Pedaling madly
Skating on rain-soaked pavement
Cobblestone death trap
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Authors Note: This haiku is in honor of today’s stage of the Tour de France, stage 5 in the very rainy north of France. Defending champion Chris Froome pulled out of the race after falling twice on the rain slicked roads today after falling once before in a previous stage.
You can get the idea of how dangerous this stage was from this slideshow from the official Tour de France 2014 website.
Broken promises
As cold as a winters day
~~ Destroying ones trust
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Song from the rooftop
A morning dove calls its mate
~~ Nature’s alarm clock
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The storm rages on
Drowning out the voice within
~~ Helpless to fight it
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Sun smiles on me
Uplifting my darkened soul
~~ I have been reborn
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Feed the injured heart
That it becomes strong again
~~ Relearning to love
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Look into the sun
Shafts of light point to heaven
~~ A natural peace
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
We aren’t born to hate
Instead it is something learned
~~ Taught by ignorance
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Flaring of tempers
Lead to irrational acts
~~ A future regret
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Since I really enjoy writing in the haiku and tanka forms I decided to write one haiku and two tankas for the Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie – Heeding Haiku With HA: To Egyptian Mythology Prompt.
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Anubis
Anubis (Tanka)
Souls in transition
Under sacred watchful eyes
Do not be afraid
Anubis is guiding you
Into life everlasting
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Anubis (Haiku)
Fear not the jackal
He is not what he appears
Anubis protects
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Bastet
Bastet (Tanka)
Do not fear your death
Bastet protects as armor
Securing your life
You shall not be defeated
By your mortal enemies
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 
