Constance La France Poet Free verse

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"It is what it is.

It is what it was.

I'll be what I will be."

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It Is What It Was

 
I walk this twisted path of life within a cloud of doom
and death is my perpetual incessant companion
we are never bathed in the glistening sun but in shadows
and there are scars on the roadmap of my journey
for I am lost in a sea of graves and engraved names
why must I travel this dark road, yet, I also know
it is what it is . . .

sometimes, a thread of sun finds a way to my soul
and I remember all the happiness and the promise 
the sweetness amid the dregs of my yesterdays
O, so heavy are the growing chains of my grief
and the padlock is rusted shut forevermore
or is it ???

in the wind my hair is a flowing golden river
and I have dreams of flowers and butterflies
yet, when I wake the darkness and gloom is waiting
and drapes over me like a black cloak of weeping
a mask hides the broken heart within my sad eyes
it is what it is . . . 

my soul is weather-stained with years and tears
and I hold a pen dripping red blood from deep within
yet, fluffy clouds sail across the azure blue sky
and I hear the melody of a thousand birds calling me
can I throw off this cloak of grief-   yes, it is possible
or is it ???  
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November 24, 2020


Poetry/Free Verse/it is what it was
Copyright Protected, ID 11-1307-167-24
All Rights Reserved, 2020, Constance La France


Written for the Standard contest, It is what it is..............or is it???
sponsor, John Lawless, Judged 22/12/20

First Place

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Regina Mcintosh December 23, 2020 at 4:41 AM Congrats to you for this beauty. So glad it was number one! God B L E S S you with many more. Constance La France December 23, 2020 at 4:05 PM Gina, thanks so much for the congrats and compliment, appreciate _Constance

Newton Ranaweera November 24, 2020 at 9:58 AM Such a beautifully penned, appealing and balanced perspective of life, Constance!! Constance La France November 27, 2020 at 9:56 AM Newton, thank you for the compliment on my poem _Constance

Marilene Evans November 24, 2020 at 9:33 AM So deep, so touching. A beautiful poem. Constance La France November 27, 2020 at 9:57 AM Marilene, thanks so much for the compliment _Constance

Arturo Michael November 24, 2020 at 8:51 AM I like the idea...I thought your last line would have been, "I'll be what I will be."...Well done Constance La France November 27, 2020 at 9:58 AM Arturo, thanks for visiting, yes, I could have used that but I wanted it more balanced _Constance

Regina Mcintosh November 24, 2020 at 6:08 AM Such a beauty for the contest and definitely a fave for me. It's simply enchanting, touches the depths of the soul with it's whispery caress of words. God bless you always dear Constance Constance La France November 27, 2020 at 9:59 AM Gina, thanks for the wonderful compliment and the FAV _ Constance _