Friday Fantasy – Gossamer Strings

I wasn’t going to do this but after reading several posts throughout my Facebook feed, I had to. So many do not understand the toll severe depression or any mental illness, takes on a body. Not only for the individual, but for the people around them. Unless you’ve experienced it, don’t judge…you really have no idea.

Major depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. In 2012, an estimated 16 million adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. had at least one major depressive episode in the past year. This represented 6.9 percent of all U.S. adults. (info via http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ )

In Memory of Robin Williams…. 1951-2014

Silent screams
Howl in your mind
The shrill sounds
Only you can hear

And you laugh

Hoping to hide the pain
Masking the horror
Of a life inside you
Waiting to be understood

And you cry

Never quite accepted
The darkness wins
And the lights fade
In the brightness of your smile

Photo via Disney.wiki.com

T-shirt Giveaway!

12 Tuesday Aug 2014

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Giveaway, Poems, Poetry

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THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER TODAY 🙂

A T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY!!!

It’s that time again, you know, my way of saying thank you to all of you who are supporting me through all my crazy ramblings. If you’d like to wear one of my t-shirts (pictured below), read on.

Tell your friends! (Previous winners are not eligible to win again)

Please note: Liking this post, or the one on Facebook, does NOT count as an entry. You must comment here to be entered. Thanks!

Here’s the shirt, front & back, one size (lg) Alyssa not included.

Here’s how to enter:

Giveaway opened to US & Canada residents only

1. All you have to do is comment, under this blog post, with your first name and last initial so I know who you are (you can log in with WordPress, Facebook or Twitter) for a chance to win a Night Owl Poetry t-shirt!! See, that’s it, easy peasy, just a comment. Introduce yourself, tell me which poem is your favorite, say ‘hi’, say ‘love your poetry’ ;), but please keep it nice. All comments ARE moderated and approved at MY discretion…

2. On September 1, 2014, your name will be put into a “hat” and drawn by Alyssa of Thanks For Noticing Me fame. Watch for the video to see if you’ve won!