Constance La France Poet Free verse

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I Would Like To Fly Away

"To soar in the wind, to dip and to glide . . . "

and be detached and apart from this life's reality,
where past sorrows shroud my remembering;
I have sealed the heavy door of the past.

Oh to flutter on the edge of dreams,
to tremble and hover, grasping the peaceful and happy;
in my imagination I float and drift,
like a breathtaking butterfly with gossamer wings,

but then, but then . . . 

the cold fingers of the past come creeping,
monsters and sorrows of the long ago:
painful memories are screaming and shattering my soul,

the beautiful lost in the carnage,
oh the tears and the weeping eternal floating sadness.

The heavy door to the past is bolted and secure,
impenetrable with a padlock and thick chain;
where anguish and bliss entwine in an endless battle,
and my happiness died long, long ago,

but from time to time, 
a whispering, beautiful single memory finds a way;
from under that weighty door locked and chained,

and I crush the sweetness to my weeping broken heart.

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April 28, 2013


Poetry/Free Verse/I Would Like To Fly Away
Copyright Protected, ID 13-1105-660-0
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.

Submitted to the contest, Marathon 2019, Mile 12
Sponsor, Mark Tuney

Second Place

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Line Gauthier February 11, 2019 at 10:21 PM Congrats on your top win, Constance. Well penned.

Susan Jeavons January 27, 2019 at 9:15 PM Dear Heart, this poem really touched me. I hope that more beautiful memories escape, so you can crush them to your broken heart. Congrats on the win. Hugs, Susan Constance La France January 28, 2019 at 7:28 AM Susan, thanks for the congrats and the comment and hugs ~

Robert Lindley January 27, 2019 at 5:56 AM The perfect poem for me to find, read , enjoy and so benefit from this morn my dear friend. Thank you and I see that this placed second in a very important contest as well. Bravo! A fav.. Constance La France January 27, 2019 at 11:43 AM Robert, thank so much for the compliment and the congrats and the fav !

Wendy Watson January 26, 2019 at 1:07 PM This is a beautifully written poem, Constance. Congratulations on your placement. Constance La France January 27, 2019 at 11:44 AM Wendy, thank you so much for the beautiful and the congratulations !

Mark Toney January 26, 2019 at 12:00 PM Constance, congrats on your second-place win on mile 12 of my 2019 Poetry Marathon contest! Your poem is dark, but at the same time beautifully real. Yes, "the cold fingers of the past come creeping" up on us all. Brilliant write! Thank you so much for your support of my contests. By continuing to place in the contests you are accumulating points toward the final. ~Mark Constance La France January 27, 2019 at 11:45 AM Mark, thanks so much for the contest and for my awesome placement, and the compliment too !

Andrew Fairchild January 17, 2019 at 10:39 PM It says in the Bible that Jesus' Presence was powerful enough to make the 'stones speak'. Your words... could make them weep! So sad, SO beautiful! Thank You! Constance La France January 21, 2019 at 4:26 PM Andrew, oh thanks for that beautiful comment and compliment, it means a lot to me ~

Bobby May January 17, 2019 at 2:47 PM Deep thought's my friend, your words flow though your memories and you bring them to life through your poetry! Constance La France January 17, 2019 at 4:38 PM Bobby, thank you so much for your visit and kind words ~