18 Thursday Apr 2019
Posted in #NaPoWriMo, April Writing, Poems, Poetry
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#AprilWriting, #poetry, Children, dorindaduclos.com, Innocence, Night Owl Poetry, poems, soldiers, War, writing, writing prompt
This Cinquain might be disturbing to some, and I apologize for that. But no one can justify taking the life of a child, or any human being, under any condition…
Senseless
The ways of war
Ravaging innocence
Inexplicable brazenness
Murder
April Writing Prompts – Senseless and staggering – Day 18/30
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04 Thursday Apr 2019
Posted in FOWC with Fandango, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, Word of the Day #WOTD
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#FOWC, #poetry, #RagtagDailyPrompt, #RDP, #WOTD, cast off, Children, daredevil, dorindaduclos.com, earth, Fandango's One Word Challenge, foundation, Night Owl Poetry, poems, prescient, word of the day, writing
If we were to take the daredevil approach to life
Cast off, into the future, without any hesitation
We may not be prescient, though, we can strive
To build a better place, for our children’s foundation
Word of the Day – Daredevil
FOWC with Fandango – Prescient
Ragtag Daily Prompt – Cast off
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04 Thursday Apr 2019
Posted in April Writing, Poems, Poetry
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#AprilWriting, #poetry, Children, dorindaduclos.com, Night Owl Poetry, parents, poems, repeat, songs, The Elephant Show, theme songs, writing, writing prompt
When morning light begins
And says goodnight to moon
I try to escape what’s in
The house, this awful tune
A song that lingers on and on
It’s one not easy to forget
Sounding more like a drone
And eventually, one, I regret
To hear it again, I don’t wanna
It’s enough to make me dread
Kind of reminds me of Manamana
Now try getting it out of your head
Still my daughter sings to me
This song she learned so well
And all it ever brings to me
Is a headache, and a dizzy spell
Author’s Note: For those of us with children, this song was a staple in the house for years. The Elephant Show and its theme song was always being sung. Just minutes ago, I told my daughter the prompt, and yes, you guessed it, she started singing it. She’s 29… lol Never heard it? Listen HERE – Good luck getting it out of your head.
April Writing Prompts – Skinamarinky Dinky Dink – Day 4/30
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08 Friday Mar 2019
Posted in March Writing, Poems, Poetry, Tanka
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#MarchWriting, #poetry, Children, dorindaduclos.com, exploited, kidnapped, missing, Night Owl Poetry, poems, unknown, writing, writing prompt
He disappeared many years ago
Not knowing how long he was gone
Hoped he could discover who he was
Just a name, maybe Peter, Harry or Don
Something happened, back in his town
Though he dare not speak of it now
Surely they’d think him a liar
After all, what did he know, anyhow?
Wandered alone, left to his senses
He tried to find a place
Somewhere, anywhere, the people
Would recognize his face
Seemed it didn’t matter who he was
No one paid him attention
He was afraid to ask the town folk
They exuded too much tension
Each time he got close to any of them
They’d back away in fright
All he wanted was to find out
Exactly what happened that night
Each time he got closer
It was always the same
And so he continued to wander
The boy, without a name
Whispered stories told today
Of how poor Jimmy was taken
Still send shivers down their spines
This child, who had been forsaken
Left in the hands of the devil
Those who simply felt no shame
A child became their human sacrifice
Known only as the boy without a name
Author’s Note: In 2018, over 400,000 children were reported as missing or kidnapped. The latest statistics available (that I could find) in 2011, reported half of all stereotypical kidnappings were sexually motivated crimes. I pray these children are found safely, and not badly damaged by the evil that stalked them.
(Info came from The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children & the National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
March Writing Prompts – The boy without a name – Day 8/31
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15 Saturday Dec 2018
Posted in Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt
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#poetry, #RagtagDailyPrompt, #RDP, Children, dorindaduclos.com, Night Owl Poetry, play, poems, snow, Winter, writing
Snow has fallen, the children cheer
They’ve wanted to go out and play
To them, a most favorite time of year
To us, it’s just another winter’s day
Ragtag Daily Prompt – Play
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