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Unrecognizable – #poetry of #life

26 Monday Aug 2019

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Why is it I don’t recognize, the face reflected back at me?

What is it about her look, I no longer wish to see?

Sunken, hollowed cheeks, color pale, in shades of white

Turn away, bow my head, I can’t take my ghostly sight

Missing is the sparkle, once, so prominent in these eyes

Replaced by tears of sadness, rushing, falling, from my eyes

No strength to fight the demon, it’s taking all I’ve got

Too weak to go on trying, yet too stubborn, to accept this lot

Determined for a comeback, keep my focus on the prize

Restore myself, back to life, there is no compromise.

 

Authors note:  I am still unwell, trying to find the end of this madness.  Four weeks and counting.  I know what it isn’t, but not what it is.  I see a specialist on Wednesday.  I pray I finally find out what demon decided my body was its new home so I can evict it immediately!  I miss you all and hope you are well.  ❤

©2019 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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The Most ~ #poetry of #aging

03 Sunday Feb 2019

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The broken pieces of me, do crumble
Still, I’ve lived a life that’s humble
For years, now, I have kept you grounded
How I did this, I’m astounded

Stomped on, in my younger days
Still, a bit gentler, in many ways
Could have stopped this sudden downfall
Too late now, I’m falling apart, and all

Could you, perhaps, put me back together?
I’m sure it’ll make me feel much better
I watch you shake your head at me
There’s nothing you can do? I see

So, that’s it, my time is done
It’s seems old age, at last, has won.
But thanks for all the memories
The flowers, birds & maple trees

I’ll miss them all, we’ve grown so close
But you’re the one, I’ll miss, the most.

 

©2019 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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The Softness of the Breeze ~ A Love Lost – #RomanticTuesday

02 Tuesday Aug 2016

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My love lies strewn about me
Flowers grace the lake
Each one of them now signifies
The vows we’d never break

Yes, we were bound together
In sickness and in health
It’s the love we shared between us
That signified the wealth

We spent the days in harmony
But our favorite spot grew dim
And that is when I truly knew
That you had gone to Him

You left my side too early
I did not understand
Why God would take you from me
That wasn’t what we planned

Yet, I will visit, quite often
Speak to you, under the trees
And you can whisper back to me
With the softness of the breeze

 

©2016 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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