Author Archives: Dorinda Duclos

Stowaway ~ #poetry #WOTD #FOWC #RDP

06 Monday May 2019

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River ripples, oft plangent, I can hear her sigh

Why do I care to linger about anyway?

I bid her a gentle wave, a reluctant goodbye

Then wonder if she’ll take me, as a stowaway

 

Word of the Day – River
FOWC with Fandango – Anyway
Ragtag Daily Prompt – Plangent

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The Center – #poetry

06 Monday May 2019

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You are the center of your universe

Making things, so small, much worse

Always with a scornful look or sneer

To even those you once held dear

While time is fleeting, passing you by

All you think of is an eye for an eye

How silly it is to go on living like this

Instead of kindness, you choose to diss

Those who gave their precious time

Who, in your eyes, are quite begrimed

This I offer, though you won’t hear

My words, no matter, are very clear

Seek His peace, and hope, and light

Then learn to love instead of fight…

 

Author’s note: I have been struggling to get through health issues as well as family issues, but I’m over it.  I don’t mean to sound harsh, but for my own healing and well being, I have to move aside.  These words are the final pouring out of a very hard decision that was, unfortunately, inevitable. Thank you for reading…

 

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Lord of the Pies – #MayWriting – #poetry

06 Monday May 2019

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It didn’t matter
What time of day
It was always on his mind
Breakfast, lunch
And dinner
Any way and any kind

He was
The pizza man
A legend at his craft
Pepperoni
Margherita
Even half and half

Perfect
Every time
Never stained his shirt
The guys
Would high-five him
The girls
Would always flirt

Seemed
They liked to drool
Over the pizza guy
The men
Simply called him
Lord of the Pies

 

May Writing Prompts – Lord of the Pies – Day 6/31

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Total Surrender ~ #poetry #WOTD #FOWC #RDP #DWP

05 Sunday May 2019

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I took the astral road, at a substantially slower pace

Had it been at light speed, I would’ve missed the splendor

Of the stars, the moon, the heavens, all the ethereal grace

Tis there I often give myself over, in total surrender

 

Word of the Day – Astral
FOWC with Fandango – Speed
Ragtag Daily Prompt – Road
Daily Word Prompt – Substantial

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The Sun Also Sinks – #MayWriting – #poetry

05 Sunday May 2019

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A feeling of floating, amidst the clouds

Far, far away from the raucous crowds

Letting it lull me, into a sense of calm

The still of the water, tis my only balm

Mirrored reflections, a light in the dark

A journey unto myself, on this, I embark

And though my soul continues to seek

I realize, I am still one, among the meek

My heart, skips a beat, it longs ever more

For a way to stay, away from the shore

As I watch the day, up above me, shrink

It is then I realize that the sun also sinks

Beyond the horizon, she whispers goodbye

A wave of my hand, and a tear, from my eye

Awaiting the moment, she returns, ever bright

Lighting the heavens, and chasing the night

 

May Writing Prompts – The Sun Also Sinks – Day 5/31

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