Four Poems

Blessed with God’s wondrous goodness
my three siblings and I* were privileged 
to bask in our parents’ graciousness
gladly we indeed acknowledged.

Love prevailed in all corners of our home
may it be North, East, South or West*
securing us well inside haven-dome
where we share...Read More

It is at the half 
And the Hammies have not taken a bath 
Due to the rain 
Schedule was changed and that was a pain 
You see the UK had swamps like in Florida 
Delaying the little piggy’s invitation to...Read More

Four Seasons of Watermill 

Watermill, Watermill, Watermill
At the entrance of Seoul National University
A watermill that goes back to alone

In the spirit of spring earth
Forcefully turn the watermill

In the summer heat and rainy season
Don't get tired and turn around

When the autumn...Read More

Those "Tears in Heaven"* falling for
Eric's son on the fifty-third floor.

*Eric Clapton's beautiful tribute to his four-year-old son Conor,
 who fell to his death from the fifty-third floor of a New York apartment in March 1991.

Ref. Wikipedia....Read More

Glowing sunsets of molten red and gold,
Heaven's picturesque canvas on display,
Another twenty-four hours have grown old,
Another farewell to another day.
Tomorrow once more sweet voice will sing,
Courtesy of our avian neighbours,
Wake-up calls that inevitably bring
Attention to our domestic labours,
To the beginning...Read More

For a song and a story,
you are welcome to stay
at the bed and breakfast,
welcoming you for more than a day.

For a song and a story,
sizzling bacon and eggs are the fare,
topped off with steaming coffee,
as the hostess serves you with...Read More

Four o’clock sure comes quickly
The early bird gets the worm
Meetings at 6:30
I’ve worked so hard for all I’ve earned
 
I was focused on the future
Trying to build my legacy
Rising to the top
I lost all sight of you and me
 
{Pre-chorus}
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Whatever happened
To afternoon tea
Served around four o-clock
It used to be a daily ceremony

Out came a pretty cloth
From an old sideboard drawer
To put on a small table
Used many times before

On to this table
Doylies and napkins placed
Precisely and carefully
There was no need...Read More

Winter's arrival signals my departure
  hidden by soft snow in the ground  
When Spring returns, I emerge from hard mud
  on sidewalks and in plush flowerbeds

I'd love to warm myself, to lay in the sun
  but...Read More

On the isle of Bora Bora
Ancient are the crafts that lie there.
White beaches beckon those who linger
and those who taste the salty air.

I met a girl there on that island.
Later she became my wife.
Now aged and wrinkled yet still a...Read More

The wild beast inside my body…breaking all boundaries 
Stings my soul relentlessly 
Blundered blood beats through my veins with reins of
The twenty-four cycle 
I weep and seep into sullen sadness 
The insane pain that drains me…
Thinking while blinking through tears
Unrequited...Read More

Sleeping Beauty, Sleeping Beauty,
your kingdom will fall into disarray 
Sleeping Beauty, Sleeping Beauty,
if you don't wake up today
Sleeping Beauty, Sleeping Beauty,
it's been a month or two or four
Sleeping Beauty, Sleeping Beauty,
people are sleeping on the floor.

The village people cannot move
immobile...Read More

Glad we don't have to build a nest of straw
Like the birdies do, one by one with their claws
No heating in the winter
Gotta scrounge for dinner
And provide for my twenty-four hatchlings




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A brand new car is what I love,
Love the body, the new car smell,
So to local luxury garage I drove,
that’s where I met lovely Shantelle!

Bright blue was the colour in mind,
A four wheel drive good for snow,
For my golf kit,...Read More

They are on the final stage 
Of being in their Nascar cage 
Soon they will leave the Daytona sun 
And under the lights this car racing contest will be done 

After putting up with the rain 
It is time to...Read More

greeted by
the owner

the owner
is the waiter

the chef is
the owner's

wife welcoming
us as if family

one of four
tables to

fill the
frame

begins a
pitcher

filled
red but

with fruit
then next

two glasses to 
be drunk from

for as the
order is being

made as is
added shadows

of a simple
tapas plate

proudly served
happily received

the sangria
agrees with

my...Read More

Mom’s words cut like a knife, honed razor sharp
Which saddened my new wife
Mom now, after years of strife
Says I married up in life!






February 17, 2020
F F I series 75 englyn
Brian Strand, sponsor



ENGLYN is a quatrain from Welsh poetry of 30...Read More

 
I met him when so young, a crush, a love
on silky words I hung
they just slid smooth off his tongue
now, a memory among

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February 17, 2020


Poetry/Englyn Quatrain/A Crush, A Love
Copyright Protected, ID 20-1226-288-03
All Rights Reserved, 2020, Constance La France



ENGLYN is...Read More

Graduation Of Two

It is a day to remember,
my son and grandson together,

Graduating with an A-plus,
so tell me what is all the fuss,

Cannot recall a dull moment,
from yearly gifts now bestowment,

Both of you summa cum laude,
G.P.A. four-point-oh lordy,

So come now, uncle...Read More

We fill our busy days,with this and that,
playthings of each new craze
never stopping,just to laze-
or into our hearts,to gaze.



Note on form:ENGLYN a quatrain from Welsh poetry of 30 syllables in four lines 10,6,7,7.The 
sixth syllable of line one annouces the...Read More

to avoid bad stares
we told everyone
she was my
daughter
not too
odd

even 
when we went 
to our hotel room
with two twin beds
we had to climb four

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"S is for Silence"



Once Love lived in a heart
a storm called S
ripped it apart on a 
sunny blue sky day
tears fell like rain 
in a broken cup of  
trust rusting, it was 
swallowed by 
Respect who lay 
curled up...Read More

Seem so simple, trivial these books but aren't.
Firstly, humans are picture people. Always been so.
Young minds forming memory, cognition.
Before kids can read, they can conceive images.
Just not speech or actual words yet.
Feelings, however, do register.
And mirrors do stump babies for...Read More

Our tale began four days ago ---- large quantities of H20
  Were heated by warm solar rays to start evaporation’s phase
Three days ago each molecule forms condensation as clouds cool
        Two days...Read More

Canada Jays

Four seasons ’round Canada jays are found,
Perched in tree branches safe and sound;
Resting after flying throughout the North,
In the Canadian boreal forests.
Heard and not seen unless it’s their intention,
To disturb the silence, making known their presence
By confronting intruders in...Read More