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Ghost Town

It was
a dalliance
this bucolic lost town,
just ephemeral my visit,
petrichor scents of fresh rain, just fallen,
birds songs a harbinger of me,
oh serendipity,
efflorescence
caress.

I feel
the erstwhile past
in the vacant buildings,
the sadness an epiphany,
beyond nature calls my propinquity
but I stay and stroll empty streets,
redolent with flowers,
this demesne lost
in time.

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March 18, 2016


Poetry/Rictameter/Ghost Town
Copyright Protected ID, 03-769-605-18
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France

For the Standard contest, A Day In A Town,
sponsor, Nayda Evette Negron,  Judged 03/2016

First Place


Submitted into the Standard contest, Give me a Ricktameter!
sponsor, M.L. Kiser, Judged 02/16/2022

First Place

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John Watt Date: 2/18/2022 10:42:00 AM Constance, your words paint a vivid picture of loneliness and desolation, and your vocabulary is phenomenal. Congrats for your wonderful #1 win, and enjoy your weekend ~ John Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 2/19/2022 9:02:00 AM John, thank you so much for the compliment and the congrats, and wonderful comment, appreciate ~Constance

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 2/18/2022 4:00:00 AM I remember this fave. Congratulations for your top win. Blessings xxoo Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 2/19/2022 9:03:00 AM Connie, thank you so much for the congratulations and the fav back in 2016, love ~Constance

I Am Anaya Date: 2/17/2022 1:23:00 PM Congratulations Constance, this a truly amazing piece! Love it Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 2/19/2022 9:03:00 AM Anaya, thank you so much for the congratulations and the compliment ~Constance

Meghan Hutchings Date: 2/17/2022 10:39:00 AM Congratulations! Brilliantly written and hauntingly beautiful... Much love...Meghan Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 2/19/2022 9:04:00 AM Meghan, thank you for the congratulations and the lovely compliment, love ~Constance

Krish Radhakrishna Date: 2/17/2022 12:23:00 AM congrats on your top win, Constance! beautifully written! The picture must have inspired your thoughts! great picture! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 2/19/2022 9:05:00 AM Krish, thanks you so much for the congrats and the compliment ~ Constance

Paulette Calasibetta Date: 2/16/2022 7:52:00 PM Congratulations on your 1st place win in the contest. Stunning imagery~I can see the dust and the sage brush through the eerie wily wind. :)Paulette Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 2/19/2022 9:06:00 AM Paulette, thank you so much for the congratulations and compliment ~Constance

Karen Croft Date: 2/16/2022 12:36:00 PM congrats on a great piece of work! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 2/19/2022 9:06:00 AM Karen, thanks so much for the congrats and compliment ~Constance

Poet Destroyer A Date: 4/27/2016 10:25:00 PM Broken, Congratulations on your "Day in town win. XOX *LINDA* Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/28/2016 7:53:00 AM Linda, thanks for the congratulations ~|~

Wendy Rycroft Date: 4/15/2016 6:14:00 AM Congrats on your win great work x Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/15/2016 5:49:00 PM Wendy, thanks for the congrats !

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 4/15/2016 5:37:00 AM Wow Constance, your poem is so impressive and deserving of your first placement! Congratulations my friend. This is going into my fave's. Just beautiful! #7 : ) Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/15/2016 5:50:00 PM Connie, thanks for the compliments and the congratulations and the fav and 7, appreciate !

Shaunda Lindsay Date: 4/15/2016 4:51:00 AM Wow. I saw this contest and ran...Way too hard for me to attempt. You all make it look so easy. Congrats . Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/15/2016 5:50:00 PM Shaunda, thanks so much for the compliment and the congrats !

Andrea Dietrich Date: 4/14/2016 7:06:00 PM Yes, you really did do a good one, and this is a GREAT win for it. Congratulations. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/15/2016 5:51:00 PM Andrea, thanks for the compliment and the congratulations !

Daniel Turner Date: 4/14/2016 5:28:00 PM Congratulations Constance on your winning write. Ghost towns are so inspiring. Though people may copy your poems, they will never be able to copy your talent. Peace dear friend:) Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/15/2016 5:52:00 PM Daniel, thanks for the congratulations, and the compliment, yes they can steal my words but never my essence....

Sandra Haight Date: 4/14/2016 5:04:00 PM Hi Broken Wings, back to congratulate you on your nice placement in the 'day in a town' contest! Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/15/2016 5:53:00 PM Sandra, thanks for the congrats and the hugs !

Eve Roper Date: 4/14/2016 2:21:00 PM Congratulations on your win, Broken Wing!!! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/14/2016 2:50:00 PM Thanks Eve, still not sure what to do about that !! Eve Roper Date: 4/14/2016 2:38:00 PM I'm so sorry about someone using your username Hugs Constance La France Date: 4/14/2016 2:34:00 PM Eve, thanks for the congratulations !!!

Joyce Johnson Date: 4/14/2016 12:26:00 AM Great job Constance and I see you actually did it in the Rictameter form. Congratulations. Love, Joyce Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/14/2016 2:36:00 PM Joyce, thanks for the congratulations and love, yes I did rictameter, oh gosh that was difficult !!!

Poet Destroyer A Date: 4/13/2016 9:49:00 PM Broken, Congrats on your "Day In A Town win. Love LINDA Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/14/2016 2:37:00 PM Linda, thanks so much for the congratulations

Carrie Richards Date: 4/13/2016 8:28:00 PM How easy you made it seem.....and I know it wasn't an easy challenge at all !! Congratulations Broken Wings to your creativity !! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/14/2016 2:38:00 PM Carrie, thanks for the congratulation, no you are so right, it was not easy, veeery difficult !!

Nayda Ivette Negron Flores Date: 4/13/2016 7:38:00 PM Congratulations Constance on your fine win Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 4/14/2016 2:39:00 PM Nayda, that sure was a challenge you gave us and I really enjoyed it, and am honored with my placement ~

Sara Kendrick Date: 3/20/2016 7:31:00 PM Had to check out the Rictameter..Enjoyed reading this one..Must have been a word list that you had to use..Thanks for stopping by..Sara Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 3/21/2016 2:50:00 PM Sara, thanks for visiting, yes there was a list of big words to use... !

Duke Beaufort Date: 3/19/2016 3:29:00 PM Always good to visit. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 3/19/2016 8:28:00 PM Duke, thanks for visiting, appreciate ~

Walter T. Ashe Date: 3/19/2016 1:29:00 PM This is a new form to me but your expression will be the model I study! I've some new words to discover! :-) Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 3/19/2016 8:54:00 PM walter, thanks for visiting and for the compliment on my write, Nayda sure gave us a challenge with all those big words, I had to look them up, lol !

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/18/2016 9:33:00 PM wow, you nailed it, Constance. So glad you asked her about double. I wonder if triple is ok too??? Lovely! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 3/19/2016 5:06:00 AM Andrea, oh thanks for the wow, I worked hard on this one, all those words !!! Yes she told me more than 1 was okay so I am sure 3 would be also, good luck writing yours, I think I did a good one !

Beautiful Scars Date: 3/18/2016 8:41:00 PM Beautiful! I have never heard or seen this form, I like it a lot..Great entry for Nayda's contest. She will love it :)-luloo Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 3/19/2016 5:15:00 AM Laura, thanks for the beautiful, first time I have written this form, I like it !

Sandra Haight Date: 3/18/2016 5:06:00 PM Amazing, Broken Wings! You have done this so beautifully! I know this will be at the top of the list! 7, Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 3/18/2016 5:12:00 PM Sandra, thanks for visiting with the amazing, the beautiful and the 7 and of course, hugs !

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