Old dogs learn new tricks
Though maybe not as quickly
Patience a virtue
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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In Sorrows Midst With Tears I Prayed (Sonnet)
In sorrows midst with tears I prayed
That you would return to offer your love.
A stubborn man, I’m a fool they say
To believe that my needs would be held above..
With independent mind, this could never be
How arrogant I was to consider it true.
I wanted to believe what I could not see
Though you never misled, I misconstrued.
Not once was my intention to hold you back
From fulfilling your dreams or destiny.
It saddens me that I turned your heart to black
By denying you all that you hoped you would be.
Patience and love are what should have been given, but to this I was utterly blind.
These are the virtues that too late I’m living, in hopes that you’ll witness if so inclined.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
I Feel Different These Past Few Days
I feel different these past few days, wrapped in joy
Tolerance I found where before there was none.
At first I thought, perhaps this was a ploy,
That is until the other changes had begun.
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Anxiety and jealousy seem much more subdued,
A struggle I’ve struggled with all of my years.
These issues I’d gnash on as if they were food,
Were simply alternatives to facing my fears.
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Patiences I lost as I grew out of my youth,
Seem to be returning and rearing their heads.
All because I found what I believe is the truth,
Trepidations settle as my old skin is shed.
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I think what I’ve found is the beginning of peace,
Not the kind that we show towards our fellow men.
No–the kind that’s achieved as our inner turmoils fleeced,
May I never return to that troubled place again.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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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
Dom DiFrancesco 