Constance La France Poet Free verse

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Poetry/Free Verse/to fly away
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Written, January 21, 2025
For the International Contest, 'In My Deepest Fantasies'
Sponsor Anoucheka Gangabissoon, Judged 01/30/2025

Second Place

 

to fly away

I would love to just fly away
when this life's journey is hard to accept
when the dark cloak I wear is too heavy
oh, so heavy
to be in stillness and dream my deep fantasy
I am falling deeply
feeling my imagination
falling, falling and swirling in a void
going deeper and deeper into the darkness

then, I imagine my feathers fluttering
spreading them out to look at them
I am a chickadee bird on a branch
filigree snowflakes are falling gently
oh, so lovely to feel snow
then, I am flying up and up into the cloudy sky
chirping, tweeting
singing
I fly over the houses
into the park and find a bird feeder
a man is holding seeds in his hand and beckons to me
I love him and perch on his hand singing my best song

flying away into a green forest and the beauty
it is summer and the wildflowers are blooming
I am so joyful as a pretty chickadee free
stay or go, or gather with friends
I am flying, flying, swirling, gliding, soaring
finding a stream, I take a bath in the coolness

in time life is calling me back to reality
it was so nice to just be free of pain

now, I am a girl again with secrets to hide
I put on my fake smile mask
hiding what is forever in my heart
the sadness that never ever does away
am I okay, yes, until I am not

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Maclawrence Famuyiwa January 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM This poem is awesomely penned. Congratulations on your winning placement. Constance La France January 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM Mac, thank you so much for the compliment and the congratulations ~

John Read January 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM Hi Constance, I understand that feeling of sadness, if only we could fly away, it would bring a little comfort into our lives. xx Constance La France January 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM John, thank you for the visit and comment ~

Zyrool Gifford January 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM Hello Constance, this is beautifully done, loved the picture too. I know the feeling of the heavy coat so well. Good luck with the contest. Wishing you a fabulous day my friend. Constance La France January 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM Zyrool, thank you for the compliment on my poem and image, and the comment, and the encouragement ~

Stephan McBride January 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM Love it , how you bring this journey many will go through in such a elegant way : ) Constance La France January 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM Stephan, thank you for the compliment and nice comment ~