Body and soul joined
In a focused asana
Yoga for the self
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Body And Soul Joined (Senryu)
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Category Archives: Spiritual
Temper Your Rage
Temper your rage toward others dear one
It blinds you and fogs the mirror.
Incapable of seeing yourself in others, hate festers,
Turning gangrenous, unable to heal.
What angers you is that which you cannot admit;
You are Siamese–connected by a tiny spark,
The spark of the soul, beyond our human frailties.
Anger, hate, race, creed, color melt away
When viewed in the brightness of Divine light.
Unconditional love takes up residence
Welcoming the essence of all into her warmth.
With this, differences can no longer survive…
And for once we can live in total peace.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Between Birth And Death
Between birth and death
Lies the place of our struggle
Pain our companion
Yet through all this there is love
Lurking beyond our egos
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Unconditional
Many strive to attain It
Though few ever do
Human temptation obstructs
Luring us with its promise
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Left to our own wants
This incarnation is doomed
Destined to repeat
Maybe the next time around
We will find the purest love
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Believe As You Will
“Believe as you will”, you say,
“I can respect that”, you say with a smile.
In your heart of hearts you are only tolerating,
You know they are wrong,
They don’t believe as you do so they must be wrong.
It matters not that we share this same walk together,
They have the same pains,
They have the same hopes,
They have the same dreams,
They fear,
They mourn loss,
They live and die just as you do,
But yet you self-righteously sit in judgement.
Is that what your God wants,
Is that what my God wants,
I seriously doubt it.
If you wish to be judge and jury,
Look no further than the heathen within
And you will find plenty of crimes to punish.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
To Conform Is To Lie To Yourself
To conform is to lie to yourself,
To suck the joy out of this finite life.
It was never meant to be locked in a cage,
It was never meant to be stuffed in a box
Shrouded behind impenetrable walls
That blot out the sun and what lay beyond.
That is not living, it is merely subsisting.
Yet this is what our fears, our parents, our cultures preach,
Conform or you will be treated as an outcast.
Well then…perhaps an outcast is what I long to be.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Bhagavad Gita (Tanka)
Bhagavad Gita
Cherished in Hinduism
Brahman and Atman
Calling for selfless action
It has inspired millions
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
I Do Not Fear Death (Tanka)
I do not fear death
For this life is illusion
Cosmic theater
Of which I’m a thespian
On my way to my next show
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Winding River, You Are Full Of Stones
Winding river, you are full of stones
Each covered in the blood of hatred.
Claiming to do as God commanded
You are false interpreters of the Word,
Stoning humanity into submission.
Under the guise of love you preach–
Conversion or death your message.
Yet in Heaven your Gods are the same,
Your aggressions on earth intertwined;
Surely there is enough blame for all.
Look! Your Holy texts are riddled with violence,
Deaths of men, women and children– so graphic;
Still you have the gall to point fingers at another!
You hypocrite, you heathen, you betray yourselves!
Each of you should be stoned for your digressions
You perpetrators of hate and death.
None of you are without human frailties,
None of you can claim to be speaking for Almighty God
For that–would be blasphemy,
Yet still you proclaim to know what is in God’s Heart!
Put an end this senseless bloodshed,
“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”,
And nary a stone will ever be cast again.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Meditation–Peace (Tanka)
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Meditation–peace
Exploring the hidden self
That lives within me
Something I had never known
But glad I finally found
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Sit Still And Quiet
Sit still and quiet
Breathe in its luscious silence
Feel it embrace you
Tell me, what does it whisper
Without so much as a word.
Perhaps love is it,
Love for yourself and others.
What you always knew.
Stifled by chaotic noise–
It has finally been freed.
Let it swaddle you!
Do not keep it trapped inside.
It is meant to give;
Not with great expectations,
But with the purest of hearts.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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