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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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The Storm Raged – #poetry #SeptemberWriting

28 Saturday Sep 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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The storm raged
thunderous explosions
like the Fourth of July
without its colors
rattled windows
dislocated, limbs fell
against the glass
or did they knock
asking me, to let them in
shelter from the battle
I don’t know, shades drawn
lights out, I could not see
seated in the darkness
only my shadow reflected
on the wall, as lightning
danced across the skies
illuminated, then black again
ice pellets, echoed,
the noise, like machine guns,
ravaging the night, a hunter
claimed his prey
then unexpected silence
the only sound heard
was the peaceful rain,
gently falling.

a truce…………

 

September Writing Prompt – Electric Sky

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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

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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

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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

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The Calm and the Storm ~ A Story – #creativewriting

15 Monday Apr 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in creative writing, My Thoughts

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I wrote this during a thunderstorm and some wicked weather in NJ. The thing is, I really wrote about me.  Lately my life has been a storm, but I am finally finding the calm…


After midnight, the sounds of the house change. The only thing I hear is coming from outside. The patter of rain against the window and an occasional thunder clap disturbs the silence. I drink it all in, because this is what I love, the calm and the storm, together. The wind is whipping, making the attic fan cover flap. It’s as if someone is knocking to come inside, to get out of the storm, but not me, no, not me.

I want to be out in the rain, letting it soak me, letting it wash away the pain and the sorrow, the tears that join with it, unseen, but felt, like a burning against the cool of the subtle drops. My thirst is quenched, my soul at peace, my being, more understanding, of the power instilled in the heavens, I sigh. A deep and cleansing breath, the air in my lungs escaping into the night, as one with the wind. Thoughts, no longer nagging, weighing me down, are taken and dispelled into the night.

Flashes of light illuminate the darkness in which I stand, drawing me closer, relieving the doubts. I am finally sated, knowing in the darkest night or the harrowing storm, I will always be drawn to the light.

 

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