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Poetry/vers Libre
Copyright Protected, ID 05-1732-014-16
All Rights Reserved, 2025, Constance La France
Copying any part of this work is prohibited without permission

Written, May 16, 2025
For the International Contest, Your Choice, H
Sponsor, Brian Strand, Judge 05/17/2025

Fifth Place

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vers libre



it is cold and flowers are 
                                  d y i n g
     becoming
     w
        i
          t
            h
               e
                  r
                    e
                       d
                            memories
leaves
d.r.i.f.t.i.n.g  
and rain is 
               f
             a
            l
           l
          i
         n
       g

and the river flows like a stream of glass
the grass is  f a d i n g  
and birds are  
                FLyiNg ~~  
                                                 away ........
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Kendrick Avatar
May 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Congratulations on your creative winning work. Way to go. Sara K
Empress Avatar
May 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ah i love this how descriptive it is and how youv written on rain so well dear constance: how birds fly away and flowers wither etc with rain falling. Youv delivered a picturesque poem! A fave for me. Pleasure reading you today! Sending you light always!
Poet Avatar
May 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I mostly appreciate free verses like these. Thank you for my excellent placement in your most recent contest. You're extremely talented in words fragmentating. Best wishes for the contest
Dietrich Avatar
May 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
You are really getting into the cool patterning of phrases. I really enjoy a free verse like this. Thanks for your last contest. It was a pleasure to write for.
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