Author Archives: Dorinda Duclos

Fall from the Sky – #poetry #NaPoWriMo

02 Friday Apr 2021

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Could this, perchance, be how it rains?

Not within the clouds, but far above

A whispering sound, harmonic strains

Against the coo of the mourning dove

A river wide, flanked by verdant hills

Trees and fronds lay still in the breeze

In the distant, the calls of the whippoorwills

Telling tales, as assuredly, they tease

For they know the secret, hidden so well

When the banks of the river do sigh

Water pours down from a heavenly cell

Tis how rain really falls from the sky

 

©2021 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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Misconception – #poetry #NaPoWriMo

01 Thursday Apr 2021

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A misconception
Often hidden, a lie
Gathers swiftly
Tongues wag

Eager voices trill
Rapid babbles cut
The truth
No longer heeded

Scoffed, by they who
Know nothing, yet
Pretend to know
Deceive the trust

Once given freely
No longer begs the notion
Decline settled in
Aged , unforgiven

 

Authors note:  I am challenging myself to write 30 poems in 30 days.  It’s been a while since I put my writing first.  This feels wonderful!

©2021 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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R.I.P. Dear Sue ~ You will be truly missed.

29 Monday Mar 2021

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I am deeply saddened by the news…

Sue Vincent was indeed one of the most prolific writers I have ever read. Her words truly spoke to me and evoked images and thoughts beyond the imagination. She was one of the first bloggers I met when I embarked on my own writing journey.

Thank you, Sue, for making me a better writer. The world will greatly miss you, my friend… RIP.
14th September 1958 – 29th March 2021

Obscure Thoughts ~ #poetry

19 Friday Mar 2021

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Noise

Without a sound
A silent din
Ringing loudly
Drowning me
In obscure thoughts

Mangled

Between reality
And imagination
Torn between
Here and then
With no ground
On which to plant my feet

I float

In an aura
Of uninspiring glow
Quickly fading
Into darkness
Ebony night
Pale against my skin
The moon
New
Sheds no light

Yet

I seek it
Dare to emerge
Eyes open
Only to be blinded
By ignorance, arrogance
And the loss of humanity

 

©2021 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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Another Milestone ~ Thank you!

26 Friday Feb 2021

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Hello friends.  I have been lax lately in checking in on my blog.  I usually just go to the reader from my phone, never thinking to check my stats.  Last night, while scheduling my poem for this morning, I decided to take a peek.

Boy, did that bring a smile to my face!!  5000+ followers!!  I can’t thank you all enough, for sticking with me through a very rough time (I’m getting there), and to all the new folks who decided I was good enough to read again.  I appreciate all of you!

With Much Love,

~Dorinda