Constance La France Poet Crown of Sonnets

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Poetry/Crown of Sonnets/Sipping Coffee
Copyright Protected, ID 01-1613-480-01
All Rights Reserved, 2024, Constance La France

Written, January 01, 2024
For the International Contest, Sipping Coffee
Sponsor, Unseeking Seeker, Judged 01/10/2024

First Place

Used Collins Rhyming Dictionary and HowManySyllables

 

Sipping Coffee

 
"God is my strength and my shield;  He is my soul and 
my heart; he is my breath, my song, and my reason."

                                                    Quote by _Constance


Sipping coffee-  I contemplate my faith,
and an ornate church of flickering light;
even as a child I heard what God saith,
with essence drifting prayers I recite.
The small child, who was me, opens the doors,
my shoes clicking upon the marble floor;
beauty of my faith through the years endures,
the huge stained glass windows I still adore.
Like my coffee-  there is an aroma,
a sweet, calm scent difficult to describe;
a smell that could wake me from a coma,
the church quiet, I think the statues sighed.
Dopamine swirls to create emotion;
Oh, faith in God is my life's foundation. 

Oh, faith in God is my life's foundation, 
and I surrender my heart to his word;
to fly a bird-  float on a vast ocean,
God picks up the pieces of my soul stirred.
God is in every tree and bird that sings,
and Jesus is but a whisper away;
my faith exists in all beautiful things,
in each new sunset and sunrise each day.
My faith is within every sweet vista,
from mountain tops to a green swath of weeds;
the loud chorus of birds in rain misty,
butter's fluttering and on nectar feeds.
I hear him in the sound of snow falling;
my God and Jesus in my heart dwelling. 

My God and Jesus in my heart dwelling,
this gift of writing was given to me;
sending it on the wings of birds flying,
they glide over the valleys and the sea.
I realize my coffee has gone cold,
new cup brewed-  Oh, what a delicious smell;
I gather up all my memories old,
kissing each one I bid them all farewell.
I place them in God's strong arms to carry,
and he will let me rest in his white wings; 
Oh, here is my angel cat called Glory,
come to give me her kisses and playthings.
God and Jesus help me in times of wraith;
Sipping coffee-  I contemplate my faith.

“God within me is the enjoyer of the aroma
As also this dopamine boosting flavour I taste
I surrender all pleasures to the dweller of my heart
Breath by breath thus that my soul presence be chaste”

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David Kavanagh January 14, 2024 at 1:15 AM Congratulations Constance, it’s easy to see why this one hit 1st place, with lines like (my shoes clicking upon the marble floor) (a smell that could wake me from a coma), I can totally relate! Some effort went into this one, and you reaped the rewards, brilliant poetry, cheers David Constance La France January 15, 2024 at 12:35 AM David, thank you so much for the congratulations and compliment, you are right a lot went into writing this poem, several days in fact, working on it a bit each day, edits, re-reads, etc, but the work paid off, blessings, Constance

Silent One January 12, 2024 at 12:59 PM Congratulations on you well deserved trophy win dear Constance.. Constance La France January 12, 2024 at 1:10 PM Silent, thank you so much for the congratulations, and compliment. I worked hard on this poem, blessings, Constance

Sotto Poet January 11, 2024 at 6:07 AM Congratulations on your trophy win, Constance, with such a wonderful and well-crafted poem. Constance La France January 11, 2024 at 5:31 PM Sotto, thank you so much for the congratulations and compliment, blessings, Constance

Mystic Rose Rose January 11, 2024 at 3:31 AM This is so filled with Faith I don't know which line claims me more Consntance, Congratulations on your first place, its well deserved , xo Constance La France January 11, 2024 at 5:31 PM Mystic, thank you so much for the lovely comment, compliment and congratulations, blessings, Constance

Karen Jones January 11, 2024 at 1:43 AM What a wonderful beautiful write! Congratulations on your first place win! Constance La France January 11, 2024 at 5:32 PM Karen, thank you so much for the compliment and congratulations, Constance

Anne E Sangster - K January 1, 2024 at 8:11 AM Simply beautiful Constance :-) Good luck in the contest. Hugs, Anne :-) Constance La France January 1, 2024 at 4:45 PM Anne, thank you so much for the visit, still working on my poem, and thanks for the encouragement, hugs, Constance