Constance La France Poet Cinquain

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Cinquain/Living Without A Loved One/AI Free
Copyright Protected, ID 01-1795-428-22-2026
All Rights, Constance La France
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Penned, January 22, 2026
For the International Contest, Traditional Cinquain(Theme #2)
Sponsor, Sotto Poet

FIRST PLACE

Explanation for Poem:
Death has followed me all my life ... my sister, aunts and uncles, cousins,
my dad and mom, my baby, my husband, grandpa and beloved grandma,
all these loved ones are but the stars above watching over me each night.

                                                                                      

 

Living Without A Loved One

When young
my sister died
while walking home from school.
Will never forget mom's screaming,
that day.

My Dad
so suddenly,
left this world ... Mom was slow,
I watched her fade away from me,
still weep.

Baby, 
boy was born dead.
I held him to my heart,
he never took a breath of life,
why God. 

My Love
my heart and soul.
You were struggling with life,
haunted until you crashed your car,
why God.

Grandma,
you lived till old,
leaving me special gifts,
of storytelling and writing,
thank you.

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Paula Goldsmith May 11, 2026 at 11:25 AM Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your amazing write/story. I do Not know why some people have more pain in their lives. I feel you pain. I am so very sorry. Had 8 deaths in 3 years with mom/day 6 months apart. You were blessed to have your Grandma. One died when I was a baby/other did Not live close, did Not see much. Oh, how I wish, I had one. Have a blessed day with your wonderful win...............

Reason A. Poteet May 8, 2026 at 6:57 AM Touching piece, Constance on the death of loved ones... As we age, the list gets longer and longer, doesn't it? Congrats on your win here but more so on the topic and piece you entered.

Andrea Dietrich May 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM You have lived with so many sorrows. Thank goodness for that grandma. A very worthy win congrats

Ann Peck February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM That's such a sweet poem, Constance. It's hard to lose someone dear. Constance La France February 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM Ann, thank you for the compliment and comment ~

Karen Croft January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM So sad, I'm sorry for all your loss. Constance La France January 31, 2026 at 5:49 PM Karen, thank you for your compassion ~

Tom Cunningham January 22, 2026 at 10:12 PM Very sad Constance, losing loved ones is heartbreaking but we treasure the memories that we we have of them. Your grandmother sounds like an amazing lady that supported you during your loss. Tom Constance La France January 23, 2026 at 4:21 AM Tom, thank you for the compassion and comment, yes grandma was my rock, losing all my family was hard but I was desperately holding onto grandma, she was 94 when she passed, could no longer talk sentences or knew who people were but she called me angel and would stroke my cheek that was something I will treasure forever ~

Darlene De Beaulieu January 22, 2026 at 3:32 PM Hello Constance, Constance my heart goes out to you. I feel your sadness.. This must have been hard to put into words. Hugs. /Darlene/ Darlene De Beaulieu January 23, 2026 at 11:53 AM Hello Constance, yes writing about your4 pain does help. For me when i was hurting i read a poet's poem on this site. i read it several times. it helped me to heal. Hugs. /Darlene/ Constance La France January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM Darlene, thank you for your compassion, I find writing my pain helps heal the sadness, hugs ~

Kim Rodrigues January 22, 2026 at 2:52 PM Read this to my husband, my eyes filled with tears. I will fave this sad write. Constance La France January 22, 2026 at 9:07 PM Kim, thank you for sharing it with your husband, and for your compassion, yes there is a lot of sorrow in my words, thanks for the FAV ~

Kim Rodrigues January 22, 2026 at 2:50 PM Thank you to your Grandma! You’ve suffered much. My heart truly goes out to you, sweet poet! Kim Rodrigues January 23, 2026 at 6:11 AM Thank you for the beautiful share. She was special and so are you. <3 Constance La France January 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM Kim, my grandma was very important in my life, she was my safe harbor. She took care of me after my sister died for awhile. I loved her attic room, she encouraged me to write my feelings and we would read my words together, gave me a journal and thus the poet was born. But, more than that she was a storyteller (nothing written down )and I would listen for hours, at her funeral I spoke (nothing written down) ~