Dom DiFrancesco

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My Past Calls My Name (Tanka)

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My past calls my name

Like an enemy taunting

Craving reaction

But the words fade to silence

On the reinvented me

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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10 responses to “My Past Calls My Name (Tanka)”

  1. Charles Yallowitz Avatar
    Charles Yallowitz

    Love those first two lines.

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      Thanks Charles, I appreciate it.

      Reply
  2. kimberlyharding Avatar
    kimberlyharding

    Great lines “My past calls my name/Like an enemy taunting”

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      Thank you very much Kimberly. :)

      Reply
  3. arrowtarget Avatar
    arrowtarget

    Reblogged this on huntprayerpoems.

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      Thank you so much for the reblog, this means a great deal to me. :)

      Reply
  4. words4jp Avatar
    words4jp

    I had to read this a few times to get the interpretation. Very clever. Very true.

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      Yes, I went a little Zen on this one, but I do believe this. :)

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      1. words4jp Avatar
        words4jp

        I always dig when you get down with your Zen self… totally groovy Dom:)

      2. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
        Dom DiFrancesco

        Thank you Kimberly, I find myself doing it a lot lately, it seems to speak to me. :)

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