Blast of arctic cold
Chilling me ‘til blood runs thick
Rattling my bones
Like the loss of love’s passion
Breaking the innocent heart
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tag Archives: love
Taken for Granted (Tanka)
Taken for granted
Love–over many long years
Assumed without words
Like breathing…done thoughtlessly
We think it will never end
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~~Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Wake To Tender Touch (Tanka)
Wake…to tender touch
Offered free in lovers glow
Gently from my soul
In the kindness of your smile
I find sweet serenity
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Winter Wind Blows (Haiku)
A winter wind blows
Across the barren landscape
~ Victim to the cold
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Humanity Lost (Haiku)
Humanity lost
When a blind eye can be turned
~ Left with a cold heart
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Forest Walk
Forest walk–crisp night,
Moon reflecting off snow white.
Pure as God’s Angels
Welcoming the virgin birth
Into this diluted world.
So short a time is the beauty unspoiled;
Where footsteps have not yet soiled.
Until man imparts his bloody mark
Corrupting nature’s pristine gift.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Sky (Tanka)
Sky–clear glass ceiling
One can almost see heaven
Clean and bright above
Passing from life into death
Could this be what it looks like
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Heartfelt Forgiveness (Tanka)
Heartfelt forgiveness
Should be our aspiration
Not just empty words
The lesson passed before us
I hope we weren’t distracted
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
So Much Tragedy (Sonnet)
So much tragedy in words withheld
Than to words we are beholden.
Silence cuts deeper than forest trees felled
To those held more precious and golden.
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We wait for tomorrow as if plenty of time
Assuming the other must know.
What lies in our hearts, our feelings sublime
Saying one day that surely we’ll show.
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Until such a time that love grows apart
Blinded by such a surprise.
Mending of passion, where do we start
With tears welling up in our eyes.
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Speak your true mind and follow hearts lead,
Ne’er to be lead astray if it’s guidance you heed.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tears (Haiku)
Tears–warm on your cheek
Leave a stinging stream of pain
~ Caused by my failures ~
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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