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Weeping - It

I have been on a break from life too long, now, I am free to go outside, where the eerie boardwalk creaks near the white sand beach; that is void of people as I gulp air. I lay on the sand under blazing sun, happy to have survived the pandemic; and drift off to a restless, dark sleep, of sabbatical dreams after quarantine. I leave the crashing, roaring waves and beach, and stop at the corner store for cheap wine; at my building some people are standing, the label I hide on the wine bottle. We chat easily talking of gossip, I say bye and go to my apartment; they told me of the psycho cat's demise, the stray that I was feeding for a year, and I fall on my bed weeping for her . . . _____________________________ September 23, 2020 Poetry/Verse/Weeping - IT Copyright Protected, ID 09-1288-956-23 All Rights Reserved, 2020, Constance La France Collaboration with Kim Rodrigues Written for the contest, Collaborate With Me sponsor, Kim Rodrigues, Judged 11/8/20 First Place

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Date: 11/10/2020 2:15:00 AM
Congratulations Constance on your win!
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Date: 11/10/2020 6:02:00 AM
Mark, thanks so much for the congratulations _ Constance
Date: 11/9/2020 12:40:00 PM
Great job with this very tricky theme and contest.
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Date: 11/9/2020 4:28:00 PM
John, thanks for the compliment, yes, it sure was tricky to write _Constance
Date: 11/9/2020 7:40:00 AM
I like the ending of your story Constance. Congratulations on the win! Linda
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Constance La France
Date: 11/9/2020 4:30:00 PM
Linda, thanks for the comment and congratulations _Constance
Date: 11/9/2020 6:08:00 AM
Congratulations, Constance, on your 1st place win, for this well-deserving mini-drama!!
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Date: 11/9/2020 6:39:00 AM
Newton, thank you so much for the compliment and congratulations _Constance
Date: 11/9/2020 1:08:00 AM
Well done Constance, a fabulous collaboration... Belle
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Constance La France
Date: 11/9/2020 6:39:00 AM
Belle, thank you for the compliment _ Constance
Date: 11/8/2020 6:32:00 PM
Congratulations, Constance! It was fun collaborating with you,
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Constance La France
Date: 11/9/2020 6:40:00 AM
Kim, thank you for the amazing opportunity to collaborate with you and for the contest and my placement _Constance
Date: 9/23/2020 11:32:00 PM
What lovely way to mingle those given lines in your wonderful poem, Constance:) mind-blowing:)
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Constance La France
Date: 9/24/2020 11:06:00 AM
Jo, thank you for visiting and for the compliment _Constance
Date: 9/23/2020 11:05:00 AM
Constance, you are magician taking these completely unrelated lines and weaving them into a story of the joy, finally being free, and the grief of losing a little friend. Well done dear friend! Heartfelt and heartrending. Sending you best wishes for the contest!
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Date: 9/24/2020 11:06:00 AM
Sam, thanks for the comment and the compliment _Constance

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