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Love lost to neglect
Cast upon a foreign sea
Drowning in anguish
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Lost Love – Haiku
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The Optimist
Who we are right now,
Will become a shadow,
A flashback to who we are.
We evolve by the second,
We can change who we are in an instant,
Becoming someone reinvented,
Exhibiting new talents,
Changing how we represent ourselves,
Born anew.
The person we had always dreamed we’d be,
All by our thoughts and efforts.
We are who we want to be because we will it,
Making demands on ourselves and our circumstances.
We force the people and things surrounding us to change,
Or we change the people and things around us.
Either way we are reborn.
The person we were yesterday is no more,
Say hello to the contemporary you.
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Demon Alcohol – Haiku
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Burying the pain
Alcohol numbs the senses
Leaving us hollow
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Passionate Embrace
Sweethearts converge in a passionate dance,
Lovers embrace, eyes locked in a trance.
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Gliding on a silk and satin tidalwave,
To the other their hearts each selflessly gave.
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Souls intertwined in a romantic song,
Soaked in the potion of their love for so long.
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Their rhythm flows with each beat of their hearts,
Breaths come more rapid as ecstasy starts.
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Invisible to the world, it’s existence fades,
Consumed with each other their bodies obey.
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Observers may say their infatuation can’t last,
Their hearts disagree as pulses flutter fast.
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A state of euphoria envelops and besets,
Neither lover capable to resist or regret.
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A sensual moment shared between two symbiotic lives,
Stokes a fire eternal as their yearning grows and thrives.
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Those shy of passion these feeling could not know,
Concerning matters of affection they dare never go.
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Where love is involved it grows hot and grows quick,
Feeding the flame is the eternal trick.
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For romance to last the heat of passion must run deep,
Cherish and be devoted to the others heart you keep.
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Thin Ice – Haiku
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An icy skin forms
Far too thin for ice skating
I’d fall through and drown
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Winter, Here and Gone – Haiku
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Flowers dormant fade
Below freezing for one week
A desert winter
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Frosty Morning – Haiku
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Breath seen like a cloud
Floating free from frigid hosts
To vanish at dawn
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Random Act
An outstretched hand offered to the fallen
A kind word spoken to those in distress
A shoulder to cry on for those in mourning
Offered to comfort the wounded among us
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A gentle hug to let them know you care
A tender kiss to show your affection
A stroke of the hair letting them know you are by their side
Given without condition from the goodness of a gentle heart
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A pat on the back to show appreciation
A wide knowing smile to brighten their day
A look into their eyes to acknowledge their existence
Lifting the spirits of those who suffer themselves forgotten
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All things that daily we ought to make offer
Random acts of kindness shown to our fellow man
Still in our humanness we forget these little things
Simple acts that serve to enrich our karma
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Instead we neglect our neighbors out of hand
Evading eye contact
Dismissing their difficulties
Oblivious to their losses
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Is it because we are too engaged
Or is it that we just don’t care
How sad this is
Living life absorbed in our own self-interests
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Wrapped in a box of our own making
A cocoon made from our own selfishness
Useless but as a tomb when it is our time
Unloved, unappreciated, unnoticed, will you pass on alone
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Kindness – Haiku
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Kindness shown others
Returns in greater numbers
Enriching the soul
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Prickly Passion – Haiku
The thorn of a rose
The petals soft and silky
Draw blood to find love
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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