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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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A Fire in the Sky – #poetry

04 Wednesday Nov 2020

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poetry

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There’s a fire in the sky,
A blaze in the night;
The phoenix has risen,
A harrowing sight.

Out of the ashes,
She burns like a flame;
Dare not touch her,
You’ll not be the same.

Anger has plagued her,
She’s out on a tear;
No mercy does she hold,
You better beware.

She’ll scald like acid,
Her touch is sure death;
Like a funeral pyre,
She’ll steal your last breath.

Coveting daylight,
She blocks out the sun
Engulfing, surrounding
There’s nowhere to run.

As she savages the land,
With a spark she does maim
Sad to say, we have only
Us humans to blame….

 

**Authors Note:  The incredible picture above was taken by my friend Sharon.  This was the sky, down the shore in NJ, last night.  Can you see the face in the fiery clouds? I chose to believe it was a phoenix, although I must admit it looks more devilish…

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Photo by ©Sharon Woodruff All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission.

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A Battle of Wits – #poetry – #NovemberWriting

03 Tuesday Nov 2020

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in November Writing, Poetry, Writing Challenge

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#NovemberWriting, #poetry, argue, disagreement, dorindaduclos.com, fight, Night Owl Poetry, poems, wits, writing

A battle of wits
Is simply the pits
We argue and wind up ignoring
You think you’re right,
I say goodnight
I try to sleep, but here you are, snoring

So I give you a nudge,
But you don’t budge
And you wonder why I’m such a grouch
I climb out of bed,
Shaking my head
Go downstairs to sleep on the couch

Another night wasted,
Perhaps it’s lambasted
Imagine how we’d be if we’d listen
To what’s being said,
Instead lightly, we tread
Neither divulging admission

So silly are we,
To continue to be
Apart, when we should be as one
No more battle of wits,
Over stupid old shit
Let’s both say we’re right, and be done!

 

November 2020 Writing Prompts – A battle of wits

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Shiver & Quiver – #HappyHalloween – #witches

31 Saturday Oct 2020

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poetry

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#poetry, cat, death, dorindaduclos.com, goblins, graveyard, Halloween, Night Owl Poetry, poems, witch, writing


Come take a ride on my broomstick

Meet my precious cat, Mr. Quiver

We’ll turn your head, round and round

Upside down, make your whole body shiver

Throw in some jack-o-lanterns

Light the candles, watch them flame

The goblins? In the graveyard?

They’re writing numbers, taking names

I will tell my tale this Halloween

About the time I caught your eye

And how you fell for my greatest plan

I’m so sorry that you had to die

Your time has come to a dreadful end

On the gravestone, etched in black

Your name and, yes, the date you left

Sad to say, there’s no turning back

 

©2018 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved, Amended ©2020
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On This Date – #poetry – #encore

28 Wednesday Oct 2020

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in My Thoughts, Poetry

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#poetry, birthday, dorindaduclos.com, fate, life, Night Owl Poetry, October, poems, writing

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With each flickering flame, my years unfold

Tapering down, leaving days of untold

Dripping memories, of past events

Happier times, still I’m not quite content

Candelabra in hand, a welcoming light

The fire, still burning, with no end in sight

Celebrating the day, reaching for more

Wondering what this life has in store

As closer to Halloween, comes the time

Knowing I still haven’t yet reached my prime

So, I’ll blow out the candles, let the wax seal my fate

On this day in October, 2020, twenty-eight

 

In case you haven’t figured it out, today is my birthday. I originally posted this four years ago and have amended it to reflect this years date. I’m off for the day! See you tomorrow ❤

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Never to Return – #poetry #freeverse

26 Monday Oct 2020

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in free verse, Poetry

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#poetry, days, dorindaduclos.com, life, lost, Night Owl Poetry, poems, thoughts, time, writing


Seven days, I blinked

They disappeared

Like the mist of morn

In the cool of autumn

Time collapsed, elapsed

Why is it I missed it?

Was there something,

Something I needed to do?

Forgotten, buried deep

In the folds of my thoughts

Blanked out by the night

As I drift, awake

Falling, into the abyss

Perhaps, perchance

To find what it was

That lingered within

Then suddenly left

Never to return…

 

©2020 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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