What does not kill us
Makes us stronger so they say
The heart disagrees
Love makes us suffer to grow
Before we are freed
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tag Archives: heart
Storms Rage – A Tanka
Storms rage with fury
Devastating destruction
Tearing limb-from-limb
Pain not invoked by nature
But by a tormented soul
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Waiting – A Tanka
I grow old waiting
Knowing you will never come
Wasting my short time
Logic tells me to move on
But hope keeps me locked in place
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
First Love – A Tanka
First love of the heart
Naive possibilities
Unrepentant joy
Ignorant of the danger
Until it has been shattered
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The Lord’s Hand – A Tanka
The Lord’s hand protects
Non-believers will perish
Like brush in a fire
Please tell me how you would know
What lives in the heart of God
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Hardened Heart – A Tanka
A heart once hardened
Ferments in caustic hatred
Shutting out true love
Tragic is this festering
Leaving nothing but ashes
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The Yearning – A Tanka
I yearn for your touch
Entwining flesh, heart and soul
White hot in my mind
Knowing this can never be
Eviscerates my essence
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The Heart Grows Fonder – A Tanka
The heart grows fonder
Absence, distance amplify
Plucking at the soul
Loneliness tears me hollow
I long for your warm embrace
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Lean Close – A Tanka
Lean close and listen
Do you hear the rhythmic beat
The hearts song it sings
Tapping out love’s flamenco
In throes of passion for you
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Simple Action – A Tanka
A simple action
Done out of selfless kindness
Can change the world
Open your hearts to others
And goodness will surely flow
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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