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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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Shock Waves – #100wordstory – #JuneWriting

12 Wednesday Jun 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in 100 word story, June Writing, Poetry

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It was November, and the chill in the air was not from the cold…

Night fell across the snow covered mountains, but something felt strangely different, something was amiss. The orb, which had been glowing so brightly the night before, was no longer glowing at all. It was seemingly a dead rock, just floating in space. Its light had been extinguished, making the Earth much colder than ever before. Even the stars lost their twinkle. The world suddenly turned to black and white.

Not far in the distance, a diabolical laugh, sent shock waves through the mountains…

He had returned.

 

June Writing Prompt – It was November, and the chill in the air was not from the cold – Day 12/30

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Weather Spiral ~ #poetry #WOTD #FOWC #RDP

01 Friday Mar 2019

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

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#Fandango, #FOWC, #poetry, #RagtagDailyPrompt, #RDP, #WOTD, appease, cold, dorindaduclos.com, March, Night Owl Poetry, poems, radiant, spring, viral, warmth, Winter, word of the day, writing


March has joined us, on this weather spiral

Her radiant sun, trying hard to appease

What I’d really prefer, is warmth, gone viral

I’m so tired of cold, and so are my knees!

 

Word of the Day – Appease
FOWC with Fandango – Radiant
Ragtag Daily Prompt – March

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Misty Morning Melancholy – #poetry #FebruaryWriting

06 Wednesday Feb 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in February Writing, Poems, Poetry

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#FebruaryWriting, #poetry, cold, dorindaduclos.com, haze, melancholy, mist, morning, Night Owl Poetry, poems, Winter, writing prompt


Along the banks they stand, proudly, and wait

The misty morning, always, coveting their fate

Statuesque, majestic trees, one after the other

Try to shake the gloom, as limbs begin to shudder

From tiny particles, tis the rime, of winter’s bane

All they want is warmth, to ease the chilling pain

But alas, when day is over, and the sunlight strays

Evening settles in with more, of that melancholic haze

 

February Writing Prompts – Misty morning melancholy – Day 6/28

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A Goodbye Promise ~ #poetry of #aging

02 Saturday Feb 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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#poetry, aging, cold, death, dorindaduclos.com, life, metaphor, nature, Night Owl Poetry, old age, poems, snow, tree, Winter, writing


Won’t you please come closer, let me have a look at you
I promise not to harm you, I just want to know your name
I am, simply, an old tree, stuck in the snow, without a clue
As how to get the cold to leave, each year, it’s still the same

The sky gets rather cloudy, and the sun seems to run away
Is there a way for me to stop this, from happening again?
All at once, the light is gone, and all around me, turns gray
Perhaps you can teach me, how to change the ice to rain

You keep looking at me, with wonderment on your face
I seem to be quite different, than the others trees, I fear
I bet you’re trying to figure out, how I got to this place
I wish I had the answer, but Mother Nature’s left me here

Frozen in this position, I have no choice but to look down
I wonder if, there is a way, for you to help me straighten
Such puzzlement in your eyes, and now you have a frown
My guess is that you can’t, so that leaves me still misshapen

Maybe, perchance, you’ll come back, when the snow is done
Bring with you, a book or two, then we can read together
Spring, is when I’ll find my leaves, to shade you, from the sun
Yes, I can see that you agree, it’s also your kind of weather

Now off you go, dear child, before you turn much colder
And winter, in its harshest way, causes me to grow older

Mind yourself, stay warm, and dry

I’ll see you soon, I promise…

…Goodbye

 

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The Door to Her Dreams – #poetry – #whatdoyousee?

23 Wednesday Jan 2019

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

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#poetry, #whatdoyousee, beach, cat, cold, dorindaduclos.com, dreams, Night Owl Poetry, poems, sand, snow, sun, warmth, Winter, 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.


Oh my, Petunia, this is just what we need

Do you think anyone will notice, if we go?

Her cat looked out, in a most curious way

Not quite sure what happened to the snow

Through the door of her dreams, lay a beach

Blue skies, white clouds, and palm trees sway

Not like back home, with the dark and drear

Where the days were nothing more than gray

The sun brightened, as they stood there in awe

Warmth filled this place, not covered in white

Surely, they wouldn’t miss them, for a short while

The one’s left back home, on that cold winter night

 

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