Lamenting Mother
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I wept and I weep.
All my tears cried since that day,
could fill the oceans.
I counted each gasping breath;
the end came with dawn's bird song.
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February 8, 2015
Poetry/Tanka/lamenting mother
Copyright Protected, ID 02-639-176-08
All Rights Reserved, 2015, Constance La France
For the Standard contest, Tanka Tears,
sponsor Rick Parise, Judged 02/2015
Honorable Mention
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2015
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