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Gather Them Up

      I relinquish them
all my blood-stained words
            all the sorrow
   kept for years and years . . . 

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October, 26, 2020


Poetry/Free Verse/gather them up
Copyright Protected, ID 10-1297-982-26
All Rights Reserved, 2020, Constance La France

An excerpt from my poem, Death of a Poet, 10/29/2016

Submitted to the Premier contest, Liberum Divisa 2
sponsor, Gregory R Barden

Second Place

Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2020

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Sam Kauffman Date: 11/28/2020 10:50:00 AM I agree with John. I love the word "relinquish" that sets the tone of your amazing excerpt that is a poem standing on its own letting go of the metaphoric "blood stained" past germinating new life and hope and healing! This is wonderful. Congratulations and blessings my friend! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 11/28/2020 3:14:00 PM Sam, thank you for the compliment, comment and congratulations, I am amazed also how those four words would be so wonderful on their own _Constance

John Watt Date: 11/27/2020 9:45:00 AM Constance, what a perfectly wonderful word is "relinquish". Poetically powerful and emotionally cathartic, to let go of the sorrow through blood-stained words is a big step in the healing process. Going in my faves, congrats on your win ~ John Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 11/28/2020 9:28:00 AM John, thank you for the lovely comment, the congrats and the FAV _Constance

L Milton Hankins Date: 11/27/2020 8:36:00 AM Exceptional! Congratulations on your second place finish in this contest. The power of these four small lines is intense. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 11/27/2020 9:25:00 AM Milton, thank you so much for the compliment on my poem and the congratulations, appreciate _Constance

Anisha Dutta Date: 11/26/2020 8:53:00 PM Big Congrats to win on wonderful poem. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 11/27/2020 9:26:00 AM Anisha, thanks for the congrats and the compliment _Constance

Gregory Richard Barden Date: 11/26/2020 8:17:00 PM A very Happy Thanksgiving, Constance - and sincere congratulations on your win in the LIBERUM DIVISA 2 Poetry Contest ... thank you so much for entering, my friend - blessings to you and yours! :-) (I loved the gut-punching brevity of this one - superb!) Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 11/27/2020 9:27:00 AM Greg, thanks for another great contest and for my awesome placement and the compliment, Happy Thanksgiving to you also from me and Snuggles Kitty _Constance

Eve Roper Date: 10/26/2020 10:00:00 AM great insert of a past poem, Constance. good luck in Greg's contest. Hugs Eve Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 10/26/2020 10:37:00 AM Eve, thanks for visiting my poem and for the hugs _Constance