Do not be unkind
As the raging waters turn
Drowning the foolish
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Do not be unkind
As the raging waters turn
Drowning the foolish
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Violence erupts
Does it really make your case
It could be a trap
Turning the cause into crime
Hoping the message is lost
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Anger spilling o’er,
Flashes of violence burn
Though not sure it helps.
Those in authority point
Proclaiming, “See they are thugs!”
It’s not that simple!
Centuries of abuse live,
Their pain is not quelled,
Wounds scarred are ripped wide open,
Dried blood turns and flows freely.
We have learned nothing.
Seemingly daily there’s death
Because of color.
Where’s accountability?
It’s hidden behind a wall
…and that wall is blue.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tragedies shadow
Looms large over the fallen
Raining blood and tears
Some choose to help, some to pray
Some choose to turn a blind eye
Or no choice at all
Afraid it might be too real
Who am I to judge
I cannot speak for others
As I do not know their pain
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Another season approaches fast,
Not spring nor summer nor winter nor fall.
Storming in even quicker than the last,
Loud and obnoxious like the clarion call.
Choices are growing, with more each day,
Though one seems no better than the other.
Either red or blue what more can I say,
Neither would surely be my druther.
They care not the least for the common man,
It’s all about the silver and gold.
While we struggle on the best that we can,
They tell us what we want to be told.
This same cast of characters appears every four years,
Dressed in their Brooks Brothers suits.
Except we’ve added Hillary, a bold new frontier,
Taking her share of the loot.
Politics is messy and boring at times,
But there’s so much at stake for us all.
I know that it’s early to sound warning chimes,
Though it’s better too soon than to stall.
It’s not just the President, but local too,
It starts from the ground to the top.
Throwing up your hands saying what can I do,
That’s just how they hope you will stop.
There’s power in numbers if we all stand as one,
Big money can be beaten by the masses.
Let’s put them in their places before they’ve begun,
Stepping out from behind rose colored glasses.
This is our country no matter what they believe,
These thieves and liars and cheats.
Let us not have one more election to grieve,
By taking our demands to the streets.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
And then the earth shook
Screams, tears…nowhere to run
Terror in Nepal
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
What is the measure of a man’s life,
I don’t know but for myself.
Money never bought me happiness;
At least none that lasted more than a brief moment.
Cars…I’ve had many,
Exciting when shiny and new,
But their luster is lost over time as is their value.
I do not live in a palace,
It is modest to say the least and more than I need.
Retirement savings are but a dream,
I will likely work until I am called home.
With all this…what is the measure of my life?
It is family, my wife and children,
Their love for me as I love them.
It is the sun that rises overhead
And the life-giving rains that fall,
It is everything that nature provides.
It is living in harmony with the natural world,
Not fighting it or conquering it.
Yes, there is bad mixed with the good,
Pain and suffering mixed with the ecstasy,
But at the end of my days,
This will be the measure of this man.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Clouding of judgement
By bravery in a bottle
Have another drink
You’ll think you’re invincible
Until the painful morning
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The silvery moon
Waits for heaven to call her
Mystical suitor
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Reckless in my youth
Only to regret later
Part of growing up
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~