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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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Same Time, Next Year ~ #poetry of the #holidays

26 Thursday Dec 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poetry

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Two days of eating
Stuffed to the gills
The thought of the clean up
Is giving me chills!

Boxes unwrapped
Colored paper abounds
I’m looking for help
But there’s no one around!

Each year I swear
Next year will be diverse
But who am I kidding?
It’s just getting worse!

At some point, I give in
OK, I’ll host Christmas
Then reality hits me
I should mind my own business

Ah, but everything turns out
Exactly as I planned
As I smile at my family
Thinking, yes, life is grand

To allow us to gather
Around the table together
To reminisce, laugh
And remember forever

Making new memories
Each day that we share
At holiday time
When we are all there

Then I suddenly realize
The table’s now empty
They all seem to escape
When the dishes are plenty!

But, alas, I should know this
There’s no one to help clear
But when dessert is announced
They all, instantly, reappear!!

 

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Frosted Windows ~ #poetry of #winter – #haiku

25 Wednesday Dec 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Haiku, Poems, Poetry

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Through frosted windows

The light of a new day shines

The glory of God

 

Merry Christmas!  Have a wonder-filled day!  ❤

 

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Illuminating the Darkness – #poetry of the #moon & #sky – #ButterflyCinquain

23 Monday Dec 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Butterfly Cinquain, Poetry

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Lucent

O’er the fields

Her moonbeams softly splayed

She illuminates the darkness

Glowing

Luna, overseeing night skies

Safely guiding angels

From the shadows

Brilliant

 

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Our Lord’s Birth ~ #poetry of #Christmas

22 Sunday Dec 2019

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#poetry, birth, blood, Christmas, cross, dorindaduclos.com, Jesus, Lord, Night Owl Poetry, ornament, poems, savior, writing


Shiny red ball, upon the tree

Tell us how it feels to be

Ogled, from eyes that stare, intent

On finding out just what is meant

By colors, hanging, proper and prim

I’ve heard them call you Christmas trim

I can’t imagine tis all you are

I truly feel you are the star!

No, not atop the evergreen

That one’s always easily seen

You are the color of the season

And this why, the very reason…

As crimson fell, from limbs, a loss

The blood of our Savior, upon the cross

Let us now rejoice, for it’s our Lord’s birth

In Heaven above, and here, on Earth!

 

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Tea Time Talk #33 – #TeaTimeTalk

22 Sunday Dec 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Tea Time Talk

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Good morning, friends. Today is the last Sunday of Advent.  We light the candle of Peace.  Wouldn’t that be wonderful..a peaceful planet.  Won’t you join me for a cup of tea or coffee, sit a while, and chat?  🙂  

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: it’s officially Winter.  It arrived at 11:19PM EST Saturday night.  Based on the weather, I think Old Man Winter was a bit confused and didn’t realize it was still autumn when he dumped snow on us!  I’m hoping for a mild winter.  Do you get snow where you live?

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: I am still running about like a chicken without a head.  I would imagine that to be quite an amusing look. LOL Speaking  of amusing, we visited with Mom this week and I got to being a bit silly.  This is Santa Me and that’s the top of Mom’s head at the bottom of the picture!

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: Alyssa and I did our first ever Facebook Live for our LuLaRoe business.  We got such great feedback from everyone, and we had a blast doing it.  So much so, we’re doing it again tonight!  Oh, did I mention we got new inventory?  Christmas everyday! Fun times ahead.

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: I journeyed out with Alyssa to walk little Ellie. She is such a sweetheart!  Lys is really blessed with the pups she has charge of.  They’re all great dogs.  Here’s Ellie.  How cute is that face!

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: I am almost done with my Christmas shopping.  I tried to do it all in one day but that didn’t work out, so today, hopefully, I’ll be able to finish it up!

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: on Saturday, we went to see Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.  Great movie! If you’re hesitating to go see it, don’t!  Besides, you get to munch on popcorn, candy and slurp a soda.  A great package all wrapped up in spending time with my family.  We’re all so busy these days, we rarely spend quality time together.  Saturday was a real treat.

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: I love driving around my neighborhood, looking at all the beautiful decorations for the holidays. It’s a shame we can’t keep them up all year, (can you imagine the electric bills? lol), but I guess that’s why they’re so special.  They’re only here for a short time.

As for the week ahead:

If we were sipping tea, basking in the sun and talking I would tell you: Christmas is coming!!! Only three sleeps away!  May your day be merry and bright!  Hanukkah begins tomorrow.  Kwanzaa on the 26th.  Let us all celebrate together.  Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah!!

If we were sipping tea, basking in the sun and talking I would tell you: it’s off to church I go!  Until next time, Happy Holidays, be well, and have a blessed week, my friends!  ❤

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