Constance La France Poet Verse

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Nd- Our Lady of Paris

Unbelievable- Paris stopped breathing and even the world,
the cathedral spire shuddered, clung, trembling;
then, plunged burning and the crowd and the world itself,
wept, for the beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Construction of the cathedral began in 1160 to 1260,
a wonderful example of Romanesque French Gothic architecture;
I recall the vaulted ceiling and the awing flying buttresses,
the colorful rose windows and the medieval sculptured decorations.

I watched the news with the world as it burned for fifteen hours,
five hundred firefighters managed to save the facade and towers;
the buttresses, organ, and many precious relics and art works,
before the wooden ceiling gave way, falling in flames.

Oh yes, the whole world stopped spinning on its axis in shock,
every bird on earth fell silent and all the oceans went still;
and the world was left weeping and waiting and praying,
for the destruction of something so glorious is-  unbelievable.

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April 20, 2019


Poetry/Verse/Our Lady of Paris
Copyright Protected, ID 19- 1136-107-02
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.


Written for the contest, Notre Dame In The News
sponsor, Kim Rodrigues

First Place

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John Hamilton June 7, 2019 at 12:14 PM Congrats Constance on a wonderful write and win! The birds fell silent, and the oceans went still, that's a classic line! Constance La France June 7, 2019 at 7:14 PM John, thanks for the congrats, yes , I like that line also, I remember that day, everyone stopped what they were doing and were clued to the news ~

Connie Marcum Wong June 7, 2019 at 12:09 PM Your lovely tribute to this beautiful Cathedral is amazing Constance. Congratulations on your deserving first placement! : ) xxoo Constance La France June 7, 2019 at 7:16 PM Connie, thank you for the compliments and the congratulations. We have a Notre Dame cathedral in Ottawa, based on the one in Paris, but not as magnificent but pretty nice, a real tourist attraction, I love the Gothic interior and the many stained glass windows~

Joseph May June 7, 2019 at 6:30 AM A cathedral so full of history and beauty..Congrats on your win DH.. Constance La France June 7, 2019 at 8:16 AM Joseph, thanks so much for the congrats ~

Kim Rodrigues June 6, 2019 at 11:54 AM History and the current event sandwiched between the apt emotion of our times! Congratulations on first place, Constance! Constance La France June 7, 2019 at 8:17 AM Kim, thank you for the inspiration to write this poem, this event touched everyone in the world and thanks for my amazing placement, honored ~

Caren Krutsinger April 23, 2019 at 4:52 PM This is so sad; a loss that may never be fully replicated, and certainly not by the masters who created it the first time. Constance La France April 24, 2019 at 8:09 AM Caren, thanks for visiting, I agree no matter how beautiful they make the re-construction it will never be the same !

Panagiota Romios April 20, 2019 at 1:39 PM Wonderful poem. And today. The streets of Paris filled with protestors because they all want to be equal See Stalin, Marx and Hegel. Awful. You have talents I don't have and vice versa,. We are wonderfully different and created by God not any Gov.Panagiota Constance La France April 21, 2019 at 7:58 AM Panagiota, thanks for visiting and commenting on my poem, yes we are different, dear poet and I think that is a wonderful thing !