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  • Who Is He

    February 5, 2014

    Who is he?

    That is if he is a he and not a she?

    He is whomever we need him to be.

    He is all powerful to those that feel powerless.

    He is all loving to those whose hearts are broken.

    He is all forgiving to those who have gone astray.

    He is all understanding to those who are in turmoil.

    He is all comforting to those who have been wronged.

    He is all knowing, all seeing, all hearing..

    He is the reason for the good in this world.

    He is the reason for the evil in this world.

    He creates.

    He destroys.

    He punishes.

    He saves.

    We are his likeness.

    We are him and he is us.

    We can be powerful to help those feeling powerless.

    We can be loving to those with hearts that are broken.

    We can be forgiving to those who have gone astray.

    We can be understanding to those who are in turmoil.

    We can be comforting to those who have been wronged.

    We can know, can see, can hear.

    We can do good in this world.

    We can do evil in this world.

    We create.

    We destroy.

    We punish.

    We save.

    We look outside instead of looking inside.

    Perhaps we had the answers all along,

    But were too blind to see.

    Perhaps…

    .

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • More Cold Than The Season (Sonnet)

    February 5, 2014

    More cold than the season could possibly express,

    Hangs in the air and the hearts of man.

    We speak not of atrocities, we’d rather repress

    Waged against others by their brother’s hand.

    .

    Considering ourselves a civilized sort,

    Still in prejudice and intolerance we stand.

    Giving no venue for them to retort

    In what with affection we call the promised land.

    .

    This promise so cruel–seems held for the few

    While the rest us are left to our own devices

    The whip of the wealthy cracks to tame the shrews

    While living high amongst their golden vices

    .

    Inequalities based on race, creed and color exist no matter how we wish them to fade,

    Persisting throughout the years, not because we are right, but instead because we are afraid.

    .

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Fondness (Haiku)

    February 3, 2014

    Fondness grows with age

    As does wisdom to realize

    ~~ Love is paramount

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Spirits Suffer Under Winter’s Wrath

    February 3, 2014

    Spirits suffer under winter’s wrath,

    Testing one’s fortitude to it’s last.

    With anger, depression, anxiety and stress,

    Leaving our sanity in quite a mess.

    One glimpse out the window, on an icy chill

    Leaves us with nothing, but time to fill.

    Stir-crazy or claustrophobic it matters not,

    Being caged as animals, seems an evil plot.

    Too dangerous to cross thresholds spiteful path,

    Daring us to tempt fate with her frosty laugh.

    Those who are bold may chance demise

    And look at her face through watery eyes.

    Hoping against frostbite or something worse,

    That leaves you stiff under Jack Frost’s curse.

    So maybe being cooped up isn’t so bad,

    Compared to all that you could have had.

    Hopefully being stuck with the ones you love

    Doesn’t turn out to be such a terrible rub.

    Just know that soon this too shall thaw

    And leave you more joyful in springtime’s awe.

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Famous Yet Human (Haiku)

    February 3, 2014

    Famous yet human
    Not immune to weakness
    ~~Gone before his time
    .
    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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    May you rest in peace Phillip Seymour Hoffman 1967-2014

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  • Choosing To Work With Hands In The Earth (Sonnet)

    February 2, 2014

    Choosing to work with hands in the earth

    The peace, the sun, the dirt under my nails

    Paying homage to God with all that I’m worth

    With prayers that my undertakings will not fail

    .

    Rest…I know not how regardless of the day

    Once commanded so long ago, this I know

    No disrespect do I mean, this is just my way

    Through my labors this is how I show

    .

    Good for both the body and eternal soul

    I offer my sweat and blood in your honor

    All this that I sacrifice shall never take its toll

    Doing nothing but good, my faults I shall conquer

    .

    Surrounded by God through all we endeavor

    For this world is His temple, would He abandon us, I think never.

    .

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Neither Caste Nor Coin (Tanka)

    January 31, 2014

    Neither caste nor coin
    Forge anything to compare
    With Mother Nature
    Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso
    All shams before the master
    .
    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Castles Made Of Sand (Tanka)

    January 30, 2014

    Castles made of sand

    Swept away by ocean waves

    Down to the last grain

    No different than our lifetimes

    Passing through the hourglass

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

     

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  • Drought, Floods, Heat, Cold…Hell (Haiku)

    January 29, 2014

    Drought, floods, heat, cold…Hell

    We refuse to accept blame

    ~ Its global warming

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

     

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  • Destiny (Acrostic)

    January 29, 2014

    Dogma plagues our human existence

    Erasing common decency–trading it for war .

    Souls bought and sold because of inspired word;

    Thrown to the wolves by those in sheep’s clothing.

    I do not hate religion, I do not deny its inalienable right

    Nor do I deny the good which it contains.

    Yet zealots pass judgment in the Name of their God–

    destroying the lives of others…this I despise.

    .

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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