Constance La France Poet Free verse

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Poetry/Free Verse/oddments of a life lived/AI Free
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Written, July 02, 2025
For the International Contest, 1394
Sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 07/08/2025

Eighth Place

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oddments of a life lived

there are fragments lingering
of my past
   bits and dregs
        the wreckage
the remains of what was once
          the ruins
                     junk
                         debris
                            rubbish
of a life lived . . . 
all the shattered pieces
             the scars
                  the ashes
                      the pain 
                         the tears
                             the grief
and scraps of happiness
           hard to grasp and hold
the path has been uphill, and curved
but the past is the past
           and today, is today

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Darlene De Beaulieu July 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM Hello Constance the past is the pass and today is today. Friendship & Love, /Darlene/ Darlene De Beaulieu July 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM Hello Constance, , you are welcome. Friendship & love, /Darlene/ Constance La France July 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM Darlene, thank you for the comment, Constance