I Am,

a girl - a word picking storyteller, a writer of dripping emotions a poet - of penning poems of sadness, of nature and of my life a sketcher - of nature, of birds, of swaying flowers and trees a painter - with hope that practice, practice will improve my skill a photographer - cannot resist zooming in on all things I find a spiritual - ethereal, unworldly, fragile girl, unique, and unforgettable a collector - of vintage or anything old like jewelry, dishes and books a daughter - mom and dad, are you watching me from above? a granddaughter - grandma you said write it and I never stopped a mother - to a baby boy who never saw the blue azure sky a wife - to a name engraved in stone, a love death cannot destroy a sister - family is everything, and I press them close to my heart a friend - devoted, in me you will find loyalty, trust and love a gardener - from seedlings, to plants, to my tiny garden of bright a dancer - of jazz, hip hop, zumba, and twirling and whirling to music a survivor - how many times have I crawled out of dark pits of doom? a thinker - a solitary, introvert, who goes deep within on purpose a believer - in meditation, in faith and hope and kindness a seeker - of the present and the future (Is there a Heaven?) a weeper - of the past, the joy, the sorrow, the decay, the memories a pet owner - I remember each one, each gift from God a treasure given a worrier - that at the end of time, of my poetry will be tattered pages a resident - of beautiful Canada, a vast land of water, forests and life In my poems I paint pictures with words, and then, let them fly away birds . . . . ___________________________ April 28, 2020 Poetry/List/I am, Copyright Protected, ID 20-1247-204-03 All Rights Reserved, 2020, Constance La France Written for the contest, I am, A list Bio sponsor, Andrea Dietrich First Place