Peace and Death

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Poetry/Ghazal/Peace and Death
Copyright Protected, ID 01/15/2024
All Rights Reserved, 2024, Constance La France

Written, January 15, 2024
For the International Contest, Ghazal
Sponsor, Sotto Poet, Judged 02/05/2024

First Place

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I walk the cemetery all alone with me, loving each ancient, gnarled, beautiful perfect tree. The grief in this graveyard hangs like a green curtain, the grass- and filigree leaves swaying in each tree. Once these souls had a life and I hope happiness, oh listen- a thousand songs coming from a tree. I read the inscriptions wondering how they died, one day perhaps I will rest under a shade tree. This is so sad to think about but it is real, now, a chickadee chatters from a bent old tree.

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Sam Kauffman

Date: 2/6/2024 11:10:00 AM

Constance, congratulations on your poem of introspection. A lovely wish blended into your lines - "I hope happiness." Truly this gentle poem comes from your compassionate heart. Blessings!

Constance La France
Date: 2/7/2024 6:42:00 AM

Sam, thank you for the congratulations, compliment and comment, blessings, Constance

Jay Narain

Date: 1/16/2024 10:03:00 AM

Beautiful Ghazal. I feel translating it in Urdu, a language of Ghazals.

Constance La France
Date: 1/16/2024 5:46:00 PM

Jay, thank you for the compliment, that would be so interesting to have it translated, Constance