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Night Owl Poetry – Dorinda Duclos

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Night Owl Poetry – Dorinda Duclos

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The Secret Doors on Seventy-Fifth ~ #poetry #AugustWriting

02 Thursday Aug 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in August Writing, Poems, Poetry

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#AugustWriting, #poetry, dorindaduclos.com, elevator, hazard, invisible, Night Owl Poetry, poems, secret door, secret passage, writing, writing prompt


An elevator ride proved promising
We made our way up, to the top

Got off on the seventy-fourth floor
Cause that’s where the elevator stopped

Pretty certain this wasn’t where I needed to be
One more floor, guess I’ll use the stairs

As soon as I can find just where they are
Out of service, I wasn’t aware

That stairs had to have some maintenance
Every now and again, to make sure

No one fell through to the lower floors
Tis surely too much to endure

Still, I needed to find the seventy-fifth
It had to be above me, I gathered

Leaning against the wall, for a rest
I fell through, what I sensed, was a hazard

But lo and behold, there in front of me
A secret passage that led to my floor

Exiting into the hallway, I sighed
I’d have to search for the invisible door

 

August Writing Prompt – The secret doors on seventy-fifth – Day 2/31

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The Fragrant Fog ~ #poetry #AugustWriting

01 Wednesday Aug 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in August Writing, Poems, Poetry

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A mist, rolling off the meadow

Carries a fragrance meant to please

Each droplet of water caresses

Every inch of the forest trees

Blanketing the russet leaves

Wrapping them in sweet embrace

The fog, though, soon will vanish

And the waking sun will grace

The colors, and beauty of nature

Once hidden in a veil of mist

Now drenched in dew, delighted

Aroused, by morning’s first kiss

 

August Writing Prompt – The fragrant fog – Day 1/31

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Moving On ~ Another Month Gone – #poetry

31 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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#poetry, 31 days, comedy, crime drama, dorindaduclos.com, fun, July prompts, limerick, Michelle, Night Owl Poetry, poems, rhyme, Thank You, word prompt, writing, ~M

Now that July’s challenges are through

I have to find something else to do

I suppose, with this time

I could write you a rhyme

Or perhaps, a limerick or two

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A HUGE Thank You to all who stuck with me while I took you on the crazy adventures of Agent N. Owl and her crew, and to all who grabbed bits and pieces of the story!  Remember, you can find it all here: On the Trail of a Mastermind

The end result? 13,195 words (phew) And ~M is still on the loose!!

But seriously…

I could not have done this without Michelle!!  Her writing prompts were the catalysts to this entire story.  I can’t thank her enough for doing these writing prompts every month, no matter how busy her schedule may be!

Bring on August!  I can’t wait!

 

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Inky Adventures ~ On the trail of a mastermind – #JulyWriting

31 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in July Writing, short story

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Join me every day at Noon EST for the continuing adventures of the bungling detective, N. Owl, in her quest to bring the mastermind, ~M, to justice!  If you’ve  missed any episodes, you can find them HERE!


After all this, enough was enough
The case had been extremely tough
I needed to take a vacation
Far away from the station
Somewhere that wasn’t so rough

~M was gone now, the case had been closed
They didn’t need us, so I left, unopposed
Packed my bags in my trunk
To get away from this funk
But whereto, I would leave, undisclosed

Far away, from the city and grime
Of having to fight all this crime
Had enough of the dirt
And that lemon dessert
Need to just relax for some time

Managed to survive Fred and Cory
And Mildred, well she’s another story
Then there’s Walt with the flame
That’s the name of his game
Now, cooking things in his own laboratory

Penelope, thank God, flew back to Perth
Michael has finally gotten rid of his girth
Swore off lemons for life
Gave them all to his wife
No longer looks like he’s about to give birth

Sarah’s back at the office, what a gal
She’s really become quite a pal
Saved me from those awful chains
By simply throwing her planes
Take her with me, on vacation, I shall

As for ~M and her girls, they disappeared
When the time for their trials had neared
Left a note, an inky indenture
“See you soon, on our next adventure!”
Three masterminds on the loose, oh dear!

And so ends this case, rather grand
Though nothing went as we planned
Still, there may come a day
But now, there’s nothing more to say
Let me be, with my feet in the sand

 

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading this as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it. Until next time, this is N. Owl, signing off   🙂

 

July Writing Prompt – Inky Adventures – Day 31/31 – The entire 31 days can be found HERE

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The Darkness is My Hope ~ #poetry

31 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Poems, Poetry

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#poetry, calm, cope, darkness, dorindaduclos.com, Hope, life, Night Owl Poetry, panic, poems, shout, writing

Dedicated to all who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks.  I feel your pain…


My body shivers, at times, it quakes

Hour upon hour, never ending

I think, this must be a grave mistake

And life plays its game, quite offending

I try to be calm, breath in and out

But nothing is working for me

All I really want to do is to shout

Allowing the darkness to break free

But the darkness is my only hope

It comforts me, right to my core

Helping me find the right way to cope

When I’m wondering, what it’s all for

 

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