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

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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!

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

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.

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.

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!)

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

Constance La France
Date: 10/26/2020 10:37:00 AM

Eve, thanks for visiting my poem and for the hugs _Constance