Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

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The Price of Love

My heart has soared
and known true love
so now I’m here
my lover’s gone

Death has come
to claim his soul
death took him
in the night of day

And in the darkest
darkness of despair
left me bruised
too stunned with grief

Alone the two of us
I took my love
on his last journey
as far as I dared go

Death I could tell
was kind that day
as she cradled him
gently in her arms

With maternal grace
she held his body's shell
like he’d always been the special child
meant to come back home one day

For he had loved
as much as he could love
his heart was gold, his soul was pure
he’d given all he ever could

Time suddenly has paused
the world has stopped
there is no meaning
no rhyme or reason

I focus on the love he gave
abundantly and freely
and not on the abyss-ful void
that’s left behind

After all
was there ever any doubt
there’d be a price to pay
for having loved



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Submitted on February 21, 2022 for contest F-FORM FREE VERSE (DEATH) sponsored by CONSTANCE LA FRANCE  -  RANKED 3RD

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Unseeking Seeker February 26, 2022 at 3:32 AM Your twin flame is always with you, Line, vibrationally, ooozing love that you have both conjured to the cadence of a sublime, celestial bliss beat. Congrats on your win, with this outstanding work, permeating deep within the soul of the reader. Line Gauthier February 26, 2022 at 4:53 PM Thanks for your lovely visit and comment. Most appreciated ~

Constance La France February 25, 2022 at 2:49 PM Line, congratulations on your Third Place win in my Free Verse contest with your wonderful poem, I absolutely love your reading voice ~ Constance Line Gauthier February 25, 2022 at 6:45 PM Thank you so much for hosting this very inspirational contest, Constance.

Kim Rodrigues February 25, 2022 at 11:30 AM That last verse says much! My Dad is doing better, still always heartbroken. Line Gauthier February 25, 2022 at 1:00 PM Mending broken hearts is indeed an art ~ not easy. Line xx

Timothy Mcguire February 24, 2022 at 10:57 PM A FAVORITE for me! Line Gauthier February 25, 2022 at 4:42 AM Thanks, Timothy. Most appreciated ~

Timothy Mcguire February 24, 2022 at 10:56 PM Line, And what a love it is, not was. That kind of love is rare and will live forever. Your poem makes us yearn for just taste of that. The power of this poem makes me feel love. I believe love is a living energy and not just words. That love energy never dies. There is no doubt your lover will feel your love for eternity just as you will his. The price you pay is being separated from your lover but not his love. And someday when you join him, what a reunion that will be! Line Gauthier February 25, 2022 at 4:43 AM Thank you for your lovely comment, Timothy. Very touching ~

Mystic Rose Rose February 24, 2022 at 4:36 PM wow, you stun me into silence, such a great observance of love and all its cost, but not all is lost if we believe in the great reunion some day, we can settle our heart on the seat of hope dear friend, I see a winning poem that deserves to be heard on earth as in heaven, Much love and prayers dearest Line. :) Line Gauthier February 24, 2022 at 5:39 PM Thank you for your much appreciated visit and comment, Rose ~ most kind of you

Gary Radice February 23, 2022 at 3:13 AM I have always wrestled with the idea that although life is a prize that is given to us; it is one that is inevitably taken away from us too. Your poem, Line, of love and loss and the emotions tied to both is poignant in its message and beautifully crafted. Line Gauthier February 23, 2022 at 4:59 AM Thank you very much for your most appreciated visit and comment, Gary.

Tania Kitchin February 21, 2022 at 1:00 PM Line, a well penned emotive poem, full of raw emotion and grief, pulled at my heart strings. Line Gauthier February 21, 2022 at 1:11 PM Thank you for your lovely visit and comment, Tania. Most appreciated~

Sally Eslinger February 21, 2022 at 9:52 AM Line, this is so strong that I fear it is a true narrative. So explicit that my heart sends sympathy to your mourning. Yet as you present Mother Death so gentle in her touch, it is comforting also. Thank you for this portrait of hours. Blessings on your day. sally Line Gauthier February 21, 2022 at 1:16 PM Thank you very much, Sally. I was lucky that my husband passed away peacefully and he was a lovely man. He was afflicted with polio as a child, and the end brought to mind many parallels.