Generations ~ #etheree #PoetryChallenge

04 Tuesday Dec 2018

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

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It’s the beginning of a new month and you know what that means!! Poet’s choice! I chose the words Christmas and Flashback. Remember, you can only use synonyms to write your poetry!

Written as an Etheree, my synonyms are Yuletide and Memories.

The
Yuletide
Spirit shines
Glows in our hearts
Brings us warmth within
Our home, filled to the brim
With love, family gathers
Exchanging hugs instead of gifts
Relating stories of days long past
Memories to share for generations

Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge

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Windows to the Past – #NovemberWriting #poetry

21 Wednesday Nov 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in November Writing, Poetry

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She recalls the past, so very clearly
Dates and times on which they’d occur
Memories are all she has, kept close
But this day, with me, is simply a blur

She laughs, about times, of long ago
Recalls moments, when life was hard
Until reality greets her, once again
And quickly, she puts up her guard

Refusing to let go, of all she holds dear
Oh, how she wants these moments to last
But I watch, as the days slip by, quicker now
As she stares, out the windows, of the past

November Writing Prompt – Windows to the past – Day 21/30

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Remember to Look – #poetry #RDP

13 Tuesday Nov 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt

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Our memories are open portals to the past

Tidbits of our lives, kept in a photo book

How we long to go back to those yesterdays

Then we remember, all we need do, is look

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Past

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Trace ~ #cinquain #FOWC

08 Thursday Nov 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Cinquain, FOWC with Fandango, Poetry

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A trace

Now forgotten

Simple memories lost

The pieces of a broken mind

Missing

For more information on Alheimzer’s, please visit: Alzheimer’s Association

FOWC with Fandango — Trace

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Wilting Efforts – #poetry #SeptemberWriting

24 Monday Sep 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry, September Writing

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Memories, you vow to keep forever

Wilting, dying, but leave you, never

Withered roses, from a love so true

Keeping them close to your heart, so blue

Try as you might, you cannot forget

A time in your life, you’ll never regret

Though dried up petals are all that remain

The sweetness of youth, you’ll always retain

September Writing Prompt – Wilting efforts – Day 24/30

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