Short Untraditional Poems

Everyone's palette is unique and individual
Some like crappy stuff like food untraditional
Such as rabbit balls
Or things that crawl
Even stuff that most think is unthinkable...

Read More

nothing moves,
             silence!
echos of voices,past
awake!

faces appear,then
                   depart!
a tear trickles,
slowly!

the music plays,
                 faintly!
emotion erupts,
again!

regret whispers,
in pain!...

Read More

It reveals itself freely without rationale,
a natural inheritance, untraditional.
Shown to strangers, yet hidden from friends.
Revealed in dangers, concealed in amends.
The softer the approach, the easier it leaves,
but when given reproach, it's worn on the sleeves.
There is no fear to show this to most,
but it's withheld from those who are close....

Read More

 I planted
            flowers
  so that each spring
pink 
   will bloom ... 
              in a place of tears

___________________
April 14, 2022


Poetry/Untraditional Senryu/Flowers of Love
Copyright Protected, ID 04-1447-825-14
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France

Written for the Premier contest, A Brian Strand Premiere Choice
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 04/18/2022

Seventh Place...

Read More

Limericks as stanzas..  is that a thing?

In a little corner, by the window
A tiny, potted, plant does grow
Odd and unconventional
Awfully untraditional
But this is where I tend to go

Something that feels so out of place 
Rejected, awkward, filler space
An offbeat
Few square feet
In my mind, along the lines, I trace

We share a moment every single day
When our time is up, I want to stay
Feet hit floor
Out the door
The world around looks beige and grey...

Read More