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Copyright Protected, ID 07-1746-333-18
All Rights Reserved, 2025, Constance La France
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Written July 18, 2025
For the International Contest, 1397
Sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 07/23/2025

FIRST PLACE





                                                                fragments of life 
                               things  w r i t t e n  in attic journals 
                                           memories  n
                                                             o
                                                               w  bones and dust
               for lost love that
                                        s
                                          t
                                            i
                                              l
                                                l    s h a t t e r s  my  heart
                             of the people who 
                  s  a  i  l  e  d   on     g
                                              l
                                             i
                                            d
                                            i
                                              n
                                                 g
                                                            ships     then left
                   and those who   left me hurt and 
                                                   b  r  o  k  e  n
                               yet, still I stand
                                          t
                                          a
                                          l
                                          l
                                                 my spirit STRONG
                                      scarred with life

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/24/2025 3:26:00 PM

Awesome one, Constance. Creatively styled. Congrats

Constance La France
Date: 7/24/2025 4:26:00 PM

Andrea, thank you so much for the compliment, and congrats, appreciate ~

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/24/2025 4:03:00 AM

Creative lines strolling about the page. New writings are not so easy to do but you have done a good job. Way to go. Sara K

Constance La France
Date: 7/24/2025 4:27:00 PM

Sara, thank you for the compliment and comment ~

Sotto Poet

Date: 7/24/2025 2:22:00 AM

Dear Constance, It has a fantastic shape and beautiful lines. Your creativity is just so artistically expressed. Congratulations on your trophy win.

Constance La France
Date: 7/24/2025 4:28:00 PM

Sotto, thank you for the nice compliment and the congratulations, appreciate