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Kindness shown others
Returns in greater numbers
Enriching the soul
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Kindness – Haiku
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Christmas Past
By D. R. DiFrancesco
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Tree lined streets draped in white lights
Shine like so many stars in the heavens
Shop windows with edges frosted
Frame the season in all it’s glory
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Boys, with their noses pressed to the glass
Breath leaving an innocent fog obscuring their vision
Electric trains guarded by toy soldiers
Smiling wide eyed observers left speechless with anticipation
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Little girls drawn to sparkling blue eyes of dolls that cry Mama
Bathing them in hugs and kisses
Joy of the holiday blushing their cheeks
The sweet innocence of the child
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Santa Clause greets his loyal believers with a knowing grin
Rosy red cheeks and a beard of snow his calling card
Ho Ho Ho echos above the noise of the crowd
Signaling the approach of Christmas day.
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Sidewalks filled with holiday shoppers
The joyous sound of carolers fills the frosty air
Good cheer is the calling of the day
Were it only that these feelings would last throughout the year
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Reminiscing on past Christmas’ brings such happiness
With simpler times came fewer expectations
The latest toy or game was less important
Instead family, friends and the true meaning of Christmas became the greatest gifts of all
Inner Peace
By D. R. DiFrancesco
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The dust settles like a blanket on the troubles of the day
As evening sets, stress and worry dissolve into nothingness
Prodding a smile to softens the creases in my face
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With eyes closed I can see a new me, reborn in spirit
Negativity gives way to bliss as I fill myself with abundant joy
Are not love and happiness the keys to a full life
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What love can be given from a saddened heart
It would be insincere or at the least passive
Not what one needing to be cherished deserves
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Sharing happiness is inconceivable out of misery
While living in distress, jubilance lies repressed corrupting the essence
This most surely is undeniable
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As heart and mind refocus on what’s good in this world
I find myself in soulful contemplation of who I am
Questioning who I’m supposed to be
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Through enlightenment I have come to love myself
Not selfishly, but sufficiently to project onto others
Filling me with joy and a sense of inner peace making me a better man
Solace
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By D. R. DiFrancesco
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What beauty this world has on offer
The natural and spiritual surrounds us but we do not see
Too busy with the distractions of the material
Simplicity in the song of the bird
The majestic wonder of the mountain
The desolate elegance of the desert
The mystery of God
Lost among our earthly pursuits
With eyes closed and head arched towards heaven
My mind banishes pain, suffering and torment
Solitude seeps into my bones
A sense of peace forgotten floods my subconscious
The smell of wildflowers
The flutter of the hummingbirds wings
The lonesome howl of the coyote
The joy of spiritual oneness
Sights, sounds and smells I have long ignored
I can almost feel the arms of God drawing me close
Tears shed for time wasted dissipate in a divine awakening
Renewal washes over me
The material is no long all consuming
Reborn with a new sense of purpose
Filled with the glory of nature and the solemnity of nirvana
I have once again found solace and peace in this finite life
All through that which had always lay before me
But I could not see
River’s Run
By D. R. DiFrancesco
The river wails in excitement as it reaches the precipice
Morphing into an effervescent shower of God’s tears
Crashing helplessly on the rocks below
The river never trembles
Never hesitates
Never endeavors to postpone it’s end
Instead it marches headlong into the unrevealed
On to a destiny known only to the maker
What a wonderous life it must lead
Concerned not with it’s fate
Content that it has traveled the determined path
Only to be reborn as a bountiful gift from Heaven
To Dream – Haiku
By D. R. DiFrancesco
I drift amongst clouds
A dreamer from my birth
Always seeking truth
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The hourglass turned
Sand falls slowly in rhythm
Imagine times pass
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What lies in the mind
Mysterious and joyful
A wonder of life
Spinning
Orbs,
Large,
Small,
Knobby,
Slick,
Fat,
Thin,
Two or three,
Resisting macadam,
Revolting against pavement,
Carbon,
Steel,
Aluminum,
Combinations in between,
Sleek and beautiful,
Hard, but flexible,
Cool between my knees,
Blue,
Red,
Green,
Black,
Yellow,
White,
All the colors of the rainbow and more,
Pushing,
Up and down in rhythm,
Pumping,
And Pumping,
Carefree and fun,
Wind blowing through my hair,
Sun on my face,
I’m a kid again,
Riding…riding…riding my bike.
Lessons of Life
Looking forward,
Staring into the mirror of my life,
Returns a reflection of my past.
Like history,
My yesterdays keep repeating themselves,
Leaving me struggling to break free.
Hopes and dreams left partially fulfilled,
And regrets, of which there are many,
A constant battle to overcome.
Thankfully with age, I’m less likely to lament,
Especially over those things which I can not change,
Instead choosing to carve out a niche’ for the joyful things in life.
Should mistakes of the past be renewed,
Looking with eyes steeped in greater wisdom,
I endeavor to make this their last.
Still the realist that I am gets in the way,
Making the struggle monumental,
And the results muddled.
Yes…I am a flawed creature,
Free will engendered as both blessing and curse,
Yet I do not desire to change it.
We are given but one existence,
Is it destiny…luck…or divine intervention that lights our path,
For this, I have no answer, choosing instead to sit back and enjoy this wild ride.
Emotion
By D. R. DiFrancesco
Emotions so fragile,
Pushed to the forefront,
Exposed like raw nerves.
Twisted to fit the mold,
Irrational to the point of ridiculous,
Impossible to live without.
In apathy we stifle them,
Turning cold and hard,
Void of feelings toward the outside world.
In love they are laid bare,
Naked to the beholder,
Shatterable as crystal in the hands of a child.
In anger they are irrational,
Fierce and hateful in their rage,
Destructive as fire when unrestrained.
In joy there is peace,
Freely gifted to those accepting,
Shared willingly without precondition or pretense.
In sadness there is affliction,
Crushing then strengthening our resolve,
Amplifying our vulnerabilities.
Unique in our humanness,
Thriving on more than instinct alone,
Alive in our emotions.
A Common Life
A COMMON LIFE
By: D. DiFrancesco
Dreams of greatness pass
Like the flickering flame of a candle doth die.
Youth brings thoughts that cannot last
Through every hope reality replies.
Ambitions push for fame and glory
These too are dashed in fires eternal.
Ministering to the flock the age old story
Left for lifes pleasures carnal.
To serve with honor next desired
On oceans of blue and green not to be.
Parental opposition they both conspired
To steer this ship into calmer seas.
So many attempts have I endevored
To make my way on paths I’ve chosen.
To no avail the byways severed
A common subsistence I’m now beholden.
Regrets at one time there were so many
Now reconciled I am at peace.
Born to this world a life of frenzy
The joys of experience cry out for release.
Tears no more will my eyes engender
My path to destiny fulfilled.
To the little things I prize surrender
A troubled conscience now stilled.
I worry no more of roads less traveled
As a life lived well is a life worth living.
Those that I love smooth what I have raveled
Content to pass on with all I’ve been given.
So worry not for me when the time doth come
The fruits I’ve inherited, greater than my share.
Resolute I’ve gifted far more than some
Prepared to leave this world with nary a care.
Dom DiFrancesco 