Constance La France Poet Roundel

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One Last Tear For Love

It had been snowing all night-  it was bad,
you were going to work but I said stay;
you called me silly and I was so mad.
One last tear for love.

You left with a slam of the door that day,
I went back to my bed but I was sad;
then heard a crash in my dream of cold gray.

You had always wanted to be a dad,
but now my love was going far away;
for somehow my heart knew that it was bad,
One last tear for love.

I floated to the crash to see your face,
a gauzy dream girl with hair like a fan;
weeping darling for a final embrace.
One last tear for love.

Your death had never been in our plan,
this love-   time will never ever erase;
the police came and then my grief began.

This dream girl came to your deathly cold place,
I kissed your dead blue lips and held your hand;
but of love and husband there was no trace.
One last tear for love.

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February 3, 2019


Poetry/Roundel x 2/One Last Tear For Love
Copyright Protected, ID 19-1111-723-02
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.
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Written for the contest, One Last Tear
sponsor, Silent One

Second Place

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James Inman March 3, 2019 at 8:32 AM Beautiful poem BW. Constance La France March 3, 2019 at 10:05 AM James, thanks for visiting with the beautiful!

Andrea Dietrich February 7, 2019 at 6:30 PM this is so heartbreaking, Constance. The emotion is very strongly felt. I wanted to see your example for your contest, which I hope eventually to do. Congrats, by the way. I am sure this one did well in the contest. Constance La France February 8, 2019 at 7:57 AM Andrea, thanks for visiting with the compassionate comment and the congrats, appreciate, looking forward to reading your poem for my contest soon ~

Anne-Lise Andresen February 7, 2019 at 3:20 AM - D.H., congratulations on your great winning poem ... writing about tears is a sensitive theme :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Constance La France February 7, 2019 at 8:45 AM Anne-Lise, thanks for the congratulations and the comment and hugs ~

Carolyn Devonshire February 6, 2019 at 2:50 PM Though I'm not familiar with the form, it didn't matter, Dear Heart. The story behind this heartbreaking poem touched me deeply. And I know just what you mean when you said you "floated" to the crash site. It's like something out of a bad dream when this happens. Congratulations on your win, Carolyn Constance La France February 7, 2019 at 8:45 AM Carolyn, thanks for visiting my poem with that nice comment and for the congratulations !

Silent One February 6, 2019 at 1:41 PM I have never heard or seen this form before.. you wrote an emotive poem.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest.. Constance La France February 7, 2019 at 8:47 AM Silent, thank you for the contest and inspiration, I have only written this poem a few times but I like the repetitive refrain aspect of it, thank you for my placement !

Bobby May February 4, 2019 at 3:48 PM May I say my friend you are deep in your poetry and some what dark but man can you write! awesome! Constance La France February 7, 2019 at 8:48 AM Bobby thanks for the visit, yes that's me deep and dark and I like the awesome too !

Andrew Fairchild February 4, 2019 at 5:20 AM I hope for you all blessings and healing, if you have ever been through something like this! By the way, it's beautiful, and heartwrenching. Thank you for writing it, it touches a hurt place in me, and infuses it with healing. Constance La France February 7, 2019 at 8:49 AM Andrew, thanks for visiting my poem and for the heartfelt comment, appreciate ~

Valerie Staton February 3, 2019 at 4:29 PM Sad, but nicely written. Nice flow. Constance La France February 7, 2019 at 8:49 AM Valerie, thanks for the compliment ~

Caren Krutsinger February 3, 2019 at 4:03 PM A beautiful roundel, Constance. Well done. Bravo! I so hope none of this is true, my friend, but I suspect it is bits and pieces of someone's story for there is a huge ring of truth. Constance La France February 7, 2019 at 8:52 AM Caren, thanks for visiting, sadly it is true, it is my reality except I float to the scene of the crash in my dreams at night to kiss his dead lips.