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  • Winter’s Reaper Stuck (Haiku)

    January 23, 2014

    Winter’s reaper struck

    Cutting a swath through great lands

    ~~ Glazed in frozen death

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

     

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  • The Circle

    January 22, 2014

    The circle,

    Crimson hooded,

    Black robed wickens of sorts.

    Dancing around the dead,

    Salivating in anticipation,

    A feast of flesh and bones.

    No ill will did they harbor,

    Nor wish for victims demise;

    Fate granted them favor.

    Not at Satan’s command,

    This is their nature.

    Despised by the living

    As a filthy wretched horde,

    Outcasts of nature

    Though their purpose is divine.

    They are mocked and ridiculed,

    Loathed and feared,

    Still they offer back to the earth

    What the earth has taken.

    The vulture’s cry–

    A lonesome song.

    Treated as lepers of the sky,

    Precious are they…

    In the natural chain.

    .

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Bread, Milk, Stocked Pantry (Tanka)

    January 22, 2014

    Bread, milk, stocked pantry

    Protection from arctic cold

    Taken for granted

    No comfort to the homeless

    Freezing and dying alone

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

     

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  • A Child’s Blank Stare (Haiku)

    January 21, 2014

    A child’s blank stare
    Living a life undeserved
    ~~ Poverty destroys
    .
    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • This Road

    January 21, 2014

    This road,

    Long,

    Winding,

    Uncharted,

    Devoid of footsteps.

    I am a trailblazer,

    Adventurer,

    Explorer,

    Magellan.

    I am a father,

    Husband,

    Friend,

    Lover.

    I am a fighter,

    A force of nature,

    Brutal in defense of those I love,

    Unrelenting.

    I am kind,

    Generous,

    Sympathetic,

    Compassionate.

    I am living,

    Doing the best I can,

    Grateful for all I have,

    Hopeful for all that I want,

    This is the life journey I must walk alone.

    .

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Astounding (Sonnet)

    January 21, 2014

    Astounding are those that look for reasons to be unhappy,

    Conspiracy theories, news of the day meant to depress.

    Written to convince of their literal trappings,

    Our joy these words are designed to suppress.

    These fools like sponges absorb utter nonsense,

    Wringing out their bile in attempts to bait.

    To the logical man these issues make no sense,

    How much clearer must I say it, so not to restate.

    Misery loves company as the old saying goes,

    If willing to engage in this game.

    An illness instilling more harm than will show,

    On all but yourself you will blame.

    Let not the lure of negativity entice you, destructive to the mind in the end,

    Look for what’s positive it will surely enrich you, your body and soul it shall mend.

    .

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

     

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  • Another Birthday – Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. (Tanka)

    January 20, 2014

    Another birthday

    You would have been eighty five

    It wasn’t to be

    Your dream viewed as dangerous

    They took you away too soon

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

     

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  • A Joyful Noise Sings In My Heart

    January 20, 2014

    A joyful noise sings in my heart it echoes loud and clear

    Always there yet subtle, until I chose to hear

    Misery and failure so often self-imposed

    To those whose minds are weakened, shuttered tightly closed

    We’re here on earth to be happy, harmonious in our life

    Free from inner turmoil, free from endless strife

    Still hopelessness persists and plagues the hearts of man

    As it has always been since our time began

    Knowledge is the power that will break this horrid trend

    Solving war and poverty will bring it to it’s end

    A precious gift to all mankind comes wrapped in simple love

    The answer to our problems which came from up above

    Or has love always been in us, but hidden by our pride

    Afraid to share with others, instead we chose to hide

    Convinced we’ve always had it, I give it from the heart

    In time it will bring together rather than tear apart

    For loving is far easier than the stress of eternal hate

    Getting what we give will be our ultimate fate

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • In the Still of the Night

    January 18, 2014

    In the still of night

    I lie peacefully in bed

    Yet I’m not at rest.

    I can feel the energy;

    Electric…coursing through me.

    Most unusual

    This feeling of such power

    Came on suddenly.

    Its not at all unpleasant–

    A feeling I’ve never known.

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • A Single Blossom (Haiku)

    January 18, 2014

    A single blossom

    Standing brave against the frost

    ~ Take the leap of faith

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

     

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