Constance La France Poet Verse

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I have written this poem using the invented form of Emile Pinet called, Seven-Ten - using syllables 7/7/10/10/10 for 4 times plus 7/7, centered with no rhyming for 22 lines total with no break and posted under Verse.

 

".....though my path was rough, joy within me dallied."

Samuel Coleridge (1772-1834)

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The Child Who Is Me

Oh, let me pen a few words
about my childhood days please
I can recall far back to about two
and I get glimpses of such happiness
of playing with my dolls and teddy bears
and running with my sister
mother chasing us laughing
I was five when death came to visit us
snatching my beloved sister away
oh, I was never the same girl again
I withdrew inside of me
and felt no need to speak words
no one could reach me in my silent place
until grandma reached me with poetry
on her lap I listened to her reading
I listened to spoken words
of her heritage and life
she gave me the gift of storytelling 
I would sit quietly and pen some words
then I read aloud to my family
and thus by the age of twelve
I was a poet of words 

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October 30, 2019


Poetry/Verse/The Child Who was Me
Copyright Protected, ID 1192-431-02
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.


Written for the contest, 2 to 12
sponsor, Beth Evans

Second Place

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Andrea Dietrich November 23, 2019 at 6:19 PM that was really effective how you melded the theme of two to twelve taking us up to age 12 when you were a full fledged poet. Very nice one, Constance and congrats for your win. Constance La France November 24, 2019 at 9:41 AM Andrea, thanks so much for the nice comment and the congrats !

Kim Rodrigues November 23, 2019 at 6:15 PM Congratulations, Constance! The comfort in a verse! Constance La France November 24, 2019 at 9:41 AM Kim, thanks so much for the congratulations !

Na Na November 22, 2019 at 12:30 AM Congrats on your winning poem Constance Constance La France November 22, 2019 at 11:02 AM Greg thanks so much for the congrats !

Larry Bradfield November 22, 2019 at 12:13 AM Congratulations on the win and g great poem.Well done!! Constance La France November 22, 2019 at 11:03 AM Larry, thank you for the congrats and the compliment !

Joseph P. DiMino November 1, 2019 at 1:18 PM Beautiful!! For sure, too often society tends to discard, throw-away such precious wells of wisdom and love--our grandparents. Constance La France November 2, 2019 at 3:56 PM Joe, thank you for visiting my poetry and for commenting, my grandma was so important in my life and her death shattered me but she left me with the gift of storytelling and that has meant everything !