Secondhand Whispers (Tanka)

Secondhand whispers

Softly, rhythmically droning

Fleeting in countdown

Too busy–we wish them gone

That is until the drone stops

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Leaf Saunters Downward (Haiku)

Leaf saunters downward

Unable to cling to life

Winter has conquered

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Winter In The Wings (Haiku)

Winter in the wings
Insects in their final throes
Succumb to the cold

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Don’t You Ever Weary

Don’t you ever weary;

War, propaganda, lying

Corrupting your soul,

Disillusioning our minds.

Done with a smile–

You think us likely to believe,

But we can only be fooled for so long.

Loved ones die for your greed,

Laid to waste in foreign lands.

Brought back with thin veiled honors,

Do you think that flag draped coffins comfort?

They do not!

They cannot!

Tell me–how many barrels of oil is their flesh worth,

A few cents at the pump,

A few more billions in your coffers?

They mean nothing to you,

You do not know them,

You have not held them at birth,

You will not grieve for them when they die,

But you surely will forget them as if they never existed.

You should drop to your knees and beg forgiveness,

Confessing your sinful, criminal ways.

Then again why?

It would all be for naught

For even then you would not be saved.

Such is the price paid–

When the seven deadly sins become

…Your lords and masters.

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

The Angel of Death

The Angel of Death
With us at our time of birth
Decides when we leave
This is not man’s decision
Unless there’s no God above
Perhaps there isn’t
Perhaps we aren’t watched over
And we are alone
How very sad that would be
If Heaven was pure fiction

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Innocence Murdered (Tanka)

Innocence murdered
Answer…get another gun
Thinking it deters
There is no logic to this
It’s a Mexican standoff

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Day Mourns Not The Night (Tanka)

Day mourns not the night
Natural is its passing
Into mystery
As man returns to spirit
So too is his fate unknown

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

See Armageddon

See armageddon–

Hiding behind bombs and guns,

Deadly viruses,

Indiscriminate killing,

Murder and mayhem abound!

Worst of man exposed;

What goes around comes around

As the saying goes.

Perhaps we’ve come full circle

To pay for indiscretions.

No nation is safe.

Technology has assured

We are one world.

Hide amongst your ignorance,

But know–it cannot protect.

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

The Silent Killer (Senryu)

The silent killer
Ebola the fifth horsemen
Can we stop its reign

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Synergy Of Souls (Tanka)

Synergy of souls

Joined in spiritual quest

For life after death

Since the beginning of time

We have been seeking Heaven

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~