Summer’s unnoticed
As it chokes spring–no mercy
~~ Mercury rising
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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Desert Heats Collapse (Tanka)
Desert heats collapse
Banished back to whence it came
The abyss of Hell
Welcome the chill of Heaven
With falls gracious arrival
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Summer Nights – A Kyrielle
Summer nights in sweltering heat.
Crickets chirp ne’er miss a beat.
Cheerful song, devil-may-care.
Like a knife cuts stagnant air.
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Ribbit goes the frog in pond.
Male to female they both respond.
Spawning tadpole the two a pair.
Like a knife cuts stagnant air.
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Heat of night does not deter.
Frog and cricket both concur.
Beautiful songs they both do share.
Like a knife cuts stagnant air.
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By Dominic R. DiFrancesco
Blistering Cobbles – A Haiku
Blistering cobbles
Setting fire to foots soul
On this road to Hell
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Molten Pavement – A Tanka
Black molten pavement
Heat waves rising toward heaven
Obscuring vision
A long road trip to nowhere
Destination has no name
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Cool Of Evening
Cool of evening settles
Blades, wicker slowly whirring overhead
It’s hum rhythmic in accompaniment
Crickets chirp softly
Bringing gently waving grass to life
O’ how calming is dusk
Tho’ sweat yet trickles from my brow
As from my tumblers chill
Tropical flavors, fresh mango and papaya
Sooth the scorched palate
Shimmering pools call to me
Beckoning to placate tortured skin
I can scarcely resist this sensual temptation
As the clang of greatly diminished cubes
rattle the bottom of my now empty glass
I succumb to temptation
Shedding heat dampened clothes as if on fire
Plunging headlong into diamond heaven
Refreshed as water streams down my face
Ushering in the chill of summers breeze
Over moistened skin
I am renewed, welcoming vitality
As if reacquainted with an old friend
What more could one desire on a sweltering night
Than to be comforted by cooling breezes,
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Hades – A Haiku
Image Credit: asergeev.com
This heat from Hades
Scorching unprotected flesh
The bone yard awaits
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Balmy Wind Blows – A Tanka
A balmy wind blows
Like a lovers gentle breath
On skin warm and moist
Greeting eminent summer
As a returning hero
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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 ~~
Mirror on the Soul
A warm summer breeze
Skin glistening in the sun
Like the souls mirror
Releasing your true essence
Out to a waiting world
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A Tanka
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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