15 Friday Apr 2022
Posted 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
15 Wednesday Apr 2020
Posted in #NaPoWriMo, Poetry
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#AprilWriting, #NaPoWriMo, #NationalPoetryMonth, #poetry, Day 15, dorindaduclos.com, dream, moon, Night Owl Poetry, poems, sleep, stars, teddy bear, writing
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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27 Friday Dec 2019
Posted in Poetry
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#poetry, dorindaduclos.com, dream, fate, fire, Night Owl Poetry, nightmare, poems, possession, reality, sleep, writing
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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10 Wednesday Jul 2019
Posted in Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge, Poetry, Senryu
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#darkpoetry, #poetry, Angelic, Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge, dorindaduclos.com, dreams, faces, hideous, Night Owl Poetry, nightmare, poems, poetry challenge, pretty, sleep, ugly, writing
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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03 Wednesday Jul 2019
Posted 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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