There’s no place like home
Family huddled around
Sharing Christmas cheer
Unless home is on the street
And your cheer is someones trash
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A little reminder to be generous to those in need at this time and all times of the year, if for no other reason than it is the right thing to do.
Night under the stars
Jewels garnish heavens cloak
Royal Majesty
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
I am–Nothing and everything
I am–Saint and sinner
I am–Man and Divine
I am–Living and dying
I am–Strong and fragile
I am–Love and hate
I am–Good and evil
I am–All of these things
For one cannot exist without the other.
Would you know the laudable in me
Without staring my indiscretions in the face?
Look within me to find the mirror of yourself,
All that I am is you, perfect and imperfect.
There is much for which I am not proud,
But I take comfort that I am who I am.
Just as it is fruitless for you to deny
That you are who you are.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Rocky crags–purple
Reaching for sky, razor-sharp
Just to touch heaven
Reunion with the Creator
Perfection being thankful
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Sad is this season
That its kindness is fleeting
Gone in the new year
Replaced once again with greed
And loveless human spirit
Quickly we forget
The message of tradition
Tossing it aside
When it no longer serves us
Returning to loathsome ways
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Padlocked is my heart
Protected from being hurt
Your love is the key
~~Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Inspiration found
Within every living thing
Nature’s perfection
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Calloused heart, fear not my advances please,
Harm, no harm shalt ever I impart.
Wouldst I have journeyed o’er these seven seas,
Courting thee in earnest right from the start.
My solemn promise to thee I offer, lest I die,
Taking thy hand within mine.
A chance I do ask that you givest love a try,
Lest I return to the seas and her watery brine.
Thou hast been injured, I knowest this for sure,
Sympathies assuredly do I give.
Purest of love doth I prescribe as the cure,
I swearest for as long as I live.
Never shalt this heart ever part they fragile side, this I do promise to thee.
Affection do I pledge and swearth not to hide, devoted to thee for eternity.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Cover Art by Jason Pedersen
What’s the Story?
After their battles in Gaia and surviving the Island of Pallice, the champions of Windemere are off on their next adventure.
In his quest to be a hero and help others, Luke Callindor has jumped into danger countless times and would do so again without hesitation. So when he is infected by the toxic Dark Wind, it is up to his friends to find a cure and keep his courage alive. With time running out and their enemies in the shadows, one ally will make the decision to share in Luke’s suffering and forge a bond that runs thicker than blood. Such a sacrifice might not be enough when the truth behind this living curse comes to light.
Will Luke find the strength to defeat the Dark Wind? What ghosts from his past will appear during his weakest hour?
Art by Jason Pedersen
COVER ART BY JASON PEDERSEN (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
COVER ART BY JASON PEDERSEN (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
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COVER ART BY JASON PEDERSEN (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
COVER ART BY JASON PEDERSEN (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
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Art by Jason Pedersen (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
AUTHOR BIO:
Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn’t working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. ‘Legends of Windemere’ is his first series, but it certainly won’t be his last.
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Gather up your dreams
Clutch them tightly to your breast
Never letting go
Believe they will manifest…
This becomes reality
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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