Constance La France Poet Free verse

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My ''Dark'' Journey

my Journey-
coming     is bleak darkening blackness-
but erstwhile I hold onto the light
fleeting and passing

starless    gloomy    and black

anddarknesswillcome
there are days even now obscure
days of shadows
dreadful
scary

oh for a world bright-wonderful

my eyes
will one day close forever in blindness
gloomy    and     black
I must memorize all the beauty
all the faces I love

from sunrise to sunset and
the flowers
treesandfallleaves
and
     the
         blue sky and clouds
all the things we take for granted
all the shadesoftheforest
all the tones of rivers and streams

I fear the nighttime most of all
gloomy
and
black

my steps    unsure
dreadful the shadows lurking
I never go out alone
at night anymore

I recall   that day
telling my boyfriend Henri
he was quiet     said little
next day    gone-

I was     and I am
a girl with Tumbling-hair
                  a picker of wildflowers
                                            pretty weeds
and big red garden roses
                                  through my veil of twilight-
with eyes so sorry and sad
I am waiting
                  for my forever night to fall-

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September 15, 2017

Free Verse/My "Dark" Journey
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Joanna Daniel September 17, 2017 at 9:26 AM Splendid and flowing rhythm, wonderful presentation, Constance:)

Nette Onclaud September 16, 2017 at 4:15 PM when you come from the gut, the heart, the pen fluently expresses this sense of gloom tender and raking!... a memorable poem, dear constance... huggs

Eve Roper September 15, 2017 at 7:51 PM Love the flow and the format of you poem, Broken Wings, luck in the contest :) awinneralready ~`*

Vijay Pandit September 15, 2017 at 7:26 PM Beautiful design--feel the dark journey in your words BW--Good luck for a win!