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Holding Back Tears
Holding Back Tears
There is a rain deluge in the cemetery today,
as I open the intricate old gate;
I am lost in a sea of gray,
stones worn old and ornate;
a maze of twisting trails,
step-ruined from all the years;
stones with faded details,
a deep sadness fills me and I hold back tears;
death is an unwanted guest who comes unbidden,
and toppled stones touch like friends;
moss leaving names hidden,
I am on a path that bends;
and now I complete my quest,
but fall to my knees weeping;
for our stone is moss distressed,
on all sides covered and with lichen creeping;
o, sorrow and grief the old cemetery is in disrepair,
I breathe in the smell of decay;
and notice moss is everywhere,
out of place is my bright bouquet.
"I place my flowers and holding back tears turn away."
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July 29, 2021
Poetry/Rhyme/Holding Back Tears
Copyright Protected, ID 07-1376-328-29
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France
Title and Theme chosen - Holding Back Tears
Written for the Standard contest, This or That, Vol. 5
sponsor, Edward Ibeh, Judged 08/19/2021
First Place
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