breathe in all the scents and the sounds 
each little bird song drifting and mingling, mingling  
         I love all the green hues that soothe my soul
the brown earth has energy and strength to give me
          so, I lay down and the earth is talking
not in words . . .  but in emotions like a sad song
              I hang my golden hair in dappled sun
like a woven spider web it billows and flows
                clouds in the blue sky sail like ocean ships
I imagine floating on waves, drifting, drifting . . . 

     I follow the sound of water flowing
and come to a stream where ducks and swans are floating
       though life has been weather-stained I am strong
this earth and all parts need my love and attention
         something has a hold on me and my soul
I am filled with inspiration and thirst for life
           wanting to make an earthly difference
oh, God the creator . . .  guide me to a purpose
             the earth is endless with places in need
pollution is destroying her perfect beauty
               oh, some things I have no control to stop
but, I can help, I can volunteer, be involved. . .

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Kim Rodrigues June 20, 2024 at 10:59 AM Your love for planet earth’s apparent…love not just the use of volunteer, but involvement which implies much more! Congrats on POTW, Constance! Constance La France June 20, 2024 at 7:20 PM Kim, thank you for the comment and congratulations, hugs

Unseeking Seeker June 19, 2024 at 8:00 AM Constance, warmest congratulations on POTW as well as your top win in the contest. Penned superbly in your inimitable style! Constance La France June 19, 2024 at 7:18 PM Seeker, thank you for the congratulations and for the compliment, hugs

Paula Goldsmith June 19, 2024 at 7:57 AM Back with Congratulations on your New win. I enjoyed reading your lovely "Earth" write again. Have a blessed day with your New win.............. Constance La France June 19, 2024 at 7:18 PM Paula, thank you for the congratulations and for the compliment, hugs

Paula Goldsmith June 19, 2024 at 7:54 AM Congratulations on your POTW win. Your "Earth" is a lovely write. Great Ending..... Everyone can do a little. Enjoy your wonderful day with your win................... Constance La France June 19, 2024 at 7:19 PM Paula, thank you for the congratulations and compliment, hugs

Christuraj Alex June 18, 2024 at 10:46 PM Very picturesque with beautiful word painting. Congratulations! Constance La France June 19, 2024 at 7:20 PM Chris, thank you for the compliment and congratulations, hugs

I Am Anaya June 18, 2024 at 8:42 PM Congratulations on your # 1 win and POTW, Constance La France! You have posted beautiful Mother Nature images before and I'd never seen anything like it, inspiring me to add images to my poems. " something has a hold on me and my soul I am filled with inspiration and thirst for life wanting to make an earthly difference" I feel the same way .xhugs Constance La France June 19, 2024 at 7:20 PM Anaya, thank you for the compliment, comment and congratulations, so happy I have inspired you, hugs

Maria Fernandez-Garcia June 18, 2024 at 12:49 AM Awesome tribute to our Mother Nature, Constance. Many Congratulations on the POTW. It's really well deserved. Enjoy your week!. Constance La France June 18, 2024 at 7:35 PM Maria, thank you for the compliment, comment and congratulations, hugs

Hilda Greenhough June 17, 2024 at 6:26 AM Congratulations on POTW. Constance La France June 17, 2024 at 7:42 AM Hilda, thank you so much for the congratulations, hugs

Daniel Henry Rodgers June 17, 2024 at 5:19 AM Dear Constance, I loved this breathtaking ode to nature's beauty and your deep connection with the earth. Congratulations on being named Poet of the Week - you truly deserve this recognition for capturing the essence of Rachel Carson's inspiring quote. Excellent! - Blessings, My Friend, Daniel Constance La France June 17, 2024 at 7:43 AM Daniel, thank you so much for the lovely comment, compliment and congratulations. appreciate, blessings

Brandy Nicole June 16, 2024 at 6:50 PM Dear Constance, your thoughts are beautiful, tender and filled with melancholy, all at the same time. Beauty and blessings still surround us, even though many are destroying the earth. You're right, some things we don't have control over, but we can get help in different ways. Congratulations my dear friend, on Poem of the Week. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy Constance La France June 17, 2024 at 7:44 AM Brandy, thank you for the nice compliment, comment and congratulations, hugs

Beryl Edmonds June 16, 2024 at 12:04 PM That’s so lovely Constance, there’s nothing like nature for soothing one’s soul. We need to look after the earth and keep it as beautiful as it was when it was created. Congratulations on receiving the honour of poem of the week… Beryl Constance La France June 17, 2024 at 7:44 AM Beryl, thank you for the compliment, comment and congratulations, hugs

David Crandall June 16, 2024 at 9:29 AM Nice description of the healing and inspiration power of nature, Constance. Constance La France June 17, 2024 at 7:45 AM David, thank you for the compliment and comment, hugs

Linda Alice Fowler June 16, 2024 at 8:56 AM A spiritual write in pastoral voice Constance. Stunningly beautiful. Congratulations on POTW! :) Constance La France June 17, 2024 at 7:45 AM Linda, thank you for the compliment and congratulations, hugs

Tom Cunningham June 16, 2024 at 7:23 AM It's sad to see pollution everywhere on land and in our oceans. But mother nature will fight back as we're seeing now. Mankind will pay the price one day. Congratulations to you Constance on the honour of POTW. Hope you're keeping well. Tom Constance La France June 17, 2024 at 7:46 AM Tom, thank you for the great comment and congratulations, I am well thanks, hugs

Tania Kitchin June 16, 2024 at 5:00 AM Constance, a wonderful poem, we do need to protect the earth and not continue to destroy it. Congratulations on POTW! Constance La France June 17, 2024 at 7:46 AM Tania, thank you for the compliment, comment and congratulations, hugs

Ink Empress June 15, 2024 at 7:10 AM Wow this is absolutely gorgeous sweet constance the way youv painted imagery is truly impressive and just brilliant and so very captivating! Im inspired after reading this! To try writing one that is nature ish! I especially loved the lines “ I lay down and the earth is talking not in words . . . but in emotions like a sad song I hang my golden hair in dappled sun like a woven spider web it billows and flows” just beautiful! Fave! Sending you light always Constance La France June 17, 2024 at 7:47 AM Ink, thankyou for the wonderful compliment, comment and the FAV, hugs

Nette Onclaud June 14, 2024 at 4:45 PM How lavish this poem filled evocative yet soft imagery...one of your best nature songs, constance! Cheers Constance La France June 17, 2024 at 7:48 AM Nette, thank you for the lovely comment, hugs

Eileen Manassian June 14, 2024 at 6:34 AM What a lovely piece that fills one with tranquility. It's beyond understand how we abuse the earth. Thanks for your visit today. Soupmail. Constance La France June 17, 2024 at 7:48 AM Eileen, thank you for the nice compliment and comment, hugs

Valsa George June 13, 2024 at 6:29 AM Lovely poem to which I can so easily relate. I too have been a child of nature from the very beginning, taken away by the beauty of the earth and everything it holds. "I hang my golden hair in dappled sun like a woven spider web it billows and flows" Love these lines. All the Best dear Constance. Constance La France June 14, 2024 at 6:02 AM Valsa, thank you for the beautiful comment, and compliment, hugs