#TBT ~The Joker – #freeverse #poetry

02 Thursday Aug 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in free verse, Poems, Poetry, Throw Back Thursday #TBT

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Like a deck of fifty two
dealt haphazardly across
a felt table, you anted
your chips and caused
me to fold under your
skilled hand, shuffling
the Queen of Hearts
against the King of Spades
you fooled me into
believing I had the upper hand
when all I had was the Joker.

Through My Darkest Hours ~ #freeverse #poetry

26 Thursday Jul 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in free verse, Poems, Poetry

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I could hear the pounding of your heartbeat

Like the pouring of the rain against this old house

Every inch, creaking, from the weight of the world

On shoulders that held more than they should

Taken in stride, as if this was your lot in this life

Never a complaint, you just went about your day

And night couldn’t come soon enough for you

Tired and weary, you had fallen fast asleep

Before I even had the chance to say thank you

For making my world a much better place to live

And this I know, as time passes, and days fade

You will always be the light that guides me

Shining within me, through my own darkest hours

Finding My Way ~ #freeverse

24 Thursday May 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in free verse, Poems, Poetry

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I want to
Disappear
Blend in
With the drops of rain
Landing
Upon a flower’s petal
Slowly
Making my way
Down the stem,
Into the ground
Traveling
Under the earth
Finding
My way
Into the river
Flowing
Into the ocean
Disappearing
In the waves