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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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Never Drift Away – #dark #poetry – #NaPoWriMo

18 Saturday Apr 2020

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in #NaPoWriMo, Poetry

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The light from tower’s windows gleam
Take heed, the house, isn’t what it seems
In fact, it is more a nightmarish dream
When it drifts into your slumber

She floats atop the castle crown
This spirit, donned, in ethereal gown
So painful, the look, her face, a frown
As she seeks to disencumber

Full moon lights her ghostly frame
The raven flies, her soul to claim
Dare not point, nor place the blame
When demons, pursue, outnumber

For there is no human left in she
Life’s torture, all lies, brought insanity
This spirit, longing, to be set free
To leave this world, in pieces, asunder

 

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Finders Keepers – #dark #poetry – #AugustWriting

05 Monday Aug 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in August Writing, dark poetry, Poetry

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Cluttered, empty spaces, found, but left unkempt

Emotion thrown, strewn about, in moral contempt

Answers, unquestioned, doubt exuded, within

Why on Earth am I? And where shall I begin?

To put the broken pieces, puzzled, back together

No help, those, who only dwell in fairest weather

White clouds follow, over me, pours down the rain

Why is it, no matter what, praise becomes disdain?

Received, but never sent, animosity finds its space

However small, to penetrate, a sacred inner place

To smash the dreams, so broken, and overrun

Now I see where I am. And why I have begun.

 

August Writing Prompts – Finders keepers

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A Child’s Dream – #dark #poetry – #Senryu – #poetrychallenge

10 Wednesday Jul 2019

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

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This week’s words for Colleen’s fabulous poetry challenge are Pretty and Ugly.  Remember, synonyms only!!  Check out Colleen’s blog to find which forms of poetry are acceptable for this challenge.  Have fun!

Written as a Senryu, my synonyms are Angelic and Hideous.


Hideous faces

In the darkness of the night

Taint angelic dreams

 

Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 135: Pretty & Ugly

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Through the Darkness ~ #freeverse #darkpoetry

12 Tuesday Mar 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in free verse, Poetry

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Night falls
I am weary
Heavy lids close
Still the light
Shimmers through
The darkness
Imaginary figures
Move, sway
Shadows weave
An endless tale
Within corners
Of the room
Sheets rustle
Lashes flutter
Semi-closed
A glimpse
Into the
Void
Dreams
Take over
Nightmares
Consume
Still the light
Shimmers through
The darkness

 

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Shadows of the Night ~ #dark #poetry

26 Tuesday Feb 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in dark poetry, Poems, Poetry

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#darkpoetry, #poetry, depression, dorindaduclos.com, dreams, laughter, mockery, Night Owl Poetry, poems, shadows, visions, writing


I see you every evening, when I close the light

Darkness in my doorway, lurking in the night

What is it you’ve come for, what is it you need?

You don’t answer, but my sleep, you do impede

I try to close my eyes a bit, yet, I can still see

Your shadow lurking in the night, making fun of me

But I can’t hear your laughter, I can’t hear your voice

I try to block you out of my mind, as if I have a choice

You can leave now, go on, and just let me go to sleep

So I can dream of shadows…

…that around my bedroom, creep

 

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