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Night Owl Poetry – Dorinda Duclos

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Night Owl Poetry – Dorinda Duclos

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Go West, Old Man – #poetry – #JuneWriting

29 Saturday Jun 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in June Writing, Poetry

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He would never listen to anyone,

Did whatever he wanted to do;

When trying to talk sense into him,

He would always misconstrue.

The plans clearly said go north,

He insisted he had to go west.

No one ever heard from him again,

Surely, this was his dying quest.

Folks found an old town one day,

Twas a store, with a grave marker;

An eerie sense came over them,

And the skies, above, grew darker.

See, legend has it, the old man died,

In a saddened state, of disaffection.

But truth be told, we all know why,

He could never follow directions!

Every summer, a storm rages on,

Starting from the north, no jest;

Travels along the old man’s house,

Then passes by it, heading west.

 

June Writing Prompt – The directions said to go north, but he headed west – Day 29/30

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The Tavern ~ #poetry

16 Sunday Jul 2017

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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There’s a scent in the air

The smell of old smoke

An old man in the corner

Laughs aloud, at his jokes

Another scream in the night

Someone else has been scorned

Now tattered and wasted

Her face is forlorn

Stilettos stagger against pavement

Cobbled streets make no noise

She hears sounds, from the bar

Just the usual ole boys

They’ll playfully tug at her

Sinister, perverse, as they flirt

Taunting and teasing

And grabbing her skirt

But she knows in her heart

She will never surrender

She leans over, whispers to me

“Make it a double, bartender …”

 

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The Old Man and the Hammock

08 Tuesday Jul 2014

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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hammock, Night Owl Poetry, old man, poems, poetry, trees

Laced between two
Towering chestnuts
A lone cloth sways
In the breeze

An old man approaches
Fascinated by this haven
Harbored in the trees
Seemingly suspended in midair

He touches the soft weave
Halting its tireless exchange
Taking a step back
To ponder this canvas

Gently placing his body
Into the cradling cocoon
An old man sways
In the breeze

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