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Night Owl Poetry – Dorinda Duclos

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Night Owl Poetry – Dorinda Duclos

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Into Her World, We Were Born – #poetry

25 Saturday Jul 2020

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in My Thoughts, Poetry

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#poetry, aunt, bond, celebrate, dorindaduclos.com, family, love, memories, mom, mourn, nana, Night Owl Poetry, poems, writing

This is for you, Dee….


Beside the bed, her sneakers lay
There are no feet in them, today
Leggings and blouses, tucked away
Never again to be worn

Earrings and bracelets, laid aside
Into their boxes, to safely abide
Worn with elegance, flair, and pride
No longer do they adorn

Photos, in an album, bent
Pictures of the one who meant
So very much, is now absent
Leaving her family, forlorn

Little reminders, around us dance
To catch a glimpse, perhaps, perchance
Of her spirit, one last glance
She would not want us to mourn

Instead, to remember a giving heart
A lover of opera, and collectible art
The happier times, of which we were part
For into her world, we were born

 

Authors Note: The picture above, from left to right is, my Aunt Dee, my Nana, my Mom, and that’s me in the front, taken mid to late 60’s.  I grew up with Dee, as we are only 10 years apart, and because of that, I considered her my sister, but I am an only child.  We shared each other’s mother, my Mom raising Dee, my Nana raising me.  It was a strong bond between four females that remains today.  I wrote this while thinking of all the good times Dee & I had as kids, and how close we are today, because of Rose and Madalyn.  I know my Mom would want us to celebrate her life, and not to mourn, for into her world, we were lovingly born.  ❤

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Life-force – #poetry

14 Tuesday Jan 2020

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poetry

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#poetry, bond, daughter, dorindaduclos.com, life, life force, love, mother, Night Owl Poetry, poems, teacher, Wisdom, writing


She scolds me when I’m stupid
Though she’ll never use the word
It’s simply by, the look in her eye
That proves no words need be heard

I acknowledge with an uneasy sigh
But, somehow, it never soaks in
She looks at me and wonders why
I’d rather sink, than swim.

Things ingrained into me
From so very long ago
Are sorely hard to leave behind
For my own good, I need to, though

So I never let another
Drain my life, oh, how I’ve tried
As hard as I try to fight it
A part of me has died

To leave it in the past, tis true
I must heed what I am told
By one much younger than me
Who, with a simple hug, enfolds

Bringing comfort to my weary heart
Breathing life into my soul
My daughter shares her life-force
The thing from me, another stole…

 

©2020 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
Image by Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay

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My Earthly Bond ~ #Tanka – #poetry – #poetrychallenge

26 Wednesday Jun 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge, Poetry, Tanka

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#poetry, bond, Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge, deplete, dorindaduclos.com, earth, intention, Night Owl Poetry, plan, poems, poetry challenge, spend, writing

Colleen’s fabulous poetry challenge for this week, are the words Plan & Spend.  Remember, synonyms are a must!  Check out Colleen’s blog to find which forms of poetry are acceptable for this challenge.  Have fun!

Written as a Tanka, my synonyms are Intention and Deplete.


Without intention,

My cause, will merely stagnate.

As others deplete,

I must rise above, strengthen,

The bond I have, with my Earth.

 

Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 133 #SynonymsOnly

©2019 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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Father and Son

14 Tuesday Apr 2015

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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bond, brothers, Father and Son, Friendship, Night Owl Poetry, poems, poetry


Father and son
One half the age
Of the other
Laugh like six year olds
Hiding secrets
From their mother

Two men
Sharing life
So much more like brothers
A bond everlasting
Through thick and thin
A friendship like no other

 

The two men pictured above are my husband and my son.  At times I wish I could give them a time out but they make me laugh too hard!!  Two amazing men I am very lucky to have in my life.

Photo and  Poem ©2015 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved

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