Constance La France Poet Free verse

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In Memory

iron gates- swing open on rusty hinges
the day           cold         and windy
the cemetery vast       
           with rows and rows
of headstones 
and massive stone crypts
    the statues  
         weathered beautiful -
     O, there is a beauty to behold
as trees bend in prayer
    and all the roads cross
rough and cracked      uneven with ruts
      leaves brittle   orange, brown and red crunching
beneath my meandering feet-
       there are inscriptions      too many to fathom
   and creatures scurry     birds sing songs
a trickling pond     amongst the tombs
there are whispers     do you hear them ?
     a gnarled tree protects your rest
as a breeze tangles my long hair     
                   and takes my tears -
       O, such fathomless love has been lost 
your memories 
like daggers to my heart      plunging 
                over and over again -
O, repose, repose     and I 
   who forever weeps   will never forget   never forget 
now, I place a kiss upon a wilted red rose
 and leave you in peace . . .  

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July 01, 2022-  Edit and Repost


Poetry/Free Verse/in memory
Copyright Protected, ID 07-1472-948-01
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France

Submitted to the Premiere contest, 2022 Poetry Marathon,  Mile 7
sponsor, Mark Toney, Judged 07/15/2022

Sixth Place

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Sam Kauffman July 19, 2022 at 1:24 PM "Trees bend in blessing" just one of your amazing images Constance as you tarry in this grieving place and walk through this cemetery of memories etched into stone. So nicely done. Congratulations!

Jack Horne July 18, 2022 at 12:42 PM oh, this is beautiful Constance La France July 18, 2022 at 6:39 PM Jack, thank you so much for the compliment, blessings ~Constance

Andrea Dietrich July 17, 2022 at 12:50 PM Big Congratulations, Constance. One of your best of the graveyard poems. Constance La France July 18, 2022 at 1:44 AM Andrea, thank you so much for the congratulations and compliment, blessings ~Constance

Gary Radice July 17, 2022 at 5:40 AM There is great imagery in your poem here Constance that has set off my own meandering muse. I often look at gravestones when visiting my parents' and inlaws' graves and wonder about the stories behind the inscriptions, and such things as to why a single flower put on a grave has been allowed to wither and die and not be replaced..Revisiting your themes of death and heartache never lessen the power of loss in your work that's for sure. Congratulations on your win in Mark's contest. Cheers - Gary Constance La France July 17, 2022 at 11:42 AM Gary, thank you so much for the compliment and wonderful comment and the congratulations, blessings ~ Constance

Susan Ashley July 16, 2022 at 6:27 PM Dear Constance, haunting imagery and soulful emotions are expressed with aching beauty in your exquisite poem. Congratulations for your excellent win in Mark’s contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Constance La France July 17, 2022 at 11:44 AM Susan, thank you so much for the lovely comment and compliment on my poem and for the congratulations, blessings ~ Constance

John Watt July 15, 2022 at 11:38 PM To have you put into golden words what the saddened heart feels incapable of expressing, is such a treasured gift. Your words move the heart and stir the soul, and today they have inspired me to visit my beloved parents' shared gravesite and offer them a kiss upon a red rose. Please accept my humble gratitude for your gift, this tear is for you. Constance La France July 16, 2022 at 6:09 PM John, thank you so much for the wonderful comment and compliment on my writing and poem, yes, visit your parents and leave a kiss, blessings ~Constance

Connie Marcum Wong July 15, 2022 at 1:13 PM Constance, your moving poem touched my mourning heart. So artfully expressed with the depth of a mourner’s pain. A Fave for me my friend. Breathtaking! Congratulations on your deserving high placement! Blessings xxoo Constance La France July 16, 2022 at 6:10 PM Connie, thank you so much for the comment, compliment and congratulations and the FAV, appreciate, blessings ~Constance

Paula Goldsmith July 15, 2022 at 8:42 AM Congratulations on your win. A lovely write/story/picture. Love It. Have a blessed day/weekend................ Constance La France July 16, 2022 at 6:11 PM Paula, thank you so much for the congratulations and compliment, blessings ~Constance

Mark Toney July 15, 2022 at 8:13 AM Constance, this is very heartrending. "O, such fathomless love has been lost ~ your memories like daggers to my heart plunging over and over again ..." And yet, "I ...leave you in peace." I also love the way you take note as "creatures scurry" and "birds sing songs" in earshot of "a trickling pond." I agree with Frederic's comment: "emotionally profound." Congratulations on your win on Mile 7 of my 2022 Poetry Marathon Contest. Keep your running shoes on, because Mile 8 has already started! Constance La France July 16, 2022 at 6:12 PM Mark, thank you so much for the contest and the congratulations and the wonderful comment on my poem, appreciate, blessings ~Constance

Frederic Parker July 11, 2022 at 3:30 PM emotionally profound, dear poet Constance La France July 11, 2022 at 8:53 PM Frederic, thank you so much for the compliment on my poem, blessings ~Constance