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  • Dawn Breaks – A Tanka

    April 18, 2013

    Dawn breaks black to blue

    Stars fight the coming sunrise

    A death match of sorts

    Anxiety of night wanes

    Relinquishing to the day

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Trouble Is Lurking – A Haiku

    April 17, 2013
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    Image Credit: fellowshiproom.com

    Trouble is lurking

    Spying from every shadow

    Plotting for the kill

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Frequently I Drift – A Tanka

    April 17, 2013

    Frequently I drift

    Into my minds dark corners

    Deep…hidden away

    Where others cannot find me

    Here I shield my hopes and dreams

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • What Drives Man

    April 17, 2013

    What drives man?

    Greed, honor, sadness, love, anger, jealousy.

    What drives man to madness?

    The very same greed, honor, sadness, love, anger, jealousy.

    Excuses for the evil that we do

    Yet inexcusable by all accounts.

    Innocence taken for causes only known to them.

    Lives shattered!

    Pain inflicted!

    Sadness instilled!

    No cause justifies their cowardice!

    Their selfishness!

    Their God complex!

    These are criminals deserving of punishment,

    Harsh and swift,

    Showing no mercy,

    For deeds done of their own free will.

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Naivety – A Tanka

    April 17, 2013

    Maybe I’m naive

    Always looking for the good

    Instead of the bad

    Pessimism taints the soul

    Leaving it to die hollow

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Hatred and Violence

    April 16, 2013

    I sleep confident I’ve done my best,

    Only to wake uncertain.

    Insecure in myself,

    Insecure in the craziness of this world,

    The later feeds ravenously on the other;

    Draining optimism as if water from a pond,

    Leaving it dry, cracked — until it turns to dust.

    Periodic lulls slowly renew my faith in man,

    Spirits rise, the pond of optimism refills

    Then in one spectacular moment it is gone,

    Evaporating into the heavens,

    By one stroke of ignorance or violence.

    The reasons mystify;

    Inexplicable to all but the perpetrators.

    What’s to be gained?

    Frivolous violence and hatred achieve nothing,

    But to instill fear and hate in others otherwise uninclined.

    This is not an accomplishment!

    It is the perpetuation of discontent.

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Look Into The Past – A Tanka

    April 16, 2013

    Look into the past

    To see what your future holds

    Living in pictures

    You are one of your parents

    This is inevitable

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

    *Authors Note: I wrote this one not to necessarily imply that one’s personality is the same as one of your parents, but that your physical appearance, hand motions and/or speech patterns are likely to resemble those of at least one of your parents.  My wife told me the other day how much I stand, sit, motion with my hands (I’m Italian so that is inevitable) and how some of my physical traits are exactly like those of my father.  Sometimes I can even see it myself.  As I get older, these traits seem to become more exaggerated   Since I only see my parents about once per year, I guess it must be in our DNA.  It is likely that if you think about this you can see some of these things in yourselves.  Its just something that I found both humorous and fascinating.

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  • Speckled With The Blood Of Lies

    April 16, 2013

    Speckled with the blood of lies,

    Blindly consumed by your feigned sincerity.

    You said you loved me,

    Sealing it with a tender kiss,

    Only to pierce my lip with your fangs.

    The trickle,

    Wet and metallic,

    Oxidizing on my tongue

    Nauseates me to the core.

    Sickening,

    Sweet,

    Irony,

    Descriptively you.

    Pledging passion and fidelity

    Then pillaging my love,

    Disemboweling my trust,

    Leaving a heartbroken corpse.

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Sorrow Fills My Heart – A Haiku

    April 15, 2013
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    Image Credit: bradenton.com

    Sorrow fills my heart

    The brutality of man

    Drains my mortal soul

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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  • Your Love Calls My Name – A Tanka

    April 15, 2013

    Your love calls my name

    Soft and sweet like babies breath

    All wrong dissipates

    Euphoria takes over

    Filled with the essence of you

    ~

    ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

     

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