Who took autumn? ~ #poetry

23 Tuesday Oct 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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Dear sweet autumn
Where have you gone?
Someone came
And took you away
Though leaves are turning
But, my heart’s still yearning
Winter’s come
And I think it’s to stay

Frost on the ground
In the early morn
Green grass is long gone
Turned, shades of brown
And the sky is so gray
On this cool October day
I need to smile, turn
My frown upside down

November is coming
How quickly, it seems
Counting days
Til the colors have left
Pictures taken, a few
It’s what I needed to do
To keep my heart
From feeling bereft

And I’ll count the days, in so many ways
Until her beauty returns, once again
I’ll wait by the door, of this I am sure
Pray my autumn, this time, will remain

Putrid Plants and Inquisitive Ants – #poetry #SeptemberWriting

27 Thursday Sep 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry, September Writing

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When the smell of putrid plants

Calls to those inquisitive ants

We wonder what it is they sense

Or is that they’re just so dense

As not to know the mold they taste

Is really only decayed waste

The humans left outside to rot

That time and weather just forgot

Or is that they’re really smart

And find this fruit, sweet and tart

To satisfy their cravings for

Oh! Food, for winter, they will store

I suppose it could be worse than this

They must find mold, their true bliss

September Writing Prompt – Putrid plants and inquisitive ants – Day 27/30

Wordless Wednesday (kind of) ~ Dennis gets Ready for Winter – #myphotography

26 Wednesday Sep 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in My Photography, Photography, Wordless Wednesday

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Oh boy! Food!

This one smells really good

Maybe I should take these home now

Hope no one sees me!

Shameless Self Promotion – New Book Release

14 Friday Sep 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Haiku, New Book Release, Poetry

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#newbook, #poetry, autumn, Book Four, book release, dorindaduclos.com, haiku, nature, Night Owl Poetry, poems, spring, summer, The Four Seasons Collection, Winter, writing

I pleased to announce that the final Haiku book in my “The Four Seasons Collection” is now available on Amazon!

“Seasons ~ Summer Haiku Book Four”

For signed copies (USA only), please use this link: My Books

To order on Amazon (Out of country or unsigned) please use this link: Amazon

The other three books are also available on Amazon at these links:

Autumn Winter Spring

To order signed copies (USA only) the same link – My Books – may be used.

Thanks for your continued support! Without you, I couldn’t be doing this! ❤

~ Dorinda ~

#writephoto – Turning – #poetry

10 Monday Sep 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Friday Fantasy, Poetry, WritePhoto

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I watch as summer fades to past, and autumn shows her face, and yet, as autumn colors Earth, winter comes so fast. No more warmth, nor sunny days, snow white mountains fill the sky; gold and red do fade away, and all I can do is sigh. Too quickly do the seasons change, one by one, they disappear; and feelings that are ever strange, within me, quite austere. But I will stand atop this rock, hear the winds call my name; open my mind, breathe in, take stock, let the mountains, my soul, reclaim