Clouds gather around
Distant sound of thunder calls
Inviting the rain
A dance chaperoned by nature
Waltzing to God’s symphony
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tag Archives: nature
To See The River
To see the river and watch it flow,
Effortlessly from where it came to whence it go
Never curious about why or where,
Traveling with grace, nary a care.
Unlike man who obsesses and frets,
About all that he gives and all that he gets.
Grabbing as much as he possibly can,
Selfish and hoarding ‘til it gets out of hand.
Then in the end they find all is for naught,
Worth nothing more than a penny for a thought.
Wise would it have been to follow rivers example,
Living with ease, nature provides all that is ample.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Oneness
With eyes shut tight
Shuttering out distractions
While bathing in silence
Breathing becomes the world
Something so basic
So instinctual
Unavoidable
A simple complex action
To truly hear it
To feel it
All else seems to float away
The natural world becomes white-noise
Replaced by the spiritual
Who is to say which is reality
Is not the world what we believe it to be
Our souls as integral as the air
As life sustaining as water
My thoughts float as if dreams
Drifting into consciousness then out
As quietly and softly as they appeared
Until there is nothing
Nothing but the sound of me
Blood coursing through my veins
The beat of my heart
Each breath in rhythm
Energy melding with the natural
I am one with the world
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Meandering Brook
Serene the gentle trickle of meandering brook,
Over pebbles smooth from run of time,
Coolness washes over these tired soles,
Filling lungs with fragrant breath.
How free the feeling of babble-chilled numbness,
Drifting north on travel weary limbs.
Entranced by suns leaf scattered dance,
Diamond shimmers twinkle like neon marquis,
Mesmerizing and comforting and invigorating,
Taking me places far, far away from this time.
So distant the bustle of city street and automobile,
Haze of industry, rubbish strewn waterways,
Man’s inhumanity to man,
The corruption of modernity.
Hearkened back to this simpler place,
Of brooks, pines, the sprawling fern,
Whitetail deer and paddle tailed beaver,
Blue jay and spotted owl,
Amongst these our spirits are freed.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Nighttime Surrenders – A Haiku
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Nighttime surrenders
Mountain silhouettes rise up
Creator’s command
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
With The Coming Of Summer
With the coming of summer
The years midlife begins in earnest.
Infancy is replaced by the maturity of time,
The dead forgotten to the wake of new life,
No more is there the barrenness of winter.
Cold, gray nakedness gives way to colors multitude,
Death’s pungent odor yields to the fragrance of flora,
Rebirth is complete…for a time.
Youthful fauna take comfort in nature’s bounty
Feeding in gluttonous fervor,
Instinctively knowing it is but momentary,
With the scarcity of later year fast approaching.
What a wondrous gift is nature;
Our lives mimicking her cyclic clock,
Stages of life revealed since time began.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Cloudless Brilliant Sky
Cloudless brilliant sky
A perfect flawless diamond
Another world
Open to infinity
Leading skyward toward heaven
Something desired
Regardless of religion
Though some deny it
If we look deeply within
We realize that it is true
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Mother’s Wild Rage – A Haiku
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Mother’s wild rage
Unmerciful destruction
Wind, fire and rain
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Though Earthbound
Though earthbound, I am lost amongst the sky blue,
Intricately woven into this tapestry that is nature.
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Miniscule in comparison to the whole I am no less vital.
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Without being, this picturesque world would be unrecognizable.
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What I see as familiar would cease to exist without that
blade of grass, that oak tree, the bird singing in the eaves,
the lake where I skipped stones, the house that I grew up in,
my kindergarten teacher, the teachers that tolerated me,
the bus driver, the postman delivering the mail,
the plowman keeping our streets clear in winter.
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Without any of these what would this life look like;
Much different I propose.
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Without you or I what path would our parents lives have taken;
Surely a far cry from the one our history tells.
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Lest we question our significance in this place and time
we should not!
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We are each a thread in this fabric,
Significant and wonderful and cardinal by our simple existence.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Sunshine – A Haiku
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Sunshine smiles warm
Inviting floras birthing
Natures renewal
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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