Constance La France Poet Free verse

I Am a Different Girl

my life has not turned out as imagined
the biggest accomplishment has been writing
though we have had a long struggle
been challenged by death and sorrow
                the chant of the dead and forgotten
all the chains of the past . . . 
for me the most important thing is tranquility
want to be as a tree rooted deep into the earth
               or as water pouring into a vase
or sliding over smooth river rocks . . . 
if I could have changed my past-   would have
but it was all written in the book of time
and what is written will be
         so this girl writes the shades of her emotions
cannot afford to travel so I journey in imagination
and have gone to amazing places written on white
my philosophy on life-   is to never become what I 
             hate no matter what is done
by taking up the hurt in my soul and using that emotion
    to create poetry . . . .
is there a higher power called God?
oh, not certain that angels walk among us
but to think that my beloved are not waiting 
          in a nirvana is unfathomable
so I must believe the fairy tale . . . 
oh embrace this vers libre from my pen
for this poetry thing is not just an idle past time
but art that I create-  but even more important is
that when taking up a pen
      I am a different girl . . . 

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January 4, 2019


Poetry/Free Verse/I am a different girl
Copyright Protected, ID 19-1100-964 -02
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.


Written for the contest, Free Verse Style
sponsor, Emile Pinet

Sixth Place

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Susan Ashley January 22, 2019 at 4:13 PM You expressed your shining heart and soul so beautifully, Dear Heart. I thoroughly enjoyed your stunning write that led me through your stirring introspection to a profound last line. Congratulations on your wonderful win. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan Constance La France January 22, 2019 at 6:15 PM Susan, thanks for visiting my poem with that great comment and compliment and congratulations, appreciate ~

Emile Pinet January 22, 2019 at 8:47 AM Congratulations Constance! Your poem earned a distinguished place in my contest. This contest was very tough to judge, well done my friend, Emile. Constance La France January 22, 2019 at 2:55 PM Emile, thanks so much for the contest that inspired me to write this poem and for my placement, appreciate so much ~

Constance La France January 4, 2019 at 11:30 AM Hi Friends, yes it is long, gosh used all the 30 lines allowed, but just had so much to say, hope Emile like my poem written from my heart and soul!