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Night Owl Poetry – Dorinda Duclos

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A Vicious Cycle – #poetry – #MarchWriting

04 Monday Mar 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in March Writing, Poems, Poetry

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It’s one of those days
When life throws a curve
And you’re simply too tired
To even try to swerve

Laundries piling up
Dishes need cleaning
All you can think of is
What is the meaning?

Of doing the same thing
Day after day
You decide that it’s crazy
No, it’s not okay

How can this happen
It never seems to end
So you pick up the phone
And you call up a friend

You tell them to come over
To have a coffee or two
Perhaps bring the cookies
That’s what you’d do

Then sit around the table
And hope for the best
When suddenly, kids
And everything’s a mess

They’re running around
Chasing and screaming
All you are hoping is that
You’ve really been dreaming

You tell your friend
You feel like Mother Hubbard
Then it happens, and, splash
The cat falls off the cupboard

Horrified, and soaking wet
She rushes out the door
It’s when you finally realize
You can’t take this anymore

You pack up your suitcase
Wave to hubby, “see ya later!”
He looks like you spoke French
And he needs a translator

Hop in the car, turn on some tunes
And drive around, for a mile
Let out a sigh, head back home
At least you got out for awhile

 

March Writing Prompts – Sorry, my cat fell off the cupboard – Day 4/31

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Worthwhile ~ #poetry #WOTD #FOWC #RDP

03 Sunday Mar 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in FOWC with Fandango, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, Word of the Day #WOTD

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Our lives are a bit more fragile, then we like to believe

Each day we are alive, we may face yet another trial

But, on the day of reckoning, perhaps, we can perceive

That our presence on this Earth, has been worthwhile

 

Word of the Day – Fragile
FOWC with Fandango – Reckoning
Ragtag Daily Prompt – Trial

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Peculiar Tallulah – #poetry – #MarchWriting

03 Sunday Mar 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in March Writing, Poems, Poetry

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#MarchWriting, #poetry, be kind, Don't judge a book by its cover, dorindaduclos.com, Night Owl Poetry, no bullying!, odd, panicky, peculiar, poems, stand up for yourself, writing, writing prompt


Tallulah had a mind of her own
Never let anyone inside to see
Seems her head was in the clouds
She was peculiar, as one could be

Hands to ears, so she didn’t hear
All the snickering, as she went by
Silently, she was quite panicky
Though, she didn’t know why

People found her so different
She was sure she was like the rest
Maybe it’s how she wore her hair
Maybe it’s the way she dressed

Nevertheless, she promised herself
To never speak, she wouldn’t dare
The town folk continued to berate
Poor thing, was treated so unfair

Til one day Tallulah had decided
It was time to stand up for what’s right
She stood in the middle of the mall
Making sure she was in everyone’s sight

Shouting at the top of her lungs
Announcing for all who could hear
“If I am peculiar, then so are you!
Just go home and look in a mirror!”

 

March Writing Prompts – Panicky and peculiar – Day 3/31

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Prismatic Carousel ~ #poetry #RDP #DWP

02 Saturday Mar 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, Word of the Day #WOTD

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Though snowfall is surely part of winter’s frosty cold

It still brings with it a certain magic, we cannot quell

The iridescence of the light, is truly a sight to behold

When the sun reflects, creating a prismatic carousel

 

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Iridescence
Daily Word Prompt – Magic

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Mighty Raptor ~ #Haiku – #RonovanWrites

02 Saturday Mar 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Haiku, Poetry, Ronovan writes

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The mighty raptor

His feathers, riding the wind

Screams, just look at me

 

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #242 Scream & Feather

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