What’s reality
But a dream of my choosing
~~ Either good or bad
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tag Archives: life
I Am Resigned
I am resigned…
That I am but a drop in the greater waterfall of humanity.
Yet without me the waterfall would be incomplete.
Regardless of how seemingly insignificant
I am integral to this perfect design.
I take comfort in knowing that this world would be a different place without me.
World events today, our history would not be the same,
Nothing that is happening
Or has happened in this lifetime
Would have occurred precisely the same way without my existence.
What we do,
The love we emit,
The hearts we touch,
Ripple out into the world at large
Affecting everything and everyone.
Yes, I am resigned…
That I am but a drop in the greater waterfall of humanity,
But I am never discouraged.
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The Sun Bids Goodnight
The sun bids goodnight
Never sorry for leaving
To call its lover
Dancing this eternal dance
Until its life fire dies
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Pondering The Path Of My Oft Written Word (Sonnet)
Pondering the path of my oft written word,
So much of my ink reeks of despair.
Wallowing in pity and the ills of this world,
Finding negativity to be very unfair.
~
Feeding and nurturing causes nothing but harm,
Perpetuating sadness to a greater degree.
Raising awareness and causing alarm,
Missing the good in all that I see.
~
Regret fills my heart for its adverse contribution,
Changing its path is my journey of life.
Believing in love instead of divine retribution,
Destined for virtue not sorrow and strife.
~
Sustaining the horrors of this world denies change,
Perpetual harm and devastation does it arrange.
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Were Today Thy Last (Sonnet)
Were today thy last, wouldst thou giveth all ye had,
Or wouldst thou hoardeth as the miser does.
Hiding his worth from all his lasses and lads,
Vowing to take it with him as if thy soul it was.
~
Foolish art thou who believeth this lie,
For nothing of this world shalt survive the beyond.
To ash it doth turn on the day that we die,
It matters not how precious nor how fond.
~
Thy treasures are but bobbles, no worth doth they hold,
Once thou hath taken thy deep and final breath.
Arrogance and greed, both foolhardy and bold,
Revealed as thou art lowered to thy grave upon death.
~
Giveth now with the fullest of hearts for thy time upon earth is but brief,
Resulting in lightness and joy in thy heart to thy soul this shalt come as relief.
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Beautiful Silence (Tanka)
Beautiful silence–
A sweet song so seldom heard
Drowned by modern life
Our zeal for technology
Is making us numb
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The Gathering Storm (Tanka)
The gathering storm
Perfect bout–Heaven and Hell
There are no victors
Yet we remain undeterred
Fighting ‘til our final day
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Joy in the Melody of the Sparrow’s Song (Sonnet)
Joy in the melody of the sparrow’s song,
I sit in wonderment at the skies varied palette.
As though an observer, I feel I don’t belong,
Second fiddle in this heavenly ballad.
.
Yet my premise is false, I am part the story,
Woven into the fabric of our universe.
Sharing in its pain and relishing in its glory,
Though my time is for certain most terse.
.
Revealing in it’s beauty, I’m astonished by the day,
How perfection could have happen by chance.
A Universal Spirit must surely have had it’s way,
In this earthly and spiritual fire dance.
.
With each passing day, O’ how little I know,
Though I wouldn’t miss the chance to see the show.
.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
O’ Brilliant Bud (Sonnet)
O’ brilliant bud, how thy beauty fills me,
Looking upon thy delicate petals bloom.
Heaven sent–I see birth within thee,
Erupting with grace from nature’s womb.
~
How perfect art thee O’ simple flower,
Delicately sculpted by the hand of God.
Splendid creation through wondrous power,
Where mortal man darest not trod.
~
Thy life doth mimic that of our own,
So brief, blooming into the loveliest rose.
Until thy beauty fades as time hath shown,
Returning to dust, on north wind blows.
~
Regrets they’ve none for none required,
When thy final day comes and ye lay down tired.
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Solemn And Desperate We Walk This Earth
Solemn and desperate we walk this earth
Spending life in a quest for the Almighty.
The One we think we know through books
Through hymns,
Through symbols,
Through statues,
Through all manner of mankind’s understanding.
Living this life for the hope of something better;
Squandering precious time at the crossroads,
Looking north, south, east and west directionless
Leads to an unfulfilled life–
One of sadness and regret as this door closes.
Assuredly this is not what is thirsted for,
Nor what the Creator desires for his children
Yet we pretend to be omniscient;
Claiming to know what God wants of us,
Acting as judge and jury over our fellow man.
Even the Bishop of Rome has seen the light saying,
“Who am I to judge” realizing his humanness.
What if we were to love our fellow man,
Love ourselves enough to live life to the fullest,
Wouldn’t we be living as we were designed to,
Letting bygones be bygones?
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 