Constance La France Poet Free verse

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Memories At Her Funeral

 
"Mom, you are gone to heaven above but not forgotten, missed 
every moment of every day.  You are not with me in this realm.
Yet, I feel your spirit in all things that I do."

                                               Quote by  _Constance


I have lost many loved people in my life
and I live with my forever grief
the love lost that hurts the most to me
was my sweet mother's sad death 
my anchor and safe harbor
she always encouraged me to write
to be the best I could be
and she taught me gardening
now, my mother tends God's heavenly garden

mother was so full of joy and mirth for life
she was kind to everyone she met
had not an enemy in this world 
but she got sick- sick for years
she faced illness with courage
I was proud of her each day
then, one day things went wrong
she was in the hospital
on a life support machine
and I said, please doctor turn the machine's off 

I knew my mother and how she wanted to live
it was not on a life support machine
I cannot explain how hard it was 
but, I felt God holding my hand
and then, she was gone from me
like a bird she flew straight to heaven
for days I was just an empty shell
as whispers flowed- you can do this
and I taught you to be strong daughter
so, I lifted my head up greeting the people

                           who came to bid Mom goodbye

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January 22, 2023


Poetry/Free Verse/memories at her funeral
Copyright Protected, ID 01-1519-486-22
All Rights Reserved, 2023, Constance La France

Written for the Premiere contest, Loved and Lost
sponsor, Regina McIntosh, Judged 01/26/2023

Ninth Place

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Jack Horne January 28, 2023 at 7:14 AM oh, boy, i've got tears in my eyes reading this heartfelt & heartbreaking write, my friend x Constance La France January 28, 2023 at 8:46 AM Jack, thank you so much for the visit, compassion and compliment, blessings ~Constance

Linda Alice Fowler January 28, 2023 at 6:28 AM Beautiful and touching. Congratulations on your win Constance! :) Constance La France January 28, 2023 at 6:55 AM Linda, thank you so much for the compliment and congratulations, blessings, Constance

Connie Pachecho January 27, 2023 at 3:12 PM I know the feeling, too. You described your feelings well and your poem carries the readers deeply along as your grief/conviction can be felt. Constance La France January 28, 2023 at 5:36 AM Connie, thank you so much for your visit, comment and compliment, yes, all people have felt this sort of pain that is the price of love, blessings, Constance