12 Saturday Nov 2016
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#poetry, dark poetry, dorindaduclos.com, fear, insanity, letting go, life, Night Owl Poetry, poems
Waves appear in rapid show
Swirling, like a tornado, grow
Hands that grip, the fear in me
Are now a part of this old tree
I hold on tight, my fingers dig
This vortex snaps me like a twig
Spinning out of my control
Stuck here, on this magnetic pole
Afraid to lose my grip, and so
I stay here, never letting go
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10 Thursday Nov 2016
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#poetry, cold, dorindaduclos.com, homeless, humanity, less fortunate, life, Night Owl Poetry, old, poems, prayer, weather
Cold, like the rain on a winter’s day
Callously sticking to my skin,
Old, like blackened snow, I stay
Draped in clothing, wearing thin
Shattering, chattering, subzero illusions
Numbing my senses, in vain
Chattering, shattering, icicle profusions
Looking for warmth, to guide me again
Stabbing through me, sharp and jagged
The pain just won’t go away
Leaving me breathless, hopelessly ragged
I fall to my knees, and I pray
The colder weather is approaching, Reach out and spread the warmth in your heart to those less fortunate.
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07 Monday Nov 2016
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#poetry, dorindaduclos.com, hallway, life, Night Owl Poetry, poems, redemption, rose petals, salvation, trail
I peel the roses, one by one
Make my way down hollow halls
Leave a fragrant trail behind me
Watching the petals, as they fall
The color of blood, stains my hands
As I grasp the delicate stems
These thorns, a mere reminder
When I was once condemned
Still I’ll search for my salvation
Leave the petals where they lay
Seek to find redemption
From the sins of yesterday
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06 Sunday Nov 2016
Posted in Haiku, Poems, Poetry, Poetry Challenge
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#DailyHaikuChallenge, #Haiku365, #poetry, dorindaduclos.com, fountain, haiku, life, nature, Night Owl Poetry, poems, poetry challenge, stream, water
Hear the water flow
From a fountain, bubbling
Into streams of life
Should you like to participate in the challenge, simply link back to Morgan’s first post found HERE
Day 6
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04 Friday Nov 2016
Posted in Friday Fantasy, Poems, Poetry
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#poetry, autumn, changing seasons, colors, colors of autumn, dorindaduclos.com, leaves, life, melody, nature, Night Owl Poetry, Photography, poems, specters, spirits, vanish
No color to blend with the bright autumn leaves
Endlessly drifting, they move with the breeze
Carefree and easy, they float like the clouds
Playfully dancing about, through the boughs
Of life’s changing seasons, before colors do fade
This time of year, when they blend with the shade
Then slip away, like a specter, against skies of blue
Humming their melody, one we all must construe
Spirits of autumn, through the trees, they thrum
Then vanish from view, until next year comes
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