17 Sunday Dec 2017
Posted in December Writing, free verse, Holiday, Poems, Poetry
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#DecemberWriting, #freeverse, #poetry, dorindaduclos.com, greater unknown, lost souls, mire, muck, Night Owl Poetry, poems, spirits, swamp, writing, writing prompt
Spirits transcend the waters
Gliding through shadows
Unafraid of the muck
Layered below, for they know
Beneath, the mire contains
Another lost soul, searching
For a chance to find his way
Into the greater unknown
Writing Prompt – Maneuvering the muck – Day 17/31
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16 Saturday Dec 2017
Posted in December Writing, Holiday, Poems, Poetry
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#DecemberWriting, #poetry, Carved, Chanukah, dorindaduclos.com, dreidel, Hanukkah, Night Owl Poetry, poems, toy, writing, writing prompt
For Cookie ❤
I decided to make a dreidel
But I didn’t have the slightest notion
How to even begin this endeavor
Still, I wanted it filled with emotion
So I grabbed a block of wood
And began to chisel away
Hoping to carve perfection
To celebrate Hanukkah’s days
I painted on the Hebrew letters
Purple, green, red and blue, to begin
“A great miracle occurred there”
Symbolized by nun, gimmel, hay and shin
I thought I did a pretty good job
With this new found toy, I played
Now I pass it on to you, my friend
With love, from my heart, it was made
Writing Prompt – Dreidels and Ladles – Day 16/31 (I confess, I left out the ladles lol)
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15 Friday Dec 2017
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They shine in the night, with beauty and grace
Iridescent butterflies, made of delicate lace
Like polished jewels, they glisten, and glow
Outshining the beams, from the light that flows
Dancing about, in a rhythmic flight
Over ripples of water, a spectacular sight
Though stripped of their colors, the moon does not care
Each night is delightful, when the butterflies are there
Writing Prompt – Stripped and Polished – Day 15/31
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14 Thursday Dec 2017
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#DecemberWriting, #poetry, chestnuts, chisels, Christmas, dorindaduclos.com, fire, holidays, Night Owl Poetry, poems, roasted, Sated, writing, writing prompt
Hidden inside a prickly spine
Flavorful chestnuts, quite divine
Roasted in the fireplace, oh, how sweet!
Revealing such a wonderfully tasty treat
But it wasn’t all fun and games, no way
It took us forever, and a day
To open the pods, from which they grew
Good thing we remembered what to do
Out to Dad’s woodshed, we ran through the mizzle
Searching the toolbox, for his faithful chisel
When at last we had found it, we ran back inside
Impatiently waiting, we’d cracked them open, wide
Layering the chestnuts in a pan for the fire
Dad would sit back, watch our faces, and admire
All of us, savoring the tender meat that we found
Hoping more chestnuts would fall to ground
But the season is over, the trees are all bare
We stuffed ourselves silly, so we really don’t care!
Writing Prompt – Chestnuts and Chisels – Day 14/31
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13 Wednesday Dec 2017
Posted in December Writing, Poems, Poetry
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#DecemberWriting, #poetry, Christmas, dorindaduclos.com, holidays, Mexico, Night Owl Poetry, poems, poinsettia, tradition, tropical, variegated, writing, writing prompt
It holds the spirit of Christmas
With its flowers, pink and white
A variegated beauty, dazzling
To warm our winter nights
Her leaves of emerald green
Snuggle up, from rooted stems
Together they decorate our holidays
And we smile, because of them
The poinsettia is a Christmas tradition
Brought here from Mexico
A tropical plant, with such elegance
Of sweetest nature, does bestow
Writing Prompt – Variegated Vessels – Day 13/31
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