Constance La France Poet Rictameter

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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 February 18, 2022 at 10:42 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 Constance La France February 19, 2022 at 9:02 AM John, thank you so much for the compliment and the congrats, and wonderful comment, appreciate ~Constance

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

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

Meghan Hutchings February 17, 2022 at 10:39 AM Congratulations! Brilliantly written and hauntingly beautiful... Much love...Meghan Constance La France February 19, 2022 at 9:04 AM Meghan, thank you for the congratulations and the lovely compliment, love ~Constance

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

Paulette Calasibetta February 16, 2022 at 7:52 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 Constance La France February 19, 2022 at 9:06 AM Paulette, thank you so much for the congratulations and compliment ~Constance

Karen Croft February 16, 2022 at 12:36 PM congrats on a great piece of work! Constance La France February 19, 2022 at 9:06 AM Karen, thanks so much for the congrats and compliment ~Constance

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

Wendy Rycroft April 15, 2016 at 6:14 AM Congrats on your win great work x Constance La France April 15, 2016 at 5:49 PM Wendy, thanks for the congrats !

Connie Marcum Wong April 15, 2016 at 5:37 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 : ) Constance La France April 15, 2016 at 5:50 PM Connie, thanks for the compliments and the congratulations and the fav and 7, appreciate !

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

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

Daniel Turner April 14, 2016 at 5:28 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:) Constance La France April 15, 2016 at 5:52 PM Daniel, thanks for the congratulations, and the compliment, yes they can steal my words but never my essence....

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

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

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

Poet Destroyer A April 13, 2016 at 9:49 PM Broken, Congrats on your "Day In A Town win. Love LINDA Constance La France April 14, 2016 at 2:37 PM Linda, thanks so much for the congratulations

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

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

Sara Kendrick March 20, 2016 at 7:31 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 Constance La France March 21, 2016 at 2:50 PM Sara, thanks for visiting, yes there was a list of big words to use... !

Duke Beaufort March 19, 2016 at 3:29 PM Always good to visit. Constance La France March 19, 2016 at 8:28 PM Duke, thanks for visiting, appreciate ~

Walter T. Ashe March 19, 2016 at 1:29 PM This is a new form to me but your expression will be the model I study! I've some new words to discover! :-) Constance La France March 19, 2016 at 8:54 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 March 18, 2016 at 9:33 PM wow, you nailed it, Constance. So glad you asked her about double. I wonder if triple is ok too??? Lovely! Constance La France March 19, 2016 at 5:06 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 March 18, 2016 at 8:41 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 Constance La France March 19, 2016 at 5:15 AM Laura, thanks for the beautiful, first time I have written this form, I like it !

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

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