Even the Sun Rests

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Even the sun rests

Laying down at the end of day

Welcoming the moon

Never have they competed

Each knows its role in nature

 

When their time is over

They take solace in their work

And a job well done

Perhaps man could learn something

If he just paid attention

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Without Gratitude (Tanka)

Without gratitude

Expecting seems like folly

Disastrous mix

One day they will awaken

And all they had will be gone

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

To See The River

To see the river and watch it flow,

Effortlessly from where it came to whence it go

Never curious about why or where,

Traveling with grace, nary a care.

Unlike man who obsesses and frets,

About all that he gives and all that he gets.

Grabbing as much as he possibly can,

Selfish and hoarding ‘til it gets out of hand.

Then in the end they find all is for naught,

Worth nothing more than a penny for a thought.

Wise would it have been to follow rivers example,

Living with ease, nature provides all that is ample.

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Of Hunger – A Tanka

No one hears the child

Cries of hunger are ignored

Food is tossed away

The richest country on earth

Isn’t there enough for all

~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~