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''Life Is a Clicking Clock''

 
I lost my father suddenly with no goodbye
Oh, all of my life he had been my rock
I looked down at him and of course I wept why, why
Now, part of me is chained with a brass lock

Father had many quotes that made my young soul fly
He said life is about each building block
On nature hikes I first saw beauty through his eye
I will miss always our long walks and talk

Now, I glide in a blue sky drifting up high, high
I dip, float and soar like an orphaned hawk
And at his cold tomb I sing him a lullaby
Rest in peace . . . "as life is a clicking clock"

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June 14, 2022


Poetry/Quatrain/''life is a clicking clock''
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Written for the Premiere contest, A Brian Strand Premiere Choice
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 06/15/2022

Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2022

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Timothy Ray Date: 6/17/2022 11:18:00 AM as a father you have deeply touched me, line by line the memories return...thank you...you have done an excellent job as a poet....moved us Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 6/18/2022 1:06:00 PM Timothy, thank you so much for the visit and the nice comment, and the compliment, blessings ~Constance

Unseeking Seeker Date: 6/17/2022 4:09:00 AM Love this as also the tribute to your mom in another poem. You seem to be in a pensive, nostalgic frame of mind. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 6/18/2022 1:07:00 PM Seeker, thank you for the compliment, yes, that is a good way to describe me, blessings ~Constance

Kim Rodrigues Date: 6/14/2022 8:05:00 PM Wrapping my arms around you. Two parents, often united, but with something special to leave us with. This will be a winner! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 6/18/2022 1:08:00 PM Kim, thank you so much for the lovely comment, and encouragement, though not a winner, as we know there is no telling if sponsors will like our poems, blessings ~Constance