Constance La France Poet Free verse

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One

onetime-
I was just    one child all alone
and I wrote one piece
a day of poetry
grandma said
take one day at a time

uniqueness     singleness     oneness         

one place      I loved
was the attic
I was the only one there
playing make-believe dreams
doing the one-step waltz with dolly

it was a one-sided conversation

and I said
dolly    I   for one    disagree
the one person I want to marry
will come one sweet day
and it will be a unity of two
and then I would sing her a song
in a one long octave note     monotonous

uniques
     singleness
           oneness

I liked to tell one line jokes for grandma in the kitchen
put on a one man show for mom and dad after supper

dad gave me a one dollar bill
for every poem I wrote
I still have the first one   he said
    be oneself
       take one direction in life
           
and I grew up   solitary 
to write poems
each one is beautiful to me
I'll get a break one day
one never knows about tomorrows

I hold dear    my belief   in
uniqueness     singleness    oneness

then    one sad day grandma passed away
I cried all alone    in that attic
I'll see you again one day   grandma

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September 3, 2015


Poetry/Free Verse/One
Copyright Protected, ID 15-705-869-0
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.


For the contest, One, 
sponsor, Rob Carmack

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Skat A September 14, 2015 at 1:09 PM Broken, congrats on your wonderful win. SKAT love :)

Dr. Upma A. Sharma September 14, 2015 at 4:35 AM Superb take with this very lovely write broken n a great win ! Big congrats!

Mama Bear September 4, 2015 at 3:10 PM One day you will again be one with Grandma and you will once more be happy to see her Great way to make oneness work in a poem Good luck in the contest. Blessings Edith

James Inman September 4, 2015 at 1:26 PM BW, onederful write.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma September 3, 2015 at 11:07 PM Wonderful broken, oneness in everything u did, great! Gl in contest, sure will fly to top!

Andrea Dietrich September 3, 2015 at 9:50 PM OH MY GOSH, this is brilliant, Constance. One of your best. Maybe I will be inspired likewise. I had no clue what Rob wanted,but maybe I can think of things like this related to "one." Now I am inspired to try. FAVE.

Njeri Hunjeri September 3, 2015 at 7:21 PM This is such a touching and beautiful poem. I felt kinda like you were talking about me....i can relate. Just wow, #7

Sandra Haight September 3, 2015 at 6:55 PM Hi Broken, how wonderfully you give tribute to "one" in your lovely poem. Very imaginative, and that word took on so many meanings. All the best in the contest. Hugs, Sandra

Michael Tor September 3, 2015 at 5:36 PM Very nice and touching. I'm sure your grandma would be proud of how you have developed your abilities in writing and the wonderful person you have become. Good luck on the contest. xx

Frederic Parker September 3, 2015 at 1:59 PM seems you took the word one literally, hard to do but looks like you have done it..you have covered the word one with emotion and skill..good luck in the contest

Diane Christian September 3, 2015 at 1:57 PM nice poem good luck with the contest.

Pandita Sietesantos September 3, 2015 at 1:54 PM So many connections, so many emotions, so many life experiences can come from "one"! What an exceptional write, dear BW! I expect to see this high on the winners list! A-7! Pandita

Jan Allison September 3, 2015 at 1:47 PM Oh Broken Wings this is beautiful and so sad - a lovely tribute to your grandma - you are so lucky to have had such a wonderful close relationship with her:-) good luck in the contest