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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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A Vicious Cycle – #poetry – #MarchWriting

04 Monday Mar 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in March Writing, Poems, Poetry

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It’s one of those days
When life throws a curve
And you’re simply too tired
To even try to swerve

Laundries piling up
Dishes need cleaning
All you can think of is
What is the meaning?

Of doing the same thing
Day after day
You decide that it’s crazy
No, it’s not okay

How can this happen
It never seems to end
So you pick up the phone
And you call up a friend

You tell them to come over
To have a coffee or two
Perhaps bring the cookies
That’s what you’d do

Then sit around the table
And hope for the best
When suddenly, kids
And everything’s a mess

They’re running around
Chasing and screaming
All you are hoping is that
You’ve really been dreaming

You tell your friend
You feel like Mother Hubbard
Then it happens, and, splash
The cat falls off the cupboard

Horrified, and soaking wet
She rushes out the door
It’s when you finally realize
You can’t take this anymore

You pack up your suitcase
Wave to hubby, “see ya later!”
He looks like you spoke French
And he needs a translator

Hop in the car, turn on some tunes
And drive around, for a mile
Let out a sigh, head back home
At least you got out for awhile

 

March Writing Prompts – Sorry, my cat fell off the cupboard – Day 4/31

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Mama’s Cooking – #poetry #FebruaryWriting

26 Tuesday Feb 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in February Writing, Poems, Poetry

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#FebruaryWriting, #poetry, creamed corn, dinner, dorindaduclos.com, family, mashed potatoes, Night Owl Poetry, poems, pot pie, smart mama, writing, writing prompt


Every Sunday, we would meet
At Mama’s, twas the place to be
Good home cooking, what a treat
We were one big happy family

Until the day, Mama changed it up
Served us, in these little black pans
We couldn’t tell what it was for sup
We were all a bit of a baffled clan

We asked and pried, to no avail
She said dig in, and stop yapping
All we wanted was a little detail
Never ate what needed unwrapping

One by one, we all stuck in our forks
Each time we pulled mashies and corn
Seems Mama forgot to add the pork
So there we sat, sad and forlorn

But Mama ate away at her meal
Seems she simply didn’t understand
Her dish was lacking in plate appeal
From the table, we all did disband

Now, maybe you’re thinking shame on her
The woman didn’t feed her poor family well
But Mama knew exactly what she was doing
When the other dinners, into her belly, fell

 

February Writing Prompts – Mashed tators and creamed corn cake – Day 26/28

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Why? ~ #poetry of sadness

16 Saturday Feb 2019

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#poetry, child, death, Derrick Knight, dorindaduclos.com, eldest, family, heart ache, life, love, Michael Knight, Night Owl Poetry, poems, sadness, son, writing

In loving memory of Michael Knight…


How can it look the same, this world that seems to drone?

Why does my heart not explain, why is it I feel, so alone?

One minute you’re there, and the next, you are gone

Life is now harder to bear, how will we… I, go on?

They say you’re in a better place, I am filled with unrest

My heart now has an empty space, heavy, inside my chest

We will meet again, my son, when the world has let me go

Until that time, I remain here, saddened, and missing you so

 

I wrote this after reading of the death of a child. Our dear blog friend, Derrick Knight, lost his eldest son, Michael. It was sudden, unexpected. May Michael rest in peace and may God watch over Derrick, Jackie and the family.

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Toxic Waste ~ #poetry #WOTD

06 Wednesday Feb 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poetry, Word of the Day #WOTD

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#poetry, #WOTD, disquisitive, dorindaduclos.com, family, meddlesome, Night Owl Poetry, poems, toxic, waste, word of the day, writing


Why is it some families, become so disquisitive?

Sticking their noses, where they don’t belong

Turning relationships, into mortal toxic waste

Never thinking they’re the ones who are wrong

 

Word of the Day – Toxic

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Blogmas Contest Winners & See you in the New Year

26 Wednesday Dec 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poetry

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#Blogmas, #poetry, contest, dorindaduclos.com, entry, family, generations, life, memories, Night Owl Poetry, poems, writing

I’m honored that KaylaAnn decided to choose my poem, “Generations” as the winner of her Blogmas Contest! Everyone’s entry was great and it really brought about a sense of community. thanks again, KaylaAnn, for hosting this! ❤

kaylaannauthor's avatarKaylaAnn

Before I announce the winner I would just like to say thank you to everyone who participated. You guys really did what I asked and engaged with one another in the comment section. I literally just sat here smiling while reading all the comments on one another’s posts. So thank you for being a part of this blogmas community this December!

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Now, to the contest!

There were many great submissions but my top three included:

3. McGee Travel Tale’s “Hot Chocolate” recipe! Because who doesn’t love hot chocolate?

2. Ivor’s “My Lost Sock, A Christmas Story.” Because it brings together harsh reality and light-hearted whimsy!

That mean the winner is . . .

Dorinda Duclos from Night Owl Poetry!

Not only is her poem wonderful, but I absolutely adore it’s structuring. Check it out here and be sure to stop by her blog!

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Glows in our…

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