Musings of an Aspiring Author and Poet

From My Window I Look

October 16, 2014

Poetry

From my window I look;

Trees, mountains, flowers

All manner of things stare back at me

Though seldom do I notice.

Caught between the necessities of modern life

And the blindness of adulthood,

I’ve forgotten how wondrous my surroundings.

Rushing from place to place,

Highways, freeways, traffic shifts my focus.

Technology diverts my attention,

Cell phones, computers, television, video games,

No wonder we live in a chemically induce coma.

Time to appreciate the natural world seems impossible,

Finding excuses instead to perpetuate our unfulfilling lives.

How does this make any sense?

Our time in this beautiful world is short,

Time with our loved ones is most precious.

Perhaps the power button is our best friend,

Turn it off.

That vacation time we are saving

As we edge ever closer to a heart attack…

Maybe we should take it.

Step outside, take a deep breath

And enjoy the most beautiful video game ever created

…Nature.

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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12 responses to “From My Window I Look”

martha0stout

October 16, 2014

Aye, technology was supposed to help us have more time for such things, not stop us from never seeing them!

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  October 16, 2014
  
  But it does the exact opposite, it interferes with everything. How often do we see a family sitting at a table in a restaurant all with their heads down in their cell phones. We scarcely ever interact with people on a one-to-one basis anymore it would seem.
  
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  1. martha0stout
    
    October 16, 2014
    
    I keep seeing these ‘games’ where people put their phones in the middle of the table (at a restaurant) and the first person to cave and check their phone gets to pay the check.
  2. Dom DiFrancesco
    
    October 17, 2014
    
    Wow, I haven’t seen that one, but it really is good incentive it ignore the phone for a while…I like it. :)
writersdream9

October 16, 2014

Yes!

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Heather’s Starting End

October 16, 2014

YES! Just came home from a week in Northern Italy with no wifi…cell…technology…but trees, lots of gareden, trees, roosters and mountains :) Ahhhh….the things we are missing today, Dom. You are so right!!!

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  October 17, 2014
  
  I really wish I could. I really believe that being “always” connected is a terrible thing. Thank you Heather and by the way I’m really jealous of your vacation. I’ve never been to Italy and I so would love to go…maybe someday. :)
  
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  1. Heather’s Starting End
    
    October 18, 2014
    
    We go home to my partners Mom…The surroundings, minus the technology make it perfect. There is a stress factor always being “connected” that we don’t realize we have until we can lose it for a bit. Get to Italy….if not for the landscape, for the wine and food ;)
Nicodemas

October 16, 2014

Great commentary on our world Dom. I love the encouragement to take time off, enjoy nature and the people we love. Amen!

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  October 17, 2014
  
  Thank you my friend, it is very hard to do sometimes, but it is so very necessary. Be well. :)
  
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mihrank

October 20, 2014

is this technology working well??

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  October 23, 2014
  
  It is and I work in the information technology field full time, but there are times when I believe that it does us more harm than good, we are losing our interpersonal skills and losing touch with nature.
  
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