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Sorrow Borrowed From Teardrops

When I am grey and old and full of weakness
and nodding in my chair-  my book forgotten
it will be in memories I dwell . . . 

and in sorrow borrowed from teardrops I will go
to moments of love that were once beautiful
and to forever grief that haunts me still
I will wander the corridors of time . . . 

gathering up all my fallen tears over the years
so many I could fill the ocean blue
I will linger in the place I was a little girl
when I was innocent and the world had not touched me
until I met death on a winter day . . . .

death ripped away my sister-   too young to die
and every person loved in time
even my baby boy . . . 

I see me old full of weeping tears reading all the names
on a grave marker listing all my beloved taken
oh the faces will be changing and I will be crying
leaving this place and I will go back to my childhood

to when I am a small girl holding my teddybear
and walking-    where is father I should be holding
his hand -
grandma is telling me a story and I watch her lips
mother is smiling  at me then she is slowly fading  away
and I am calling for her loudly, "mommy, MOMMY . . . "

then, I am brushing falling tears away- 
I am a young woman
looking down at my mother in her coffin bed 
then, the story begins again - 
                          the rehearsal is now . . . .

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January 23, 2018


Poetry/Free Verse/Sorrow borrowed from Teardrops
Copyright Protected, ID 18-9856-25-01
All Rights Reserved.  Written Under Pseudonym.



Written for the contest, One In Five
sponsor, Joseph May

Theme chosen - #3 Sorrow borrowed from Teardops

Second Place

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Gregory Richard Barden Date: 2/15/2018 11:00:00 PM All the best and big congrats on your wonderful win in Joseph's contest, Constance - blessings as always, my friend! :-) Login to Reply

Line Gauthier Date: 2/12/2018 3:14:00 PM Wow - written from such depth. Congrats on this winner, BW. Login to Reply

Mick Talbot Date: 2/6/2018 10:20:00 PM Death and religion, I really struggle with both but have respect for them. Your poem so sad, but written with love and respect. Congratulations on its placement! Best wishes... Mick Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 2/8/2018 12:00:00 PM Mick, thank you for the comment and the congratulations !

Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/23/2018 1:46:00 PM I hope with each poem expressed, healing comes to you. Though never at the end of mourning...perhaps healing! Well done and good luck! <3 Kim Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 1/25/2018 11:32:00 AM Kim, thank you. Someone asked me once, how long will you mourn? I thought about that for days and finally it came to me, NEVER. In time comes acceptance but I don't think the pain is ever healed.

Pashang Salehi Date: 1/23/2018 1:22:00 PM Beautifully done....Good luck. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 1/25/2018 11:33:00 AM Pashang, thank you.

Frederic Parker Date: 1/23/2018 10:52:00 AM not only a chosen theme but one that reaches into your soul as expressed in this poem...good luck dear poet Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 1/25/2018 11:34:00 AM Frederic, thank you. I like a theme where I can reach deep down into my soul and just let the words and pain found there pour out of my pen.

Heidi Sands Date: 1/23/2018 9:29:00 AM Very powerful and well expressed! Good luck in the contest :) Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 1/25/2018 11:35:00 AM Heidi, thank you. I hope the judge thinks so too !