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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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Still Awake – #poetry #NaPoWriMo

15 Friday Apr 2022

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in #NaPoWriMo, Poetry

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Can barely keep my eyes open
But sleep won’t come tonight
No matter how I try, no luck
I can’t shut out the light

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Beneath the Stars – #poetry – #NaPoWriMo – #AprilWriting

15 Wednesday Apr 2020

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I’ve traveled a long road
To reach my favorite place
I stopped to rest a moment
Found myself on Moon’s face

He didn’t seem quite happy
After all, I dimmed his light
I promised him, “Don’t worry!”
“I’ll soon be tucked in, tight!”

But first I have to cross the bridge
And make sure I don’t fall through
Taking baby steps, and carefully
Is what I’ll need to do

I can see my teddy bear
Waiting patiently for me
Atop my pillow, on my bed
Tis where I want to be

So we can snuggle closely
Perhaps, to dream of Mars
Where imagination can run free
Fast asleep, beneath the stars

 

April Writing Prompt – The bear under the bridge

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#FridayFantasy ~ Tempt the Hands of Fate – #poetry

27 Friday Dec 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poetry

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Awakening, from a nightmare
I realize, I’m not asleep
Try to pull the blankets up
Find them tangled, in a heap

Sweat pours down, like waterfalls
I try to wipe it, with the sheet
Suddenly, I’m freezing
But, can only feel the heat

Fire blazes before me
Flames devour what’s around
The din, it is quite deafening
But I cannot hear a sound

It dares me to snap out of it
Snap out of what? I have to ask
This dream has taken over
And it’s taken me to task

Of waking to reality, where
The walls don’t suffocate
Breaking free from what possesses me
I tempt the hands of fate

 

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A Child’s Dream – #dark #poetry – #Senryu – #poetrychallenge

10 Wednesday Jul 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge, Poetry, Senryu

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This week’s words for Colleen’s fabulous poetry challenge are Pretty and Ugly.  Remember, synonyms only!!  Check out Colleen’s blog to find which forms of poetry are acceptable for this challenge.  Have fun!

Written as a Senryu, my synonyms are Angelic and Hideous.


Hideous faces

In the darkness of the night

Taint angelic dreams

 

Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 135: Pretty & Ugly

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Time for Fantasy ~ #Tanka – #poetry – #poetrychallenge

03 Wednesday Jul 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge, Poetry, Tanka

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#poetry, Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge, dorindaduclos.com, dreams, fantasy, Night Owl Poetry, poems, poetry challenge, sleep, sundae, writing

Colleen’s fabulous poetry challenge for this week are Poet’s Choice!  That’s right, it’s the first challenge of the month, and we get to pick!  Check out Colleen’s blog to find which forms of poetry are acceptable for this challenge.  Have fun!

My poem is written as a Tanka.


When eyes tightly close

Tis the time for fantasy

Invading my dreams

Like a caramel sundae

Sugary sweetness oozing

 

Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 134 Poet’s Choice

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