Visions In My Mind (Tanka)

Visions in my mind

Vivid as day though eyes closed

Finally at peace

In silence I’m transported

Through joyful meditation

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Subtle Energy

Subtle energy,

A gift–to me from the ancestors.

My way of giving to others.

Not as the source,

But as a humble conduit.

I am minute,

A speck of something much larger.

Using the gentlest of touch

Or even none at all

Healing from the Divine passes.

Knowing energy–

Through the most mortal of hands.

Some call it evil,

The work of the devil,

But it is not, how could it be

When offered with love.

Perhaps its mystery scares them

Or perhaps it threatens their beliefs,

I do not know.

Such a strange twist of logic is this,

To dismiss something born of goodness

That can never harm.

If only all beliefs were as pure

And as in tune with nature as this.

Would not the world be a more peaceful, loving…

And less violent place.

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Under Cloud Soaked Skies (Haiku)

Under cloud soaked skies

An aimless wanderer strolls

At peace with the world

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Center Has Been Lost

Center has been lost

Chakras not finding balance

Emotions rampant

I seek answers from within

In council with the Divine

I believe The Way

I can feel it in my soul

Though at times muddled

Living in Light and in Love

Brings life into perspective

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Tell Me A Story (Tanka)

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 ~~

 

Darkness Blinded Me (Tanka)

Darkness blinded me
I was lost in self pity
Seeing no way out
Then I opened up my eyes
And was saved by light and love

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

I, Of Spirit Walk (Tanka)

I, of spirit walk

With others on this journey

Each with their troubles

Their torment is also mine

For life is not a vacuum

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Thank You Blessed Life

Thank you blessed life

Though full of tribulation

I am most happy

Yes, there is much I could have

But I’m in want of nothing

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Deeply I Reach Into The Inner Well (Sonnet)

Deeply I reach into the inner well

In search of peace and love.

Picking it up from where it fell

I push it back up with a shove.

 

Caught up in emotion of circumstance,

Surrounded by sadness and gloom.

Needing to take a more positive stance

Away from feelings of impending doom.

 

Emotions running far too high,

My health will be paying the price.

If I don’t allow my anxiety to fly

The outcome won’t be so nice.

 

So time, it has come to put anger away and connect with the spiritual me,

Hoping this time it will come home to stay and at last I’ll be finally free.

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

It Comes Not In A Jar

It comes not in a jar,

Can not be boxed, placed in a sack.

There is no recipe,

No cookbook, no formula to concoct.

There is no raffle,

No lottery, no auction to crave.

It’s no magic potion,

No spell, no wand you can wave.

Very often there’s pain

It slashes, it slices right down to the bone.

Frequently it’s blind,

It’s crippled, it’s stunted as others have shone.

But more often than not it results in true bliss,

It’s passion, it’s love that is tops on the list.

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~