Twilight envelops
Nature, becomes mere shadow
As day turns to night
Photo & poem ©2023 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
Twilight – #Haiku #Poetry
03 Sunday Dec 2023
A Ghoul’s Delight – #poetry #Halloween
16 Monday Oct 2023
Darkness falls
The midnight hour
Creatures scurrying
For treats, they scour
Human flesh
A ghoul’s delight
Plenty of pickings
Tis Halloween night
Unassuming, out and about
Trick or Treat
They hear you shout
This is their cue
A delight fills their eyes
They whisk you away
No one hears your cries
So watch your kiddies
And watch all around
You never know when
You’re next to be found
No escape from the evil
There’s no place to turn
Could it be the end?
Of this, you discern…
©2023 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
Unsettled – #poetry
04 Wednesday Oct 2023
Posted in Poetry
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#poetry, death, dorindaduclos.com, dreams, Night Owl Poetry, poems, writing
Unsettled, the skies weep
With darkened eyes, clouded
The sun, continues to sleep
Masked, hidden, shrouded
By haze and smoke that lingers
Though flames, nowhere, can be seen
The air, so thick, through my fingers
I am lost in an unending dream
Floating endlessly, eyes unaware
There are others who journey, too
Each of us spaced, obsidian glare
No chance for our sight to renew
©2023 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
Never Forgotten
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.
Shine in the Darkness – #dark #poetry
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
Night Owl Poetry - Dorinda Duclos 