Looks are Deceiving – #Tanka – #poetrychallenge

07 Wednesday Aug 2019

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

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This week is Poet’s Choice. No synonyms are necessary. Check out Colleen’s blog to find which forms of poetry are acceptable for this challenge. Have fun!

The storm fits my mood

As thunder rumbles above

Dark clouds wander by

Much like me, this dreary day

Looks are deceiving

Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 139 #Poet’s Choice

Go West, Old Man – #poetry – #JuneWriting

29 Saturday Jun 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in June Writing, Poetry

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He would never listen to anyone,

Did whatever he wanted to do;

When trying to talk sense into him,

He would always misconstrue.

The plans clearly said go north,

He insisted he had to go west.

No one ever heard from him again,

Surely, this was his dying quest.

Folks found an old town one day,

Twas a store, with a grave marker;

An eerie sense came over them,

And the skies, above, grew darker.

See, legend has it, the old man died,

In a saddened state, of disaffection.

But truth be told, we all know why,

He could never follow directions!

Every summer, a storm rages on,

Starting from the north, no jest;

Travels along the old man’s house,

Then passes by it, heading west.

June Writing Prompt – The directions said to go north, but he headed west – Day 29/30

Much Ado About Everything – #MayWriting – #poetry – #Cinquain

28 Tuesday May 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Cinquain, May Writing, Poetry

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Our lives

Constant battles

In states of confusion

Much ado about everything

For naught

May Writing Prompts – Much Ado About Everything – Day 28/31

Cloudy With a Chance of Grumbles – #MayWriting – #poetry

27 Monday May 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in May Writing, Poetry

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I caught him looking down at me
Face in a frown, not happy to be
Up in the sky, I could clearly see
Something was coming, no mystery

Where once it was blue, now it was gray
What happened to my nice, sunny day?
Who sent dark clouds, over this way?
I wish the nice weather was here to stay

All of a sudden, the clouds started to tumble
Off in the distance, I heard something rumble
I’m pretty sure I heard someone else mumble
It’s cloudy, my dear, with a chance of grumbles

Sure enough, there he was, still looking down
Furrowed eyebrows, face remained in a frown
Started to think, he looked more like a clown
Realized, in his rain, I could possibly drown!

With a wave of my hand, I bid him goodbye
Slammed the door shut, and let out a sigh
I didn’t want him to find me, though he did try
It was then, I noticed, he had started to cry…

May Writing Prompts – Cloudy With a Chance of Grumbles – Day 27/31

As if the Clouds were never – #freeverse #poetry

23 Thursday May 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in free verse, Poetry

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There’s a stillness, a calm, surrounding night

In the air, you can smell, the scent of raindrops

Not yet formed, lingering quietly nearby

Little by little, the skies open, into silent tears

Shedding the pain, of a million crying spirits

Mourning, for the ones, who cannot mourn

Embracing the sorrow, as if it was their own

Gently washing away, the sins of the Earth

Silently cleansing each eternal soul

Then vanishing….as if the clouds were never

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Looks are Deceiving – #Tanka – #poetrychallenge

Go West, Old Man – #poetry – #JuneWriting

Much Ado About Everything – #MayWriting – #poetry – #Cinquain

Cloudy With a Chance of Grumbles – #MayWriting – #poetry

As if the Clouds were never – #freeverse #poetry

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