18 Wednesday Aug 2021
Posted in Poetry
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#poetry, California, destruction, dorindaduclos.com, evil, fire, flames, forest, Night Owl Poetry, poems, United States, writing
All was still, there was no breeze
Perhaps the storm had vanished
No rustling sound, heard from the trees
Be gone, they said, you’re banished
19 Sunday May 2019
Posted in Cinquain, May Writing, Poetry
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#MayWriting, #poetry, careless, destruction, dorindaduclos.com, fire, forest fire, humans, Night Owl Poetry, poems, shameful, wildlife, writing, writing prompt
Shameful
Devastation
Destroying, without care
No concern for another’s life
Humans
Author’s note: A careless flick of a match, or cigarette, or a campfire left smoldering, can potentially burn hundreds of thousands of acres, diminishing natural habitats for wildlife.. *Scientists don’t have any good estimates on the number of animals that die in wildfires each year. But there are no documented cases of fires—even the really severe ones—wiping out entire populations or species (Thank God!). Of course, some animals do die in the smoke and fire—those that can’t run fast enough or find shelter. Young and small animals are particularly at risk. And some of their strategies for escape might not work—a koala’s natural instinct to crawl up into a tree, for example, may leave it trapped. *Info via National Geographic
May Writing Prompts – Where the Wild Things Aren’t – Day 19/31
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24 Thursday Jan 2019
Posted in January Writing, Poetry
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#JanuaryWriting, #poetry, abduction, destruction, diabolical, dorindaduclos.com, earth, human race, nebula, Night Owl Poetry, outer space, planet, writing, writing prompt
Spinning and spiraling, in total control
Its course set, for certain destruction
Sights zoomed in, on the planet ahead
All were ready, for another abduction
Colorful bands, swirling round and round
Meant to mesmerize the lower beings
In yellows and reds, violets and greens
Made this vision, a sight so worth seeing
Unaware of its diabolical plans, were they
No room for both of them, in outer space
This prismatic entity, was well on its way
To, at last, eliminate, the human race
January Writing Prompt – The universe just wasn’t big enough for both of them – Day 24/31
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31 Wednesday Oct 2018
Posted in October Writing, OctPoWriMo, Poetry
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#OctoberWriting, #poetry, condemning, destruction, dorindaduclos.com, Harold, haunting, Hester, Night Owl Poetry, OctPoWriMo, poems, seduction, visions, writing
Seduced by her beauty, but never knew why
Her vision would taunt him, til the day he’d die
Thousands of time, in the course of an hour
Hester would visit, in visions quite dour
She spoke to his heart, he heard every word
He thought himself mad, then thought it absurd
Harold was never much of lady’s man, not he
He never dated, nor married, nor had a family
It didn’t occur to him, why this would be
The sight of sweet Hester, had caused misery
How no one would ever match her, the magic
When Harold found Hester had gone, how tragic
Left him for another, she disappeared in the night
Leaving the poor man, alone, with his plight
Soon, she returned, to again, start her seduction
He had to deal with his heart, her destruction
He turned her away, this act, quite condemning
And so it began, the haunting of Harold Hemmings
October Writing Prompt – The Haunting of Harold Hemmings – Day 31/31 – Another month has passed us by. I loved the prompts for October. Thanks so much, ~M!! On to November!
OctPoWriMo
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28 Friday Sep 2018
Posted in Poems, Poetry, September Writing
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#poetry, #SeptemberWriting, abduction, death, destruction, dorindaduclos.com, dragon, forest, fragrance, mint, Night Owl Poetry, poems, woods, writing, writing prompt
Deep in the forest, among the trees
The wings of a dragon, soar with the breeze
A hint of mint from the gardens below
Cascades through the forest’s verdant show
Its fragrance, sweet as autumn air
Making this dragon seem more aware
Of the beings, who have entered here
And make their way too dangerously near
Far beyond the ridge, there’s a hidden lair
Where you’ll find, he’ll trap you then declare
There’s no escape from your own abduction
And soon, you’ll learn, the dragon’s destruction
For no human has ever left these woods
They’ve disappeared, vanished, gone for good
September Writing Prompt – A hint of mint – Day 28/30
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