Constance La France Poet Free verse

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No Headstone For Her Mother

I search rows for a name engraved,
     Engraved here, not native Poland;
          Poland, war and ethnic cleansing,
             Cleansing, her mom thrown in a hole.






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June 7, 2015
Free Verse, Visual #3
Written by Broken Wings
For the contest, Four Lines Only, sponsor, Nette Onclaud

Third Place

(Dedicated to a survivor of WWII, who does have her name engraved.

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Joe Maverick June 14, 2015 at 3:09 PM Well done on the great placement win B W, Joe..'

Mark Trichet June 13, 2015 at 2:00 AM Congrats BW, good to see you up amongst the top...well done

Alexis Y. June 12, 2015 at 11:04 PM BW, Congratulations on your win :)Alexis

Skat A June 12, 2015 at 7:42 PM Broken,, Congratulations on your 4 line win. Hugs SKAT

Kim Merryman June 12, 2015 at 5:59 PM A stark reminder of a dark time in history. Well written, Constance! Congrats on your win! Love, Kim

Jan Allison June 12, 2015 at 3:10 PM Dropping back with my congrats Broken wings:-) hugs Jan xx

Edward Ebbs June 12, 2015 at 7:27 AM Congrats Kiddo on your poem and win :)

Richard Lamoureux June 10, 2015 at 7:55 AM This is eerie and powerful. Good luck in the contest.

M. L. Kiser June 9, 2015 at 3:04 PM Such is the tragedy of that era. A very sad and honest poem. I believe that you've captured the pain and sadness here.

Anne-Lise Andresen June 9, 2015 at 2:18 PM - A wonderful poem .... but so sad from reality B.W. - I wish you good luck in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders June 7, 2015 at 7:45 PM A moving piece but beyond sad...you have a gift for writing honest, heartfelt poems that get my tears flowing! Hugs, Rhonda

Richard D Seal June 7, 2015 at 6:48 PM So sad that so many all across Europe suffered this fate. Good luck in the contest. Take care, Richard

Mark Trichet June 7, 2015 at 5:57 PM My, this is tragic but brilliantly done. Reading below, its nice that you have carried your neighbours words forth.

Alexis Y. June 7, 2015 at 11:05 AM A moving piece. You penned the story well in these four lines.The last line got to me"cleansing, her mom thrown in a hole". I felt the pain and heartache within the verses. In these four lines you said a lot. Excellent job. Good luck in the contest! :) Alexis

Afolabi Muideen June 7, 2015 at 10:11 AM So touched and sat...beautiful write Broken wings.......A.M.

Jan Allison June 7, 2015 at 9:09 AM heartbreaking write - my maternal grandmother is buried in Siberia - my uncle Joe had to build a grave for her to mark where she is buried:-( Hugs jan xx good luck in the contest:-) Hugs jan xx

Cupids Arrow June 7, 2015 at 8:58 AM N ot to be recognized as human and to be thrown with hundreds in a hole.Not even rats should be treated that way,let along human. Heartwrenching post ,but the truth need to be heard,and may it never repeat itself.

Constance La France June 7, 2015 at 8:46 AM I befriended an elderly lady living in my building and as we sipped tea she told me of what it was like during the war in Poland, the day she told me about her mother, we both wept, I cannot imagine not being able to visit my mothers tomb and placing flowers there, my friend has since passed away but at least she has her name engraved

Judy Konos June 7, 2015 at 8:45 AM Thank you for this very descriptive write in truth....