Constance La France Poet Free verse

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Sponsor, Mark Toney, Theme - Childhood Memories, Judged, 12/11/2024

Tattered Memories, Written, December 6, 2024

Featured poem on Mark's blog

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Poetry/Free Verse/Tattered Memories
Copyright Protected, ID 12-1691-209-06
All Rights Reserved, 2024, Constance La France
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Submitted to International Contest, YOU CHOOSE 2024
Sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 12/25/2024

Third Place

 

 

 

Tattered Memories

I open the book of time once more and again
    where pages are engraved in my mind
the worn old pages-   all tattered and yellow
        oh, here is the house of my childhood
and my memories come twirling
            the smell of old wood and the stained glass
the french doors and the long curved staircase
    my little room overlooking the garden
and the big claw foot bathtub- a lake to a child
        the kitchen old and cozy with wonderful smells
mom humming as she cooks  
            a little girl playing quietly on the front porch
with long hair in tangles and rosy cheeks
    and grandma rocking and rocking and knitting
and I hear dad busy in his workshop
        my baby brother in his stroller sleeping
oh, the happiness  
             a child's table set for tea and dolls
a real teapot and some china cups from grandma
    my kitty cat Snowball asleep on one chair
I walk up the shady street of my memory
        down that big hill where I rode my bike
to the end of our quiet dappled street
            and into a green park full of bird songs
oh yes, water lilies float on the pond
    and white swans and ducks drift\

Poetry/Free Verse/Tattered Memories
Copyright Protected, ID 12-1691-209-06
All Rights Reserved, 2024, Constance La France
Copying any part of this work is prohibited without permission

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Sara Kendrick January 5, 2025 at 6:39 AM Congratulations on your winner in Brian's contest. Creative and expressive lines. Thanks for sharing this winner with us. Sara K Constance La France January 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM Sara, thank you for the congratulations and for the compliment~

Unseeking Seeker December 11, 2024 at 7:01 PM Soothing soulful musings, Constance, of joyous childhood years, cradled by elders where all that was, was love. Perhaps as we age now, we attempt to again become as such. Constance La France December 12, 2024 at 2:50 PM Seeker, thank you for the nice comment, appreciate, blessings

Mark Toney December 11, 2024 at 1:00 PM Thank you for supporting my Flash Poetry Challenge, Constance. Your poem was randomly chosen to feature in my 'Results' blog, which is now up and running. Your memories, though tattered, are truly a treasure. I appreciate your sharing them. Constance La France December 12, 2024 at 2:51 PM Mark, thank you for the inspiration and challege and for selecting my poem for mention, appreciate, blessings