Quest

QUEST Leafing through the pages of my life, there are moments I would stop to reflect on each quest I had in the past. Growing up in confusion, whom and which family I did belong, my quest was to be on my own and be independent. Then marrying and having two children at early age, I had another quest of coming here to United States of America to have better opportunities to provide for my children and to have not only stability; but to lead a better life. I came here and settled in California forty seven years ago. Not only I became independent or on my own, I also found peace of belonging to my own family with no confusion. Had ample opportunities to be stable and live a better life. Yet, a better life does not mean, no storms, no trials or no difficulties and so my quest to raise my children as a single parent followed and later my quest of making sure I retire with enough to live on and not be dependent to anybody. Now, in my golden years I have one more quest, to go to Vienna to find out more about the girl in my visions that I had for more than five decades for discovering her whereabouts in Google is not good enough for me. I must obtain more information about her and my quest is to search where she lived more than a hundred years ago to see for myself and know how I would feel when I get there and so this is my quest, to find it out for me. 9/27/21 "Q" Contest, New Only Poetry Constance La France Theme: #4

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Sam Kauffman

Date: 10/11/2021 12:31:00 PM

Congratulations on your win Marilene. You have so wonderfully expressed the many "quests" in our lives. One of my dreams is to go to Scandinavia and further research my family roots. Hope you had a wonderful birthday celebration! Sending you birthday blessings!

Marilene Evans
Date: 10/11/2021 3:19:00 PM

Thank you so much, Sam. It was a very wonderful and fun birthday celebration. All my children with their spouses and children were there. My siblings and their families and some of my friends were there. We had so much fun dancing and my four grandkids recited my poems in my books. It was full of love and my two daughters paid tribute to me. My sons are shy. I am so proud of them all.

Constance La France

Date: 10/5/2021 9:14:00 AM

Marilene, congratulations on your win in my "P" contest with this beautifully penned poem, well done, my dream is to go to France to research my family roots ~ love and serenity _Constance

Marilene Evans
Date: 10/5/2021 9:37:00 AM

Thanks again for my placement and compliments. That would be great, so great to learn more about your family roots. BTW: My name "Marilene" is a French name. It is pronounced Ma-ri-len in French and Ma-ri-leen in English. I don't really like it when I hear Marlene or Mar-lyn cause that is not my name. Apparently, there is not many Marilene here in America, there are more in Europe.

Christuraj Alex

Date: 9/30/2021 9:41:00 AM

Indeed, a very beautiful poem on Quest. You have analyzed the theme from various angles and aspects. Wish you all the best!

Marilene Evans
Date: 9/30/2021 11:17:00 AM

Thanks so much, Christuraj. I appreciate it very much. Have a great day.

Gary Radice

Date: 9/29/2021 3:19:00 AM

This is a very interesting write Marilene. I hope there's going to be a part 2 when you actually go to Austria. PS: Vienna is a lovely city; we were there 3 years ago and loved every minute. Cheers - Gary

Gary Radice
Date: 9/29/2021 1:23:00 PM

Saltzburg :)

Marilene Evans
Date: 9/29/2021 7:47:00 AM

Thanks you much for reading my poem, Gary and finding it interesting. Yes, I read about Austria and there are two cities I would like to visit, Vienna to dance the waltz... lol... and another city in the west, starts in S, where the Sound of Music was filmed. Thank you for sharing your experience in Vienna. Have a great day.

Alexis Y.

Date: 9/28/2021 4:27:00 PM

WoW! Marilene, You have had a good life thus far despite the challenges along the way. I hope your quest is successful; I don't think you had reoccurring dreams/visions by accident. I believe everything happens for a reason. I enjoyed the read. Best wishes in the contest. Have a great day-Alexis

Marilene Evans
Date: 9/28/2021 5:24:00 PM

Thanks so much, Alexis. Yes, I agree with you that I have a good life despite of all the set backs, adversities I went through. Thank God for being with me. This visions were so vivid and for some reason I know it was somewhere in Europe, long, long time ago; but I don't know how or why.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 9/28/2021 11:39:00 AM

Try tracing her ancestry on the internet first. You could just as easily be the reincarnation of her mother! Fortunately, the internet allows you to do considerable research before you travel. Bon voyage!

Rico Leffanta
Date: 9/29/2021 11:16:00 AM

There are "past life" mediums you could consult for perhaps clearer indications of where and when you should go, but do keep us informed!

Marilene Evans
Date: 9/28/2021 3:39:00 PM

I did Rico, I knew her parents, uncle and so on and her history, when I googled last year. For some reason, the pictures I saw in the internet when I googled her where the ones I saw in visions for more than 50 years. Anyway, I already decided to explore Vienna, as soon things get better.

Rama Balasubramanian

Date: 9/28/2021 9:09:00 AM

Possibly you were her in last birth. Just a guess. We Indians believe in rebirth. Enjoy your day.

Marilene Evans
Date: 9/28/2021 10:56:00 AM

Every time I had the visions I felt I was her, for reals... and how would I know it was in Europe and all the visions, her dancing with her hair and dress, that was what I saw in Google and a picture like me.... it gave me goose bumps. The visions stopped in October last year, after I googled her and discovered who she was...

Rama Balasubramanian

Date: 9/28/2021 4:04:00 AM

Interesting write. Who is this girl?

Marilene Evans
Date: 9/28/2021 8:53:00 AM

Rama, her name is Marie Taglioni, a ballet dancer, who lived from April 1804 - 1884. I started my visions of her since I was 13 or 14. I believed she European, somewhere in Italy or Austria. So I wanted to go to both countries last year; but couldnt with the pandemic. So I googled "Italian dancer in 1800" and Marie Taglioni came up and when picture of her came up, it was she in my visions.