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A gentle caress
Awakens me from slumber
Like an angels touch
Sent down from Heaven above
To salvage this tortured soul
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Gentle Caress – A Tanka
Tag Archives: joy
An Interminable Succession
Trapped in an interminable succession,
Love, hate,
Happiness, sadness,
Joy, anger
Tolerant, intolerant,
Fear, confidence,
Belief, disbelief.
This cyclone of existence, bleeds me from the inside,
Every ounce of energy expended to maintain equilibrium.
Ups, downs,
Highs, lows,
Gravitating my emotions in tumultuous ways,
Exhausting my spirit to the soul’s core.
I am left a molten mass,
Raw nerves exposed to open air,
Sensitive to every sensation,
Yet helpless to defend.
I guess I really am human after all.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Youthful Imprudence – A Haiku
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Warmth of early spring
Rekindles past imprudence
The joys of our youth
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Embrace the Child
Soulfully embrace
The laughter of your children
For innocence fades
Replaced by cynicism
And angst in adolescence
If left to fester
Cherish the inner child
Promote it’s beauty
This will lead to a full life
Filled with joyful abundance
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Drowning in Life – A Tanka
As the dam breaks wide
I’m caught up in the deluge
Left gasping for air
Sights and sounds swallow me whole
The joys of life and learning
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Follow Your Dreams – A Tanka
Do not let dreams die
Through bitter words of cowards
Like coming of spring
Nurture the tender young shoots
To reveal their destiny
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
* Inspired by a friend questioning the value of her dreams.
The Gift – A Tanka
What we forge in life
Only lives on when we share
Like gifts at Christmas
The joy is in the giving
Expecting naught in return
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Vision in White
Light…blinding as weary eyes struggle to see
A vision from lore, dressed in white
Stands before me with outstretched hand
“Walk with me.”, he whispered
I, incapable of uttering a word,
Am I mute,
Am I stunned to silence
I cannot fathom
As unshod feet touch the naked floor
I place trembling hand– in hand
“Be not afraid.”, spoken with a tender smile
“I’m not.”, escapes from parched lips
Peace washes over me as I shuffle
Lead by the kindly stranger
Toward the light nearer and brighter
I was not afraid– to my surprise
Weariness replaced with joy
I longed to reach our unbeknownst destination
Enveloped in the warmth of the light
My Guide in white became clear
Eyes opened wide
Heaven lay boundlessly before me
I was in the hand of God
~~ 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 ~~
To See in Color – Haiku
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Look through the prism
Light refracts in rainbow hues
Coloring our world
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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