Slightest Signs Of Life Show (Tanka)

Slightest signs of life show
Through blades of grass, green of stem
Call of birds, babies
Winter cannot hold them back
They are forces of nature

~~Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Looking For Escape

Looking for escape
A mass of humanity
Sports–the drug of choice
Pushed by corporate giants
We‘ll pay almost any price
An amazing site
This sea of  team wear–floating
All moving as one
Their wearers oblivious
That they are feeding the greed
At their own expense

~~Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Hands Buried In Dirt (Haiku)

Hands buried in dirt
Tilling my own little farm
Back to the basics

~~ Dominic R . DiFrancesco ~~

Fortified By Walls

Fortified by walls

Convention dictates our roles

We are blind robots

Afraid to step out of the norm

For fear of ridicule

So who wrote these rules

Some wizard behind curtains

Calling all the shots

Break the mold–just live and love

Regardless of your gender

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

It’s All I Can Do

It’s all I can do

To focus on this mortal life.

I know there is more,

That time is an invention,

Something man can comprehend.

To Realized Ones

Past, present, future are now.

This I desire,

Though it seems so far away.

I long to spend time seeking,

Looking deep inside

To find that unified place

Where God and I become one.

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Cold Salt Spray Rains Down

Cold salt spray rains down
Winds like daggers frost the soul
Of hearty sailors
Death may lie on the next swell
On their way to calm waters
Such is their lover
Both cruel and kind on a whim
With no emotion
She is as she’s always been
Nature’s passionate abyss

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Feel The Warmth Of Sun (Haiku)

Feel the warmth of sun
Cutting through the frozen air
A bud shows its face

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Man And God (Tanka)

God, Allah, Yahweh,
The Christ, Ram, Krishna, I Am
Names of The Divine
Emitting nothing but love
Until man ruins it

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Flaming Orange Clouds (Haiku)

Flaming orange clouds
Soft and inviting overhead
Sorbet of the sky

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Cutting Costs

Cutting costs, streamline
Disability cut short
Not Obamacre
This is Scrooge-like thriftiness
Bancrupting the working man
Employees are cheap
Easily replaceable
Live in constant fear
Disagree and you are gone
The new American way

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~