11 Monday Sep 2023
Posted in Poetry
With tired arms
They carried the dead
Covered in dust
No words need said
They worked in the piles
Finding comfort, instead
As Brothers in Arms
Side by side, head to head
We watched and we wept
Tucked our children in bed
While our nation was mourning
In a world filled with dread…
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Remembering those who lost their lives on 9-11-2001, and those who tirelessly worked in the days ahead, who later lost theirs. We will never forget.
13 Tuesday Jun 2023
Posted in Poetry
Pain rips through
Like a jagged blade
Hesitating, then plunging
Deeper, until you’re numb
Nothing left to feel
Silence overwhelms
Then quiets thoughts
Daring to scream aloud
Emptiness consumes
Grasping, choking
Defeating your fight
You succumb
Writhing endlessly
Into the abyss
All hope dissipates
Still you pray
For just a small glimmer
To shine in the darkness.
©2023 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
05 Friday May 2023
Posted in Poetry
Palpitations Awaken anxiety; Fear settles For nothing less Than your soul. Beating its way Out of your chest; Clutching At every nerve; Squeezing, Relentless, It shows no remorse. And you fall, Hard, Against the pain No fight left. Still you battle, Losing, the last Ounce of hope As life flashes In a single second Leaving nothing but Remorse....
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Author’s Note: I’ve been away from writing for quite some time, going through some tough times in my life. My daughter, for Mother’s Day, bought me a Kindle Scribe, because she said she wanted me to be myself again. This is the first, from that purchase, that I scribbled out. I pray there are more to come…
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29 Thursday Dec 2022
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The sun’s brilliance chills
Offers no warmth from the cold
Winter’s light deceives
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25 Tuesday Oct 2022
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Watch
As life descends
Its journey uplifted
Then gently
Laid to rest
Miles away
From yesterday.
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Night Owl Poetry - Dorinda Duclos 