Sad is this season
That its kindness is fleeting
Gone in the new year
Replaced once again with greed
And loveless human spirit
Quickly we forget
The message of tradition
Tossing it aside
When it no longer serves us
Returning to loathsome ways
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
‘Tis truly frigid
A day the heart cannot warm.
Generosity–
Kindling of the mortal soul
Will most surely stoke the fire.
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The littlest things–
A friendly conversation,
An unneeded coat,
Time, money, acknowledgment
Can brighten someones whole day.
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Do not judge their worth
For none and all are worthy;
Kindness is the key.
Give much and expect nothing
This–the true meaning of love.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
We look for difference
Superiority is ego’s way
To set us apart
Superficialities–race, creed, color
Used to denigrate
Peel away what your eyes can see
Silence religion
Open your closed mind
What rushes forth from this cauldron
Blood, flesh, tears, soul
Crying to be understood
Begging to be seen as the mirror sees you
So simple to put in a simple word
Yet one that rarely escapes the lips
Said in passion
Said to our spouses
Said to our children
But one seldom shared with strangers
Love
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Humanities walk
Either joyful or a drudge
The choice of each soul
Living in the past
Wallowing in self-pity
Brings only despair
Drawing one into the blackness
Making the light of hope dim
Look at the present
Be thankful for all you have
See only the good
This will enrich your whole life
And grant you abundant peace
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Blue skies and fair winds
Pure harmony of nature
A lesson to learn
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tell me a story
One with love and compassion
My greatest longing
To brighten this dark world
Is this too much to ask for
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
In this gilded age
What is old is new again.
Worship of the golden calf
Has supplanted our rights.
Blood shed over these many years
Washed away with the bleach of power.
Fault lies squarely with us,
We allow their deceptions to dissuade.
Staying home we complain
Or cast vote against our own interest.
Each time we give them greater power
Plunging ourselves ever deeper into their pit.
How long will it be before it is too late,
When our eyes are so shielded as to be blind.
You think they are not displaying hateful smiles;
Proud of their accomplishments…
Give yourselves a pat on the back.
You believe that they care about you;
Their coffers are their only love.
Spending to kill their opposition…
This is their way and you are but pawns.
Their complicit media does nothing to inform,
Deceiving and perpetuating their propaganda.
With a populace too lazy to seek the truth,
They are easily swooned by soundbites.
Repeat them often enough and people believe,
How sad this truly is.
We base decisions on 140 characters…or less,
We take statements as fact from anonymous sources.
As a people, we claim to appreciate due diligence,
But not when it comes to those that govern us.
Quick to believe rumors, mass emails and tweets,
We call ourselves informed.
What is it Jefferson said about an enlightened citizenry?
“…it is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic.”
Many of us have proved to be a disappointment…
Social media is not enough, soundbites are not enough;
Ignorance is not an excuse!
You shout your patriotism as if it’s fact
While wrapping yourself in the American flag.
Meanwhile you seek to distance yourself from the poor,
Treating them all as abusers of our system, a drain on society,
Unworthy of saving….better left for dead.
Our health and security you put on the chopping block
Or sell off for the profit of privateers.
You desire to corporatize the education of our young
For so long a public mainstay,
Now raped and pillaged then labeled dysfunctional.
You should be ashamed!
Every institution we hold dear is up for sale.
One day as you enter your sunset years
You will look back, perhaps longingly
And wish for those things that you slaughtered
Out of pure ignorance and deadliest of sins
–Greed.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
What’s my lineage
Whose blood courses through my veins
It’s not important
In the end I am human
And that is all that matters
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Give from a full heart
As if life depends on it
Because it just might
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
See armageddon–
Hiding behind bombs and guns,
Deadly viruses,
Indiscriminate killing,
Murder and mayhem abound!
Worst of man exposed;
What goes around comes around
As the saying goes.
Perhaps we’ve come full circle
To pay for indiscretions.
No nation is safe.
Technology has assured
We are one world.
Hide amongst your ignorance,
But know–it cannot protect.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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