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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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Time Stops – #VJsWeeklyChallenge – #Cinquain – #wait

05 Tuesday Nov 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Writing Challenge

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#poetry, anxiety, Cinquain, dorindaduclos.com, encouragement, life, Night Owl Poetry, panic attacks, poems, VJs Writing Challenge, wait, Waiting, writing

I wait

Watching the clock

Anxiety seeps in

Time ticks by me ever slowly

Then stops

***

I dread waiting, for doctors, for things to happen, for traffic, for anything.  I have anxiety.  If I’m stuck somewhere, I panic.  Even simple places like waiting on line for an author to sign a book.  This happened to me recently. I should preface this with, I was just getting over being very ill and really wasn’t myself…

My daughter and I went to a book signing at the local book store.  We were excited.  We were going to meet one our favorite actresses and she’d be signing her new book.  The time for her arrival was slated to be 6PM.  We got there about 4:30PM, and were fifth in line!  Around 5PM, they allowed us to journey downstairs, through the winding ropes, and take our places as we awaited her arrival.

My daughter makes friends easily, as she did this day.  I had no idea what they were chatting about because by that time, the walls had started to close in.  I am also claustrophobic, and we were backed up against a wall.  It was 5:40PM.  Only 20 minutes to go.  Come on, Dorinda, you can do this.  I couldn’t.  I told Alyssa I was going upstairs to get some air.  The truth is I was having a panic attack.  I walked outside and really freaked.  Running back in, I asked for the ladies room and quickly locked myself inside.  Alyssa texted me with “What’s wrong?”.  I told her.  She was upstairs and by the bathroom before I could open the door.  We left.  No autograph.  I was heartbroken thinking I ruined her day.  But I have an amazing daughter.  She told me, “It’s okay, Mom.  I really just wanted to spend the time with you.”

Although I still feel horrible about her missing out, she made sure I knew exactly where I stood in her life.  If not for my daughter and husband, I’m not sure where I would be today.  I do know this. I am truly blessed…as long as I don’t have to wait.

V.J.’s Weekly Challenge #71: Wait

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Wait… is a Four Letter Word – #poetry

04 Tuesday Jun 2019

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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#poetry, absurd, dorindaduclos.com, life, Night Owl Poetry, poems, results, Waiting

You have to wait to enter the world

For fingers, toes to become unfurled

You have to wait to come of age

Teenage hormones, filled with rage

Then, you have to wait to graduate

Take the time, to find your mate

You have to wait for health results

While all the doctors, do consult

You have to wait, to know what’s true

You have to know, what’s right for you

You haven’t got time, to sit around

This waiting game, is so profound

You have to wait, it’s so absurd

Wait really is, a four letter word

 

©2014 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
Amended ©2019 All Rights Reserved

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Waiting for Santa ~ #poetry #FOWC

13 Thursday Dec 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in FOWC with Fandango, Poetry

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#Fandango, #FOWC, child, Christmas, dorindaduclos.com, Magical, moon, Night Owl Poetry, santa, Santa Claus, Waiting, window, writing


Outside, there’s a magical Christmas snow

A little boy sits, by his bedroom window

Hoping he’ll see Santa, and his sleigh

With his mighty reindeer, leading the way

Imagine his excitement, a wondrous sight

As he sees him, cross the moon, this night

He was waiting to hear Santa’s Ho Ho Ho

And now, it’s off to bed, he must go!

 

FOWC with Fandango – Magical

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Photo via Pixabay CC0

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Backyard Buddies ~ I’ve Got My Eye on You – #myphotography

14 Saturday Jul 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Backyard Buddies, My Photography, Photography

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#BackyardBuddies, #mybackyard, #myphotography, #nofilter, branch, dorindaduclos.com, nature, Night Owl Poetry, Photography, squirrel, Waiting

It’s that time of year again, when I start to take weekends off from my blog, not totally, but enough to be able to spend time with my family.  So, Backyard Buddies returns for Season 2  🙂

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Paper Stars ~ #DailyHaikuChallenge #SeptemberWriting #poetry

09 Saturday Sep 2017

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Haiku, Poems, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, September Writing

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#DailyHaikuChallenge, #Haiku365, #poetry, #SeptemberWriting, above, dorindaduclos.com, glow, haiku, heavens, light, night, Night Owl Poetry, paper stars, poems, poetry challenge, Waiting, writing


Lights shine from ceilings

Casting a glow through the night

Just like paper stars

 

Daily Haiku Challenge ~ Day 313/365
Writing Prompt: Paper Stars – Day 9/30

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