The thorn of a rose
The petals soft and silky
Draw blood to find love
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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Love’s Symphony – Haiku
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Haunting symphony
Plucked strings and blown horns in tune
Play for a sad heart
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
I Am
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This imperfect surface
Skin, hair, nails is not me
I am in my head
Emotion, hopes, dreams, ambitions
Wrapped in this disposable package
No bottle can contain what can’t be seen
Cut me and I bleed, red and warm
Still you’ve taken nothing from me
I have not been altered
Love, compassion, disgust
Strong as before, they did not seep from the wound
It may scar, raised and ugly, but I surely will heal
These afflictions are but temporary
Simple setbacks that only strengthen my character
You trip me
The fall leaves me scraped and bruised
Black, blue and painful to the touch
This is not the first time I have fallen
Most certainly I will fall again, this is part of life
Scraps heal and bruises will disappear without a trace
And I will continue on, a better person for the experience
Passion, sadness, tenacity, empathy
These help define the real me to the world
I am not the face you see on the street
I am not the clothes that I wear
I am not what I present to the naked eye
What I am is so much more
Masquerading behind what you observe
Look deeper, discard what you see
Take your time, a surprise awaits you
The treasure I offer is there for the taking
I will show you the real me if you are bold enough to ask
So ask, be bold
You will find that I am emotion, hopes, dreams, ambitions
I am love, compassion, disgust
I am passion, sadness, tenacity, empathy
And I am so much more
Not all that I am is good
I am imperfect in my humanness
Constantly evolving into who I want to be
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Brokenhearted
When passions fail tears bathe the wounded soul
Drowning the pain so freely inflicted
Hurt is temporary by design so be unyielding
Willing arms are outstretched to comfort you
You will not be abandoned for I am with you always
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No words need spoken
Your silence speaks the volumes of emotion enveloping you
My heart is torn and bleeding in your agony
Tearing at me like shards of shattered glass
Razor sharp and unrelenting in intensity
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Healing seems impossible amongst the ruin of betrayal
But you must have the courage to trust again
Take my hands and give me all of your sorrow
This is what my love and friendship tender
Without condition or reservation
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Know that you are adored by those around you
Your loss and heartbreak is shared with compassion
Drawing out that which tortures your spirit
Leaving you consoled and warm
Able to experience love again
~~ By D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Elder Embrace
By D. R. DiFrancesco
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Black hair gone thin and gray
Creases like dry riverbeds map the landscape
Winding effortlessly south
Either due to age or gravity or both
Dark olive skin, soft tautness lost to the years
Tired eyes struggle to catch the light of day
Once clear as crystals now foggy and uncertain
Reminiscent of the mist that envelops San Diego Bay
Memories of youthful virility invoked smiles and stories
Tales etched with vivid language
Language and reference not correct in todays world
Friends and acquaintances identified by race, creed and color
Shocked and amazed erupting in uncomfortable laughter
A likely product of the prejudice thrown at your feet
First breath drawn at the turn of the last century
Born of a race not so easily accepted
Unkind names and slurs labeling an entire lineage
Times had changed leaving you behind
Floundering as if in seizure
Living in an era that was foreign
Still there was no shame, no offense or ill intention
No defense levied for your words and actions
None was needed, none was desired
Age and time granted societal clemency
Few were left who lived the history
Fewer still survive to remember
Relegation to the page is approaching with haste
Embrace them while the opportunity affords
Cherish the time shared and knowledge imparted
Passing it down to the generations that follow
Committed
By D. R. DiFrancesco
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Your tired eyes look skyward
Begging for comfort without so much as a word
I reach out to you
Cradling you in an embrace born of affection
Expecting nothing in return
Your head resting on my chest
Can you feel my heart beat to your touch
Like a metronome keeping rhythm with your own
Exchanging words without speaking
I can hear your sadness and sense your pain
What can I do to relieve your tortured soul
Provide for you
Offer understanding without judgement
Reassure your lingering doubts
Hold tightly to your trembling hands
I will wade with you through the melancholy tide
You will not be left alone to drown
I am here to keep you afloat when you cannot swim
Don’t be afraid my love
For I will never leave your side
My commitment is eternal
A Good Friend
By D. R. DiFrancesco
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What passes for art, for art’s sake
Be it brush or pen or pottery, the medium, no difference does it make
Neither beauty nor disgust for the creation dissuade
From the quest to enrich, enlighten and persuade
Its been said that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
This truth I envelop even more as I’ve grown older
What is crude or refined who’s to say what’s in taste
Rash judgements have been made at first glance and in haste
Powerful words and the mastery of the artists broad stroke
Portend to convey what the mind’s eye can invoke
Whether abstract or classical, our views may be divergent
Feelings resurrected and emotions rise most urgent
Thought provocation is the design of the muse
Masterfully manipulating all the senses that we use
To see and to hear things in a different light
Molded in a way that we hadn’t thought right
For better or for worse this is the artists intent
To affect you deep down though its this you strive to prevent
Whether its the beauty of a flower or sensations of unbridled love
What we hope to instill are the images and feelings gifted from above
Cherish the Time
By D. R. DiFrancesco
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Treasure the time had with those you have lost
For we can never know when it will end
Will we be here tomorrow
Will we see the sunrise
Will we see the sunset
Only God in Heaven knows our fate
Draw close, those you hold so dear
Hug them and kiss them and tell them that you love them
For regrets are most damaging to the soul
The past is in the past
Time gone, is gone never to return
Let good memories be of comfort to you
We pray that sadness will not be your constant companion
Live on for them
Thrive for them
Keep their spirit alive through you
Know that they are with you, watching over you
Smiling upon you in everything that you do
Take solace in knowing that they love you
For one day your spirits will reunite in the heavens
The Love of Fear
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By D. R. DiFrancesco
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Fading light settles in
A prelude to the eerie silence of night
Shadows cast their nets over daylights reign
Capturing the throne under cover of darkness
What games are in play
When evil lurks in the minds eye
Clear as sight, solid and treacherous
We fear that which we can imagine
Imagination resurrects the childhood stories and legends told
By Shelly and Stoker and the Brothers Grimm
Feeding the monsters and demons they preach
What odd fellows we are
Envisioning the worst in man and nature
Vividly foretold in ancient myth
In recesses deep and subconscious
We live to love what terrorizes the soul
Extracting joy from what scares us most
A strange conundrum of human nature is this
Void of logic and common sense
That what frightens us should serve to entertainment us
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
Dom DiFrancesco 