Constance La France Poet Free verse

The Next Day

I stand with my café-   surveying my living room clutter.
Oh sigh!  All the beautifull wrappings and boxes just garbage-
I go get a huge green bag and soon all of it is gone.
     All the anticipation is gone,
       this Christmas is but a memory,
         the decorations once lovely,
           look just a little forlorn,
                                time to put them away.
        Frosty and Santa sure look sad,
          or is that me!
Outside it is snowing-  big fat snowflakes are drifting down,
and suddenly I feel like going for a winter walk and put on my coat,
and my boots, hat, scarf, mittens and step outside.  Oh delight!
     I am lost in a sea of flakes
         I feel renewed and tranquil,
            peace is music to this soul,
               and the clock of time rolls on,          
                                 time to put this year away.
       And I am distant as a remote island,
          lost in my thoughts!

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December 24, 2016

Poetry/Free Verse/The Next Day
Copyright Protected, ID 16-860-602-0
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.


For the contest, The Day After Christmas
sponsor, Anthony Slausen

Sixth Place

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Winged Warrior January 2, 2017 at 6:39 PM Congrats!!! BW...creatively done...god bless and have a great New Year...^WW^

Sandra Haight January 2, 2017 at 4:46 PM Constance, congratulations on your fine win! Well done. Hugs, Sandra

Doug Vinson January 2, 2017 at 1:42 PM Constance, that sense of renewal is a great one; sorely needed for many of us.

Kai Michael Neumann January 2, 2017 at 3:09 AM Thoughts distant as remote island. Great. Congratulations, Kai

Mark Martin January 1, 2017 at 4:36 PM Nice - and happy new year Broken Wings. Congrats on your win! :-)

Darren White December 31, 2016 at 11:57 PM Distant as a remote island... I love that sentence. Congratulations on your placement, and I wish you all the best for 2017

Andrea Dietrich December 24, 2016 at 3:08 PM Wonderfully done, Constance. I just did an oldie for this contest. It fit the theme anyway. Gotta see how you did your epic. That contest has me so unnerved, I don't think I can ever do it!!