Somber do I feel
Weeping for the worlds pains
As if mine alone
In our culture of excess
Is there not enough for all
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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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.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The Worker
You blame the unions,
You blame the American worker,
Moving your plants overseas.
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You say we want too much.
Is a decent quality of life too much,
A living wage to raise our families.
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You take no blame on yourself,
Your greedy shareholders,
Gnarled hands outstretched,
Grasping for a greater piece of the pie.
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You cry, profits are down;
Consumers aren’t buying!
You take our jobs away
Giving them to those in the third world.
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No job, no money, no spending,
Where is your logic?
You ask for more from us
Giving us less for our labors,
Yet our bleeding is still not enough.
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Our blood, our sweat means nothing,
No longer are we people,
No longer do you show us loyalty.
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Profits reign king in your corrupt world
And we are merely paupers,
Struggling in your greed poisoned kingdom.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Feast Of Gluttony
Feast of Gluttony
One of seven deadly sins
Frequent in the west
Hoarding all we can acquire
While looking down on the poor
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Let’s Hear It For The Gipper
Image Credit: whitehouse.gov
An embarrassment lay before the trustees feet.
No courage, no diplomacy from the ivory seats.
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They bicker and fight at the masses expense,
Void of logic this makes absolutely no sense.
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Elected to do all the peoples good work,
To captain the ship with nary a perk.
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Not to be so, as their pockets belie,
They weakened the law and stole all the pie.
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Neither a sliver did they take nor merely a slice,
They keep going back many times more than twice.
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Still as cattle to the polls we can’t help but repeat,
As if we were held to the fire by our feet.
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When will the swarm awaken from their dream,
To see that this always has been part of the scheme.
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Divide up the nation into haves and have nots,
Feed those without means into the haves corporate plot.
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This countries demise may be its own wretched greed,
Blind or not caring for a citizenry in need.
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Many poor have been baited that less gives you more,
A theory disproved by many before.
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Even Greenspan did admit that “trickle down” was a farce,
The wealth it went up, but the trickle fell sparse.
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Thirty years on, on the brink of collapse,
Austerity it is as we watch prosperity lapse.
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But still the Gipper’s name is held up enshrined,
His legacy it ticks like a bomb out of time.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Warm Profit – A Tanka
What happened to spring
Window panes covered in frost
Melt in summer’s heat
Global warming is a myth
When profit is your motive
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Take My Hand
Image,Credit: homesweethomeless.com
A last look…Goodbye;
To this home we once called home.
Tossed out like garbage,
Circumstance counts for nothing.
Outcast by neighbors once friends.
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Stranded on the streets.
Possibility for work
Without an address,
Hopeless beyond a nightmare.
Where will our family live?
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In America
This happens far too often.
Promises broken,
Greed and profit motivate,
Leaving us impoverished.
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“Pick yourself up!”, cried,
“By what?”, when you have nothing?
An offer to help,
A chance to practice what’s preached,
This is our sacred duty.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
For A Pocket Full Of Gold
This world has changed,
Though sometimes not for the better.
Progress coming at an expense,
Sacrificing flesh and blood for profit.
What has happened to our humanity?
Desensitized by corporatism,
We succumb to instant gratification,
In lieu of compassion.
Becoming fools and marionettes,
To the puppet masters.
Lining our pockets with trinkets.
Just to placate out need,
To live another day.
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Very Human Success
I’ve longed for success,
Yet in my lifetime,
Remains elusive,
Each dream rescinds the previous,
Resurrecting new heights to aspire,
Settling for mediocrity would be surrender,
This is the human way,
Should we not instead be yearning for elation,
Our sole reason for being,
Instead of monetary wealth,
Finding happiness in work, love, life,
Treasures that cannot be bought,
Fools believe fulfillment lies in smelted gold,
Gold alone does nothing but poison the soul,
Hollowing out and destroying our hearts,
Becoming a false and idolatrous god,
Blinding us to true and lasting joy,
Perhaps success lies in simple things,
Very human things,
Family,
Friends,
Self.
Love of one’s self must be realized,
For void of this one cannot offer love to another,
Maybe success is already in our grasp,
If we would just be thankful,
No…grateful,
For all that we already possess.
Maybe…
If we were to look inside ourselves,
We would find that we have always been…
Successful.
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Envy
Oh!, envious obsession,
One of seven deadly sins,
Lust for another’s possessions,
Breeds avarice and contempt,
All to what end?
A life of misery,
Constant sadness and dissatisfaction,
Hate, an unquenchable longing,
Reprehensible to a life so succinct,
Cherish the gifts bestowed,
Rejoice in nature,
The heavens,
In family,
For nothing is of greater import,
Earthly possessions are but temporary,
Absconded or lost in passing,
Leaving a desirous heart,
Empty and alone in what lies,
In the hereafter.
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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