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Split Wide Open

 "If only God would take my grief and
 gift me yesterday and tomorrows. "

                                                   Quote - by Constance


My heart, my heart and soul has been split wide open,
        I go to graves in rows and rows;
                wind blows and I carry a rose,
           a letter to mom I compose;
    and death watches from the shadows . . .
            oh, I am lost in a vast sea of tombs ~

My heart, my heart and soul has been split wide open,
        so many names engraved in stone;
                oh, I still weep each decayed bone,
          I hear their whispers groan and moan;
    now, on this life journey I am alone . . . 
             oh, scars are the roadmap of my life ~

My heart, my heart and soul has been split wide open,
         sweet pets have filled the empty space;
                 I give love and they kiss my face,
           and my broken heart they embrace;
    but, pets die to leave an empty place . . . 
             oh, death is a guest that came unbidden ~

My heart, my heart and soul has been split wide open,
        I fight the grief and pain each day;
               though feeling gray my smile is gay,
          at night-   I bow my head and pray;
   but,  grief mine to carry on life's pathway . . . 
              oh, my life is a garden ravaged ~

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June 10, 2022


Poetry/Rhyme/Split Wide Open
Copyright Protected, ID 06-1463-856-10
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France

Theme chosen - Split Wide Open

Written for the Standard contest, This or That, Vol. 12
sponsor, Edward Ibeh, Judged 07/01/2022

Second Place

Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2022

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Edward Ibeh Date: 7/2/2022 5:31:00 PM A fantastic, moving poem with wonderful imagery and flow, Constance:-) Heartiest congratulations on your win in my contest! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/3/2022 6:47:00 AM Edward, thank you so much for the inspiration and the contest and my placement and for the compliment and congratulations, appreciate, blessings ~Constance

Paula Goldsmith Date: 7/2/2022 11:20:00 AM Congratulations on your win. A lovely write. Love your line, "My heart, my heart and soul has been split wide open," I know the pain. It can run very deep. Heaven awaits. Have a blessed weekend writing away....................... Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/2/2022 4:04:00 PM Paula, thank you so much for the congratulations, comments and for the compliment, I love that line that line too, blessings ~Constance

Joe Maverick Date: 6/16/2022 1:17:00 AM Dear Constace I feel the anxiety and deep Sense of loss.' Yet that would not be so Were the love of your mother not real' That's my offer of consolation limited Though it may well be.' And death is Just a disguised door if you belong to Christ, so be strong in Him, and be effective For Him; Is my advice, are you running a contest As I will try to find time to support you as You have often supported mine.' Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 6/16/2022 2:06:00 PM Joe, thank you so much for your kind words, of course my mother and I shared a very strong bond and her death shattered me, but I do believe she is God's gentle gardener up in Heaven for she loved her garden so much, the door closed here on earth but another opened and she is waiting for me. Yes, I am running a contest that closes at the end of June, blessings ~Constance

Kenneth Cheney Date: 6/10/2022 10:18:00 AM The death of the one's we love can be devastating. I like to read John Donne's wonderful poem "Death be not Proud" It reminds me that death is a defeated foe so no matter what today I may feel, the victory is won. Well written piece. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 6/10/2022 9:29:00 PM Kenneth, thank you so much for the wonderful comment and the compliment on my poem, blessings ~Constance

L Milton Hankins Date: 6/10/2022 9:56:00 AM Constance, your poem is exquisite, although sad and melancholy, it speaks to the heart and soul of everyone who is experiencing grief, recent or past. It spoke to my heart. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 6/10/2022 9:30:00 PM Milt, thank you so much for the compliment, blessings ~Constance

Kim Rodrigues Date: 6/10/2022 9:32:00 AM Heartfelt! My mom’s in an urn and it still is strange, different than a grave. I can’t comprehend… ~ hugs Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 6/10/2022 9:31:00 PM Kim, thank you so much for the comment, those ashes in the urn are your mother's bones, a bit different than a grave but still very meaningful, hugs and blessings ~Constance