Constance La France Poet Romanticism

Notes About The Poem

Romanticism is a type of poem about nature and love
 while having emphasis on the personal experience.

Romanticism/the promise
Copyright ID 05-1825-733-26-26
All Rights, Constance La France
Plagiarism Prohibited.

Penned, May 26, 2026/ Human Written
For the International Contest, Language of Love
Themes: a promise of forever/graffiti of butterflies
Sponsor, Ink Empress, Judged 06/01/2026

Second Place

(Video from the movie, Titanic)

the promise

 
"No measure of time will be long
 enough but we'll start with forever."

                          Quote from the movie _Twilight 


        a promise of forever
and in my heart's temple I hang my memories of him
as clouds swirl as gauzy curtains
my hair a tangled flowing river
and suddenly I am lost in an ocean of butterflies ~
our love is a shadow on the wall of time
where love comes unbidden
for love is
     a journey
         a rapture
             a garden
a fragile flower opening
an endless aqua ocean
a photo album of memories
a fine red wine in a goblet  
                            oh, his   K  I  S  S   was like a flower blooming . . .

in the magic of dawn's veiled sun
and the quiet serenity of bird songs
I gasp for air as I wake from a dream
to behold infinite butterflies in vast colors
watercolor brushstrokes dancing
                         exquisite
then, I hear the butterflies whispering
     go to him
           go now
               he moans
then, I am transported to the old cemetery
finding myself walking among the moss covered tombs
until I am standing at his ...  beneath a weeping willow tree
and I kneel weeping ~
            until the magic is broken-  by a black bird call . . .

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Ink Empress June 1, 2026 at 10:25 AM I love this romanticism take on the prompt dear Constance, especially love the lines “ for love is a journey a rapture a garden a fragile flower opening an endless aqua ocean” and the ending too! Such haunting imagery so very creatively woven! So many emotions and youv used great metaphors! Love the presentation too. Thank you for your support. Pleasure reading. Sending you light always Constance La France June 3, 2026 at 6:18 AM Ink, thank you for the contest and my placement and for the comment and congratulations, appreciate. I usually write at night so I do not get a lot of comments, so this one is extra special ~