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Night Owl Poetry – Dorinda Duclos

~ "The silence of the night awakens my soul"

Night Owl Poetry – Dorinda Duclos

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Just Me and the Universe – #poetry of #escape

06 Tuesday Oct 2020

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poetry

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#poetry, balloon, clouds, dorindaduclos.com, escape, freedom, heavens, moon, Night Owl Poetry, poems, sky, universe, writing


I’ll float, far away
Into clouds of unknown
Settled sweetly in this basket
I now call my home
Heading for the crescent
Lighting the sky
A place in the heavens
Tis where I shall fly.

My balloon, it mimics
The likes of a fish
One made of jelly
Upon which I wish
To travel to places
I’ve not been before
Clipping the mountain tops
Over the shore.

Skirting the lands
I’ll make my escape
With the wind in my hair
And the night, taking shape
Just me and the universe
Stretching our wings
Flying, free as a bird
With naught anchoring.

 

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Image by Willgard Krause from Pixabay

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The Balloon, the Tree and Me – #poetry – #whatdoyousee?

31 Thursday Jan 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poetry, What Do You See?

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#poetry, #whatdoyousee, adventures, balloon, clouds, dorindaduclos.com, escape, journey, Night Owl Poetry, poems, sky, Travel, treehouse, writing

The lovely Helene of Willow Poetry has challenged us with “What do you See?”.  You may write a poem, haiku, tanka or short story that represents what you see or feel within you.  More info can be found in the link below.


Tethered to a hollow tree, is the only means of escape; above the clouds, above the sea, my visions, to take shape. I’ll prepare some food and pack my gear, I mustn’t take too much; travel light, as I leave here, from home, the things that touch.

Take my time getting ready, I can’t rush to make it through; I must remember, slow and steady, yes, that’s what I must do! Check the windows one more time, make sure the lights are off; got my map, but what a crime, should it happen, I get lost.

Perhaps it’s what I’d like to do, disappear among the clouds; just my balloon, decked out in blue, far away from noise and crowds. A flight of imagination, to breathe in the air, up here, alone; then finally, because I know it’s there, return to my tree home.

 

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A Balloon Ride ~ #poetry

20 Monday Aug 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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#poetry, balloon, Bliss, dorindaduclos.com, escape, hot air balloon, moon, Night Owl Poetry, ocean, outer space, poems, rainbow, seas, writing


I want to sail across the seas
A journey I’ve waited to take
In a hot air balloon, by the light of the moon
To a world that isn’t so fake

Up, into the darkened skies
Adrift, over oceans of blue
Its waters widespread, Oh! The stars overhead
Would you like to go with me, too?

We can follow the bands of color
Floating gently, with the ripples below
A rainbow of bliss, how I’ve imagined this!
Let’s see how far we can go

We won’t look back, no sir, not us
Ahead is the very best place
Yes, we’re leaving soon, next stop is the moon
As we sail away, into outer space

 

©2018 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
Photo via Pixabay CC0

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Punch Drunk ~ #poetry #MarchWriting

08 Thursday Mar 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in March Writing, Poems, Poetry

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#MarchWriting, #poetry, balloon, dorindaduclos.com, fizzle, helium, limerick, Night Owl Poetry, poems, punch drunk, writing, writing prompt

I blame Michael (Afterwards) for this LOL


Helium could never do the trick

Poor guy, he would fizzle out too quick

So he hit the punch bowl

Till the drink took its toll

After that, he was fun loving Dick

 

March Writing Prompt:  Punch Drunk – Day 8/31

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A Temporary Thought ~ #freeverse #poetry

09 Tuesday May 2017

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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#freeverse, #poetry, balloon, breeze, dorindaduclos.com, Drift Away, leaves, lost love, Night Owl Poetry, poems, prompt, temporary, The Daily Post, word prompt, writing


You were a temporary thought, I think

The kind that blows in with the breeze

And departs just as quickly

Enough to ruffle my mind

Like the shaking of the leaves

As they quake in the morning air

It makes me drift away with them

Perchance, to catch that one balloon

Released, before it was ever caught

 

Source : The Daily Post – Temporary

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