Constance La France Poet Free verse

'my Dress Was a Cloud of Red'

I savor silence and my solitary dreams, my wanderings
and in my candlelit room, I withdraw 
to my secret place and you
I have put on our wedding dance music
and I am travelling back, back in time with a sigh
I know what comes next and I want to weep with love
my dress is a cloud of red chiffon flowing, flowing
and you my darling, are in a black suit
soft the jazz music drifting in my meditation
did I put that music on or did it just come to me
you whisper in my ear, I love you, and I turn the page
back, back, I turn back the pages
we swirl onto the dance floor, twirling and dipping perfectly
and the red chiffon is beauty 
kiss me my darling your whisper or is that the music
your strong arms hold me tightly, oh I remember
and we are spinning, spinning, spinning
then the music is loud like thunder, roaring
  and you are fading
      our hands slipping
          then our fingertips
              and still we are spinning
                 until you are gone and I am alone
                            yet the music goes on and on

and in my candlelit room, I take a deep breath . . .

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February 5, 2016


Poetry/Free Verse/'My Dress Was a Cloud of Red'
Copyright Protected, ID 02-1329-476-05
All Rights Reserved, 2016, Constance La France 

Submitted to the Standard contest, All Yours (Feb 14)
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 02/16/2021

First Place

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Brian Sambourne February 16, 2021 at 10:09 AM So many superb lines like "I want to weep with love." Congratulations. A fine poem with a memorable final close. Cheers Brian Constance La France February 16, 2021 at 3:10 PM Brian, thank you for visiting and for the compliment and the congratulations _Constance

Ann Gilmour February 16, 2021 at 9:06 AM Ohh Constance how utterly beautiful and romantic and sad... I can picture your red chiffon dress as you swirl and twirl ~ a magnificent picture in my mind and I feel the great sadness too. Wonderful imagery Constance ~ thank you and congratulations on your win. With kindest thoughts Ann xx Constance La France February 16, 2021 at 3:10 PM Ann, thanks for the compliment and the lovely comment and the congratulations _Constance