Constance La France Poet Haibun

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Poetry/Haibun/September Rhapsody
Copyright Protected, ID 10-1679-340-06
All Rights Reserved, 2024, Constance La France
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Written, October 06, 2024
For the International Contest, Pick-A-Title, Vol. 46
Sponsor, Edward Ibeh, Judged 10/17/2024

FIRST PLACE

September Rhapsody

 

"Every leaf speaks bliss to me fluttering from the autumn tree."

                                              Quote by _ Emily Bronte


September comes calm and quiet with beautiful landscapes and vivid colors.
Gusts of cool winds bring scents of bliss as I walk my favorite forest trails,
I escape, retreat into a place that is a balm of healing, spiritual and emotional.
My hair a flowing river, soft as a cobweb. The bird songs a musical rhapsody.


blue infinite sky 
and stained glass leaves are drifting ~
          beautiful decay

I talk to the autumn forest and it talks back.  The trees lament their children.
Those leaves falling and drifting, once green, now amber gold, red, yellow and
orange.  They have let their emerald cloaks fall to stand stark against the sky.
Oh, hush of autumn, the silent serenity, where clouds swirl like gauzy curtains.


a journey of paths
with a concerto of birds ~
        rapture and delight 

I want to paint a picture with words. To fill my poetry with beauty, reflections,
and emotions. I wish for you to feel the enchantment, experience the sights,
sounds, smells, and textures rich in details. To see in your mind the shapes,
the colors, hear the rustling leaves, the taste of rain with a sense of wonder.


drums of time have ceased
the old forest waits in peace ~
       and birds rhapsodize 

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Edward Ibeh October 17, 2024 at 5:26 AM Connie, without question, you're the finest writer of haibuns, in my opinion. This form reads like prose most of the time but you're one of the few that make it sound poetic. Great imagery throughout. The accompanying haikus are top-notch. Heartiest congratulations on your top win in my contest!

Sam Kauffman October 8, 2024 at 11:03 AM Really lovely, Constance. I feel the rhapsody you so eloquently describe. Autumn blessings of peace and serenity to you! Constance La France October 8, 2024 at 6:51 PM Sam, thank you so much for the compliment and comment, Constance

Daisy Meadows October 8, 2024 at 12:53 AM Such a beautiful Autumn poem. Well written! Constance La France October 8, 2024 at 6:51 PM Daisy, thank you so much for the compliment, and comment, Constance

Hilda Greenhough October 6, 2024 at 5:03 PM This is a lovely autumn poem. I liked the attention to the trees, to how they experience the coming season. Constance La France October 8, 2024 at 6:52 PM Hilda, thank you so much for the compliment, and comment, Constance

John Read October 6, 2024 at 10:03 AM You have certainly painted a picture with your words Constance. Constance La France October 8, 2024 at 6:52 PM John, thank you for the compliment, I have accomplished my goal, Constance

Michael Tor October 6, 2024 at 5:32 AM I feel I am there Constance, and your words have achieved every intended purpose you wanted to create in the reader. Exceptionally written and wonderful to read. Thank you for your effort in writing, and thank you for sharing such flawless enrichment... Constance La France October 6, 2024 at 7:53 AM Michael, thank you so much for the wonderful compliments on the poem and my writing, it means a lot to me and the comment. So happy my poem achieved the purpose that I intended when writing it. Constance