The Child Who Is Me

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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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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 _____________________________ 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

Date: 11/23/2019 6:19:00 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
Date: 11/24/2019 9:41:00 AM

Andrea, thanks so much for the nice comment and the congrats !

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/23/2019 6:15:00 PM

Congratulations, Constance! The comfort in a verse!

Constance La France
Date: 11/24/2019 9:41:00 AM

Kim, thanks so much for the congratulations !

Na Na

Date: 11/22/2019 12:30:00 AM

Congrats on your winning poem Constance

Constance La France
Date: 11/22/2019 11:02:00 AM

Greg thanks so much for the congrats !

Larry Bradfield

Date: 11/22/2019 12:13:00 AM

Congratulations on the win and g great poem.Well done!!

Constance La France
Date: 11/22/2019 11:03:00 AM

Larry, thank you for the congrats and the compliment !

Joe Dimino

Date: 11/1/2019 1:18:00 PM

Beautiful!! For sure, too often society tends to discard, throw-away such precious wells of wisdom and love--our grandparents.

Constance La France
Date: 11/2/2019 3:56:00 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 !