Constance La France Poet Sijo

Sad Thoughts

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on an old bench amongst wild flowers sad thoughts come drifting
~~ lost memories entwine with tranquility as birds sing softly ~~
and a cool breeze takes my sorrow and casts it out to sea


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January 30, 2015

Poetry/Sijo/Sad Thoughts 
Copyright Protected, ID 01-637-096-30
All Rights Reserved, 2015, Constance La France


Written for the Standard contest, Glorious Sijo Fields, Visual 7 
sponsor Andrea Dietrich, Judged 02/2015


Third Place

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Skat A February 15, 2015 at 10:50 PM BROKEN, Awesome take, Congrats in Andrea's Sijo contest. -- SKAT

Dr. Upma A. Sharma February 11, 2015 at 1:30 AM Wow so wonderfully penned Broken wings! Congrats on big win!

David Fisher February 9, 2015 at 7:27 AM Nicely done...so true about the ocean and its many powers.

Sara Kendrick February 8, 2015 at 5:28 PM Congrats on your winning garden..Sara

Jan Allison February 8, 2015 at 2:13 PM Dropping back with my congrats Broken Wings:-) hugs Jan xx

Richard Lamoureux February 8, 2015 at 8:20 AM Lovely!

Connie Marcum Wong February 8, 2015 at 5:20 AM A bit of melancholy magic in this lovely winning sijo Constance. Kudos on your winning placement!

Paul Callus February 8, 2015 at 4:59 AM Excellent Sijo, Constance!! Very creative take on this visual....the empty bench is a sad sight that serves for inspiration. I love the ending.....Congrats on this top win! All the best. // paul

Andrea Dietrich February 8, 2015 at 12:49 AM wow, I loved this one, Constance. The last line, stunning!!! Congrats in my contest.

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty February 5, 2015 at 4:57 AM Oh great BW "lost memories entwine with tranquility" so amazing line. You are not BW you are GW Golden Wings. Golden love to you>>>rajat

Jack Horne February 3, 2015 at 3:19 PM oh, love this one!

Sara Kendrick February 1, 2015 at 7:40 AM Reads like a winner..A beautiful garden can cast new light on a sad situation..Enjoyed reading your contest entry..Thanks for the visit to my page..The handyman was my husband..I think that he thought he would not live long enough to reap the rewards of not doing something correctly..Sara

Carrie Richards January 31, 2015 at 4:25 PM A glorious poem, melancholy and yet rather freeing at the same time. The last line gives light and hope. Glorious indeed! Carrie Richards February 8, 2015 at 1:07 PM I need to come back again to this one, Constance, and tell you how beautifully sad, but so touching this is.And before I leave, I want to say thank you for all those past contests you sponsored, that helped me grow.Your taste in poetry, often matches my own, ..poetry that reaches the heart. Just as this one does. I haven't forgotten your many challenges, that pushed me along to become better at my craft. Thank you :)

Shane Cooper January 30, 2015 at 10:18 PM I had never read this form of poetry before. It is so beautifully structured and your words sublime. So simple so much feeling. Into favs and 7. Your poetry entrances the soul. Love Shane xxx

Barbara Gorelick January 30, 2015 at 6:44 PM A lovely poem..the last line is wonderful...BG

Jan Allison January 30, 2015 at 6:36 PM Beautifully sad imagery in your Sijo- good luck in the contest:-) Hugs Jan x

Laura Leiser January 30, 2015 at 5:40 PM Beautiful sijo poem. I enjoyed this!