Musings of an Aspiring Author and Poet
By D. R. DiFrancesco
The blue moon’s warmth
Draws out man’s primal urges
Seeding lust and love.
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Love’s tempest…flowers
Brilliantly in early spring
Pollinating zeal.
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Love, tender and sweet
Caresses my troubled heart
Putting me at ease.
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Do not condemn me
For flaws in my character
I am imperfect.
By D. R. DiFrancesco
You promised us forgiveness,
If only we would fight for you.
You promised us everlasting life,
If only we would die for you.
You promised us love and gratitude,
If only we would tithe to you.
You begged us for forgiveness,
If only we would lie for you.
You begged us for compassion,
If only we would turn a blind eye for you.
You begged for our silence,
If only to make our children not speak out against you.
You promise us things which you can not hope to deliver,
You beg us for things which you do not deserve to receive,
All while purportedly speaking in the name of God.
We will not forgive nor accept your hollow promises,
Forgiveness should be asked of your God not of mortal man.
As for your promises,
You do not hold the authority to fulfill them.
Keep them,
For they are not worth the breath you have wasted.
By D. R. DiFrancesco
As days light wanes,
Violet and mandarin hues apprehend the sky,
Birds chirps fade into peaceful silence,
Music of crickets and cicada fill the air,
Serenity found amongst these simple things,
Warmth of day displaced by coolness of evening,
Moon light clear and blue,
Fractured by transient paper-thin clouds,
Romance wafts softly through the shadow laden trees,
Evenings breeze runs it’s fingers through your hair,
Caressing gently like a lover,
There’s beauty in night,
Friendly, an angel known since youth,
Enveloping and safe,
A blanket, warm, inviting and natural,
Good night my love.
By D. R. DiFrancesco
The prick of a rose,
Drops of falling crimson flow,
Symbolizing love.
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In dreams I see you,
Restlessly watching you sleep,
Praying you’re still mine.
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Arms wrapped around me,
Tranquil warmth of your touch,
Invigorates me.
By D. R. DiFrancesco
Your tender touches,
Soft upon my weathered cheek,
Comforting my soul.
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Looking glassy eyed,
Trust broken by love’s demise,
Drowning in self-pity.
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Tears of sadness fall,
Drenching my heartbroken soul,
In the dark abyss.
By: D. R. DiFrancesco
A thick canopy of green,
Funneling rain like aqueducts,
Cooling an all too parched earth.
The smell of pine,
Fragrant and sweet,
Cutting through the warm, moist air.
The gentle cushion of leaves and mulch,
Soft and inviting beneath travel weary feet,
Like heaven to the disheartened soul.
I had almost forgotten,
All this I had taken for granted in my youth,
A simple beauty wasted.
The air is hot and thick,
While rain soaks me to the skin,
My face blissfully pointed to the sky.
A triumphant crack of thunder,
Shatters the delicate tap dance of the rain on leaves,
Electrifying me with joy.
The glory of nature,
Oft overlooked and under-appreciated,
Still magnificent in all it’s splendor.
Don’t judge me,
You are not God,
Don’t pretend to speak for God,
To know what he thinks, what he wants of me.
Don’t push your religion on me,
The Divine Word of God, written by man,
Interpreted by man,
In a futile attempt to change who I am.
Don’t condemn me,
You aren’t entitled to be my jury,
You are hypocrites and heathens,
Hiding behind your wall of self-righteousness.
Don’t loathe me,
Am I not your brother,
One created in the same image of your God,
Worthy of the love and respect given to those in your circle.
Don’t shun me,
Instead look at your reflection, then take my hand,
Walk with me and comfort my soul,
Are we not the same in the eyes of God?
In dreams,
I am the hero,
I am the villian,
I am a great lover to millions.
In dreams,
I am a martyr,
I am a savior,
I am the fool with bad behavior.
In dreams,
I am a jester,
I am a riot,
I am a airplane test pilot,
In dreams,
You are my love,
You are the one I adore,
You are the one I would gladly die for.
In dreams,
Our life is perfect,
We live in bliss,
We want for nothing, so there is nothing we miss.
In dreams,
I can be all of these things,
The lover, the hero, the fool, the zero,
And still…
In dreams,
I never disappoint you.
