Constance La France Poet Free verse

The Forest

 I so love an amber hazy forest
and strolling the winding paths bathed in bright colors
I love the fallen leaves of crimson and rust
the bird twitters and peeps- oh, such sweet callers
flying is a fire bird who is quite a scarlet charmer
oh, the forest is full of wonder and sights
and the the smell of dark umber earth delights
deep in shadows I find a saffron crocus
a yellow that only grows in autumn
and not far ginger grows in the cool shade
I think this was once a garden quite winsome
now I find, trailing vines with pumpkins
so tired, I close my eyes and breathe in the sun
leaning on a tree with bark the color of cinnamon

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September 11, 2017-  Edit and Repost February  21, 2021


Poetry/Free Verse/The Forest
Copyright Protected ID 09-1331-191-11
All Rights Reserved, 2017, Constance La France


Submitted to the Standard contest, All Yours (Feb 23)
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 02/23/2021

First Place

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Sara Kendrick February 24, 2021 at 9:01 AM Very emotive and descriptive winning work. Congrats. Sara Constance La France February 24, 2021 at 1:17 PM Sara, thanks so much for the congrats, appreciate a lot _Constance

Paula Goldsmith February 23, 2021 at 7:42 AM Congratulations on your win. "Beautiful" I am walking with you. Have a blessed day........... Constance La France February 23, 2021 at 8:45 AM Paula, thank you for the congratulations and for the compliment _Constance

Line Gauthier February 23, 2021 at 6:39 AM Beautiful, Constance. Congrats on your well deserved win ~ Constance La France February 23, 2021 at 8:45 AM Line, thanks for the compliment and the congratulations _Constance

Caren Krutsinger February 22, 2021 at 5:01 AM Your imagery traipsed my mind into autumn. Lovely! Constance La France February 22, 2021 at 3:06 PM Caren, thanks for the compliment, appreciate _Constance

Malabika Ray Choudhury February 21, 2021 at 1:45 PM "deep in shadows I find a saffron crocus a yellow that only grows in autumn" How beautifully descriptive vocabulary! To my faves. Feels like I am there! Love ~ Mala Constance La France February 21, 2021 at 2:49 PM Mala, thanks for the lovely comment on my poem and the compliment, appreciate _Constance

L Milton Hankins February 21, 2021 at 12:17 PM What a delightful piece of work! I strolled with you. I saw the crocus, the vines with pumpkins, and I leaned on tree, too. With such wonderful imagery you have drawn the reader into your experience. Constance La France February 21, 2021 at 1:08 PM Milton, thank for the compliment on my poem and for the lovely comment, appreciate so much _Constance