Constance La France Poet Free verse

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Free Verse/The Power of Innocence
Copyright, ID 04-1812-495-22-26
All Rights, Constance La France
Plagiarism Prohibited 

Penned, March 29, 2026/  Human Written
For the International Contest, Pick-A-Title, Vol 56 (theme #3)
Sponsor, Edward Ibeh, Judged 04/22/2026

Third Place

The Power of Innocence

            As a innocent child,
     I listened to mom sing to me;
         a lovely bedtime lullaby,
    as she kissed my night fear away.

            And since a little girl,
    dad took me for long nature walks;
        he taught me about the song birds,
    and all the wildflowers growing.

            Before life's knife touched me,
    mom told me to always be kind;
        to show love- be truthful in life,
    and to never ever do harm. 

            My innocence taken,
     that innocent child is scarred;
        lots of angels now guide my steps,
     yet, the love from childhood remains.

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Tom Valles May 27, 2026 at 9:48 AM What a wonderful poem, Constance. Love is so important, isn't it? Great work! Constance La France June 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM Tom, thank you for the compliment, yes love is everything ~

Edward Ibeh April 22, 2026 at 5:04 PM Beautifully-crafted nostalgic story about love and innocence, Constance. Wonderful imagery! Thank you for sharing fond memories of your parents! Heartiest congratulations on your win in my contest. Constance La France June 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM Edward, thank you for the compliment and for the contest and my placement ~

Valsa George April 3, 2026 at 8:40 AM Beautiful memories of childhood. Our parents teach us the values of life and we try to live by them. Later we are uprooted into a totally different environment. I too greatly miss my blissful childhood. Constance La France April 7, 2026 at 11:31 AM Valsa, thank you for the lovely comment ~

Ink Empress April 1, 2026 at 10:31 AM Ah how beautiful and lucky are the souls that received such unconditional love from their parents. We sometimes forget to appreciate! Your poems, my warrior poetess, always carry innocence, can see you have a beautiful heart! Pleasure reading! Sending you light always. Best wishes. Fave it is Constance La France April 7, 2026 at 11:33 AM Ink, thank you for the FAV, compliment on my poem and writing, and the lovely comment, I like to think I have a beautiful heart ~

Angela Terry March 29, 2026 at 4:35 PM This is a gentle work that made me imagine a loving mother singing to her daughter. Great work. Constance La France March 29, 2026 at 4:53 PM Angela, thank you for your kind words and compliment, actually I had a good cry after writing this ~