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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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The Hands of the Devil ~ #poetry #Afterwards

21 Monday Jan 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Afterwards Word Prompts, Poetry

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In the twilight hours, when madness sets in
And the darkness engulfs you, when terror begins

Blurred in reality, a turn of events
Nothing around you makes any sense

Longing for sanity to visit again
Never really knowing where it has been

Torturing dreams that fly through the night
Grasping and grabbing, in torrid delight

Cause you to stumble, turn away from the real
In the hands of the devil, your soul, his steal.

 

Afterwards January Prompts – Madness – Day 21/31

Originally posted ©2016 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved for NaPoWriMo, fits Michael’s prompt perfectly  😉
Photo: Pixabay

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Tears of Night ~ #poetry #freeverse #Afterwards

08 Tuesday Jan 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Afterwards Word Prompts, free verse, Poetry

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#poetry, Afterwards, angel tears, burdens, cleansing, clouds, darkness, death, dorindaduclos.com, January word prompts, mourning, Night Owl Poetry, poems, rain, soul, word prompt, writing


Perhaps the night
Brings darkness
To cover up
The tears
Ones shed
By the clouds
Though
Never obvious
I ponder about
Where exactly
They’ve come from
Who is shedding them
And why
Are there angels
Mourning the loss
Of a loved one
Bearing the sorrow
Unburdening us
Our hearts
A cleansing
For the soul
Now in eternal rest
Or
Is it something
Beyond the simplicity

 

Afterwards January Prompts – Tears of night – Day 8/31

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Cloaked in White ~ #poetry of #faith #God

17 Monday Dec 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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#poetry, beauty, darkness, dorindaduclos.com, dove, God, life, light, love, message, Night Owl Poetry, poems, writing


The sky grows dark

Throwing shadows
To the light

Out of the clouds

Comes a beauty
Cloak of white

The body of dove

Flutters softly
To the tree

Lands upon a limb

She sits, waiting there
For me

And quietly, I walk

To where she is
Above the ground

The word of God
Speaks through her

A message…

…Quite profound

 

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Book Review ~ “Sublime Shadows of Life” by Balroop Singh

06 Thursday Dec 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Book Reviews, Poetry

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5 stars, Balroop Singh, book review, darkness, death, dorindaduclos.com, life, light, love, poems, poetry, Sublime Shadows of Life, writing

From the author herself:

“Sublime Shadows of Life is a comment on life, its turbulent curves and relationships. It envisions people through the prism of poetry. I, you, he, we and they are universal symbols which highlight the fact that happiness is not a destination but a chasm to bury agony, anguish, grief, distress and move on! No sea of solitude is so deep that it can drown us. Sometimes aspirations are trampled upon, the boulders of exploitation and discrimination may block your path but those who tread on undeterred are always successful.”

 

My Review:

“Sublime Shadows of Life is a perfectly titled book, from author Balroop Singh. Each poem easily glides into the next yet, each one is its own entity. Singh captivates your heart, drawing you into her words, allowing you to feel the pain, the love, the longing for lost possessions and the fear of death. These complex emotions will have you rooting for the underdog, no matter who it may be, though you will find yourself in many of the verses.

In a journey through the ups and downs of life, we find there is always light after the darkness, there is always freedom from the demons who haunt, and there is always a chance to breathe new life into one’s own broken soul. Singh provides us with a means to forge ahead, and never give up.

This book is truly sublime poetry, written with the pen of a beautiful soul. Her words will clearly speak to you, as they did me.

 

Places to find Balroop Singh:

To purchase Sublime Shadows of Life, Click Here

Blog: Emotional Shadows
Facebook: Emotional Shadows

 

**This review also appears on Amazon.com and Goodreads.

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Friday Fantasy ~ The Piano – #poetry #whatdoyousee?

30 Friday Nov 2018

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

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#poetry, #whatdoyousee, darkness, dorindaduclos.com, dreams, fantasy, Friday Fantasy, monster, moonbeams, Night Owl Poetry, nightmares, piano, poems, stars, 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.


With each key he played, the monster, alive
Unaware was he, as he continued his song
Though he felt a presence, he could not decide
What it was he had been feeling, all along

Through the trees, moonbeams danced
It was though they could hear every note
The stars came down, wondering, perchance
If his playing was what kept them afloat

His life, in a book, his fantasies, played
As time passed by, the pages yellowed
He took in stride, what his mind displayed
All those nightmares, had truly mellowed

So he played, and he played, each note his own
Not caring what was happening around him
He knew from the start, this king on his throne
That his dreams would always surround him

 

©2018 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
Photo via Willow Poetry – What do you See?

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