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Monthly Archives: November 2013
In Utter Sadness (Tanka)
In utter sadness
I drown among presumed friends
Only to be shocked
When their masks have been cast off
And their true colors revealed
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Venture Into This World (Sonnet)
Venture into this world with a free and open mind
Let not negativity toward spirit corrupt
As the old saying goes “Seek and ye shall find”
Push onward and never give up
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This world–an oyster–is yours to discover
The wonders and mysteries await
Secrets yet unknown are yours to uncover
As curiosity and passion conflate
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Do not ever doubt your pureness of heart
Or your ability to achieve in this world
There is so much ahead before time to depart
Let this tapestry of life be unfurled
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If ever you feel that you’re mired and afraid
Know I’m here, through your successes I’m repaid
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Love Comes With Wrath of Thorn (Sonnet)
Love comes with wrath of thorn
When hearts betrayed the beautiful rose
Comfort breeds the birth of scorn
Passion cools, its numbness shows
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O’ fair, my fairest bloom
Fear not that my love has waned
All is not lost nor cloaked in gloom
Seeing you troubled has caused me pain
.
I promise dear love to right my way
Intent not given with thought of malice
Blind to signs of that which holds sway
To raise you back up to throne and palace
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Time hath made loves flames grow tepid
I vow to weave our hearts beat threaded
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Sweet Revenge Corrupts (Tanka)
Sweet revenge corrupts
Polluting body and soul
Leaving you hollow
Inconsolable regret
Will become your lifelong friend
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Will Work For Food (Sonnet)
Will work for food, the sign they show
Please help a vet down on his luck
Diverting their eyes the passersby go
Life on the street a vicious cycle they’re stuck
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Hey there mister can you spare a dime
Or maybe a buck to try to get home
Would it be possible to give me some time
We’re so tired of being in the cold all alone
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We could be your sisters and your brothers
We used to have jobs, families and homes
We could be your fathers and your mothers
Hungry and weary, nothing but skin and bones
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Obligated as humans should we be one to another
Practicing what we preach by seeing to the needs of the other
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Time Doth Heal All Wounds (Haiku)
Time doth heal all wounds
So the unenlightened claim
Scars are permanent
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
How Wondrous this World
How wondrous this world
Lost among our modern distractions
Beauty of the mountains
Joy in the raging rivers
Mystery of the oceans
Lushness of our forests
Cast aside by youth out of boredom
Zion, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon,
Great Lakes, Salt Lake, Crater Lake,
Giant Redwoods, Joshua Trees, dwarf pines,
Nothing but passing scenery
Have we truly progressed
Ignoring that from which we came
That to which we will someday return
How wondrous is this world
Some of us will never know
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
What is Thanksgiving
What is Thanksgiving
Nothing but Black Friday Eve
Prelude to Christmas
Our culture sold for profit
Our history up for grabs
We’ve become hollow
Freely giving up our souls
To the next slick ad
Our materialism
What does this say about us
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Chill (Tanka)
Chill…Rustle of trees
Winter is fast approaching
Usher in the dead season
Like the cycle of our lives
One dies another is born
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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