Constance La France Poet Free verse

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Grief: a Tribute To Carolyn

 
"To those still confined in the worldly
realm, no legacy I leave, just a kiss
that carries rapidly vanishing memories, 
my final farewell" _ Carolyn Devonshire 
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since your death Carolyn ...
    I have been in ... a void unfathomable
      the diagnose of cancer a few weeks ago
        had left me in shock and denial
    and there was no hope ...

      ~  the cancer had spread all through your body
and your fate was written 
          in the book of life and bargaining was useless ~  

         so I have been meditating
       as I often do when I feel hopelessness
I breath in and out like ocean waves and close my eyes
and I am falling into emptiness ... until I see blue ocean waves
       crashing on a beach

~  and you are barefoot and carefree ... kicking the waves
              you look up smiling and wave to me
and then one thought to the next merge and mingle
    as I reverie our friendship over many wonderful years  ~ 

in a trance I write words to honor you 
        and abandon myself to pockets of time
           words we said and words you have written
      and flickers of your memory that will haunt me evermore 
         oh, I have been in a daze  ... a void of grief
in a waking dream where I stumble lost

         ~   you are at peace now free of all pain
walking some heavenly ocean ...
         Carolyn, I must accept your death and these flickers
    and memories ... holding each one inside my heart
           where reveries and reality meld
              and I will treasure each gift given
... especially the ocean shells  ~ 

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August 8, 2021


Poetry/Free Verse/Grief: A Tribute to Carolyn
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All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France

Written for the Premier contest, The Void
sponsor, Unseeking Seeker, Judged 08/11/2021

Eighth Place

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Beata Agustin August 12, 2021 at 10:27 PM Congrats! Thanks for sharing this tribute to and for Carolyn. God bless you. Constance La France August 13, 2021 at 5:51 AM Beata, thank for the congratulations and the comment ~ love and serenity _Constance

Krish Radhakrishna August 12, 2021 at 1:02 PM Constance- a very touching tribute to dear Carolyn! descriptive but deeply sad! you have done this so well! Constance La France August 12, 2021 at 1:22 PM Krish, thank you for the visit and compliment ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

Greg Gaul August 11, 2021 at 11:06 AM Constance, I shed a poetic tear over Carolyn's death. Like you, she was my friend too. Like you, a piece of me has broken away, lost. Your poem is most poignant. Thank you for writing it. Constance La France August 11, 2021 at 2:12 PM Greg, thank you for your comment, it means a lot to me, all of us we loved Carolyn have a piece of her in our hearts ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

Sam Kauffman August 11, 2021 at 11:01 AM A beautiful tribute to Carolyn, Constance. The setting is perfect with its pensive and haunting mood. I love the quote centering this write with heartfelt compassion as a framework. Congratulations on your win! Blessings! All of us who knew her, loved her. Constance La France August 11, 2021 at 2:14 PM Sam, thank you for the compliment nd congratulations and the comment on my poem, I miss Carolyn so much, there is an emptiness that may never be filled, I feel her spirit close to me, I just cannot shake that feeling ~ love and serenity _Constance

Christuraj Alex August 11, 2021 at 5:12 AM in a trance I write words to honor you and abandon myself to pockets of time - Beautiful writing. Congratulations on your win. Constance La France August 11, 2021 at 2:14 PM Christuraj, thank you for the compliment and the congratulations ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

Unseeking Seeker August 11, 2021 at 5:06 AM Heart felt tribute indeed, Constance! An easy top winner, had the contest title been different. Congrats on your win, God bless Unseeking Seeker August 11, 2021 at 8:14 PM Oh! Your title is fine and the poem is superb! In my contests, I’m more interested in the line of inquiry posed - in this case, the void of polarity interchange, ever present in duality (see contest description). Say, if the contest was about grief, bereavement, death of form, your poem would be right there at the top! Have a look at the next one ‘as we be breathed’ Constance La France August 11, 2021 at 2:16 PM Seeker, thanks for the contest and my placement. and the compliment, what is wrong with my title I wonder ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

Rama Balasubramanian August 11, 2021 at 5:02 AM Wonderful tribute. The poem and quote both beautiful. Congratulations on your well deserved win Constance La France August 11, 2021 at 2:16 PM Rama, thanks for the compliment and the congratulations, appreciate ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

L Milton Hankins August 8, 2021 at 9:47 AM Constance, this is so remarkable, so beautiful, so poignant. You have honored Carolyn with a poem that is exquisitely her. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. It should be a POTD!!! Constance La France August 8, 2021 at 7:29 PM Milt, thank you so much for the wonderful compliment and comment ~ peace and tranquility _Constance