Frederic Parker Poet Free verse

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contest-Gate

sponsor-Constance La France

The Gate of Pain

I scream at the universe
for injustice and unimagined pain
when my GOSSAMER heart opens
the gate of GRIEF-STRICKEN memories
    of a GHOSTLY face
that lies in a GRAVE of GODFORSAKEN despair
still GROANING inside my soul
where I crumble in tear-stained
mutterings of worthless thoughts
of days and nights that could have been

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Constance La France August 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM Frederic, congratulations on your win in my contest, Gate/Gates Contest. Your poem is well done and I like it. Constance

Linda Alice Fowler July 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM Regret comes too late to free one from despair. Congratulations Frederic! :)

Anne-Lise Andresen July 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM - Congratulations on your great win in the contest, Frederic :) - hugs