Constance La France Poet Free verse

Stone Garden

the cemetery is still this Autumn day
as rain falls like kisses of love on my cheeks
to mingle with my tears . . . 
memories have shook the ocean of my sleep
so, I have come to this stone garden
that is beautiful and forlorn
all is leaf-strewn with hundreds of hues
as I walk the winding path . . . 
I am sinking into the atmosphere (into a trance)
the day old flower I carry is wilted
and I touch it's still smooth decaying petals
why must it die so quickly  . . . 
like my child who did not even gasp one breath
oh, I am lost in a sea of headstones

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November 1, 2020


Poetry/Free Verse/stone garden
Copyright Protected, ID 11-1317-390-01
All Rights Reserved, 2020, Contsance La France

Submitted into the Standard contest, Podium Placing Promise (2)
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged, 12/31/20

First Place

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Paula Goldsmith January 1, 2021 at 11:40 AM Congratulations on your win. I have had friends who had the pain of losing a child. So sorry. Have you read the book: "Heaven is for Real" True Story. A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent. Cover has a young boy on it, with yellow and orange. It is a great book. I think you would like it. In the back of the book, it talks about a young girl. Look up her work. "Amazing" Enjoy your win................. Constance La France January 1, 2021 at 12:32 PM Paula, thanks for the congratulations and comment. I actually saw the movie of the book it was great _Constance

Greg Gaul January 1, 2021 at 10:11 AM Touching and powerful memory of a child lost but thoughts that still hold you. Beautifully written. Congratulations. Constance La France January 1, 2021 at 12:33 PM Greg, thanks for the congratulations and the compliment _ Constance

Sara Kendrick January 1, 2021 at 7:20 AM Emotive and expressive work. Congrats on this win. Sara Constance La France January 1, 2021 at 9:23 AM Sara, thanks for the nice comment and the congrats _Constance

Gary Radice January 1, 2021 at 4:34 AM So poignant yet so beautiful. Constance La France January 1, 2021 at 5:28 AM Gary, thanks so much for the comment and compliment on my poem, when I read it myself, I choke up, yet I must write it, for the poet in me must share my soul _Constance

John Lawless December 30, 2020 at 12:17 PM Beautifully written in the painful ink of lamentation. Well done, Constance Constance La France December 30, 2020 at 2:36 PM John, thank your so much for the beautiful comment, appreciate _Constance

Andrea Dietrich December 30, 2020 at 11:48 AM wow, so good, Constance. I think I must be confused about the latest contest. I am seeing long poems for it! I only gave a two-line poem, so I think I am facing another loss! This is PERFECTO Constance La France December 30, 2020 at 2:37 PM Andrea, thanks for the compliment, the contest could be anywhere from 2 lines to 14 lines so you are okay _Constance

Arturo Michael December 30, 2020 at 11:43 AM You've captured sensitive emotions here...Well done... The best to you in 2021. Constance La France December 30, 2020 at 2:38 PM Aturo, thank you so much, and for the well done, appreciate that _Constance

Carolyn Devonshire December 30, 2020 at 7:42 AM Your poem is heartbreaking, Constance. I can't imagine the pain of losing a child. It is always a somber time when we walk through cemeteries, even if we don't know the souls who rest there. A fave for me, dear. May 2021 bring better times your way! Love, Carolyn Constance La France December 30, 2020 at 9:32 AM Carolyn, thank you for your comment, compassion. I find the quiet in cemeteries very calming but they are not silent if you listen, the rustle of leaves, the birds calling, the squirrels and chipmunks .. you just need to listen, thank you so much for the FAV _ Constance