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Haunting symphony
Plucked strings and blown horns in tune
Play for a sad heart
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Love’s Symphony – Haiku
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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 ~~
Another Years Pass
By D. R. DiFrancesco
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Another page in a life has turned
To look back on what might have been
For hopes and dreams we fought and yearned
Have passed us by sight unseen.
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Resolutions born to steer our path
Put forth with the best and greatest intention
Champagne and music and social laugh
In hopes of better days we’ve mentioned.
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To morph our heart and soul required
Without we waste our solemn vows
A change of course to which we’ve aspired
Time grows shorter when failures allow.
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Renew the mind and the body will follow
Our spirit thrives when visions align
Life will fill and no longer be hollow
When sadness and regrets fade and resign
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Look toward the new year as an offer to grow
In spite of what you’ve let dissuade you
Strength and determination must be what you show
To face those that would trample imagination held true
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Trust your heart and your dreams will flower
No new years pass or resolution will save them
Endowed at birth with the universal power
To design your future while burying failures condemned.
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This strength you’ve had all this life that you’ve lived
Wound and ingrained into your very soul
Have courage to pursue all your passions not passive
For these are the things that make living life whole.
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
Beneath the Shell
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By D. R. DiFrancesco
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We look upon this world as an oyster
Rough, hard and jagged to the touch
Awash with the dirt and grit of life’s tribulations
It lies burrowed in the muck to hide from conflict
Still we claw and rake in the filth for the treasure it holds
Drawing it out from the safety of it’s dingy home
It’s shell is not easily unlocked
Clamped down tightly to protect itself from pain
Reluctantly the shell is pried open
Gradually and over time we are revealed
In a flood our surroundings rush in
Exposing virgin skin to the unfamiliar
Joy and excitement replace reluctance
What wonder is found in discovering your dreams
For beneath the newly uncovered flesh
Lies the pearl you have been longing for
A Time to Listen
By D. R. DiFrancesco
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What forms men’s opinions I do not know
Subtle things most likely I suppose
Surely it is not formed through confrontation
Argument only serves to harden in consternation
Guilty of anger as passion takes hold
Forcing ideals with a hammer so bold
Attempts to dissuade in this fashion oft fail
Portrayed as stolid, hearts and minds travail
Better left to the facts in a calm voice confirmed
Than to bully and batter into submitting discern
Higher virtue it is to listen then speak
Rather than dismiss out-of-hand without the appraisal they seek
To differ in perspective is what betters this world
Reforming what’s weak and hope no insults be hurled
Strive in debate to accept with a smile
That which at first painful may become amenable in a while
This struggle I face with contrary views
Serves to enlighten and enrich no matter which path I choose
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
Cherished One
By D. R. DiFrancesco
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A lavender haze abounds
The scent of lilac and persimmon permeates the air
What heavenly gifts to the senses
You, my love are such a treasure to behold
Bathed in these precious gifts from God
Your ivory skin soft to the touch
Perfumed in natures bounty stimulates my soul
Surely this must be Utopia
For to know you, you must be loved
In you is found serenity
A beauty deeper than the deepest of oceans
What further testimony need be professed
Than that of one enlightened by your being
It is not the physical alone
No, for that would be ensconced in the superficial
This may suffice were it not for your genuine modesty
Mere words can not portray the essence of you
As it is hidden behind a gentle facade
To ask for more would be an act of gluttony
An offence to the glory of nature
A sin against the wisdom of the Creator
You are perfection in my tired eyes
Beloved for all time
Of Passion – Haiku
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By D. R. DiFrancesco
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Carnal excitement
Blood coursing through tender veins
Lost on one night stands
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Your blue eyes cut deep
Filling the hole in my soul
With abundant love
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We sit quietly
Lost in a tender embrace
Shutting out the world
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Unrequited love
Corrupts the delicate heart
Leaving it broken
Dom DiFrancesco 