Time doth heal all wounds
So the unenlightened claim
Scars are permanent
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Author Archives: Dom 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 ~~
The Dark Angels Fly (Tanka)
The Dark Angels fly
Back to the netherworld
Cloaked in ghoulish smiles
Proud of their terror unleashed
Anxious for the coming year
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
All Hallows Eve (Acrostic)
Approach with haste O’ pagan night
Let ghost and ghoul cause scream and fright
Little children in costume plead
Holding out bags, on treats they feed
Alas the spirits under moonlit sky
Lumber and moan from low and high
Leading us all in a sinister dance
On Halloween in the devils prance
We think not of the origin of day
Slinking around in the shadows we play
Ever oblivious is probably best
Villains and monsters and all of the rest
Endear this festival from east to west
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Days of Glory–Now Have Begun to Fade
Days of glory–now have begun to fade,
Road of deceit paved with lies has been laid.
Whistles blown reveal what we already knew,
A world acts shocked, surprising but a few.
Look deep inside–is this really so astonishing,
You must admit you knew though you’re not admonishing.
Since long before the Cold War this chess playing out,
Hidden in shadows and silence, eluded roundabout.
A line was crossed when citizens privacy up for grabs,
Our rights have been violated by little pin-prick stabs.
All was done for benefit of protecting the greater masses,
See how the peoples ire quickly passes.
Hence I propose that we are getting what we deserve,
This will be the justice and this our punishment serve.
For forfeiting our rights in fear and imagined protection,
So easily we give away more rights with every election.
And now the world is told this is all done for their good,
Its no longer a question of whether we shouldn’t or we should,
We’re sorry for any wrong that we may have caused,
It wasn’t our intention to overstep any laws.
In reality though we are sorry, sorry we got caught,
Complain as you will on deaf ears you cries are for naught.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Do Words Affect Change
Do words affect change
Cause joy, pain, devastation
Linger in silence
Long after they’ve been uttered
Encouraging further thought
Is life made better
Uncertain futures improved
Or are they just words
Sounds vibrating through the air
Ink purposefully strewn
Blotting out the white
Filling meaningless canvas
Do words affect change
I certainly think they do
Or all of this is for naught
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
I See You in My Dreams
I see you in my dreams;
Vivid as day, real as if this was reality.
When I awake, only then do I realize it was my mind
Playing a celluloid trick on my psyche.
Salty tears stain my cheeks,
Heart racing, body shuddering, I weep.
You were there, I was there–
I could see you,
Smell your fragrance,
Feel your touch, skin on skin–
Then you were gone, fading into oblivion.
With only a look and a smile over your alabaster shoulder;
You said nothing, your eyes said it all.
Tarnished by longing and sorrow;
Goodbye revealed in their parting glance
You vanished, I am alone.
Was this a dream or love reincarnate?
It matters not.
Either way–
I am lost without you.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Celebrate Halloween with Catalysts By Charles E. Yallowitz!
Celebrate Halloween with Catalysts the newly released novella by Charles E. Yallowitz author of Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero, and Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower.
How about kicking Halloween up a notch by picking up his horror novella for 99 cents…you might live just long enough not to regret it.
Catalysts by Charles E. Yallowitz
When trapped in an elevator together, Jeffrey and Darla learn that misery doesn’t always love company. With the screams of death and chaos echoing from outside, they find themselves slowly slipping into a world of fear and darkness they may never recover from. All the while, something is terrorizing the convention outside and turning the guests and celebrities into psychotic monsters.
Dom DiFrancesco 