Ignorance is bliss
Perhaps we should live that way
In our own world
A better place it would be
Blind to violence and war
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tag Archives: peace
Skin Prickles
Skin prickles,
Blood boils,
Barbs catch flesh
Tearing bits and pieces.
Words are arrows striking my soul,
Bleeding and angry I cry out.
Why…why does bating frustrate,
I promised it wouldn’t!
It would never be allowed to spoil me,
But it has once again.
Deep breaths, eyes closed, I must let it go,
Regaining my center,
Banishing my anger to the netherlands,
For my own sanity I must forgive
Allowing others to believe as they will.
They too are trying to find their way;
Looking for answers through consensus or conflict.
I must learn to accept this with a smile
Offering them nothing,
But love and silence.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Perhaps I’m Poisoned (Tanka)
Perhaps I’m poisoned
Believing that man is good
In spite of himself
If only ego would sleep
We might be able to love
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
In Love There Is Peace (Tanka)
In love there is peace
No religion disputes that
Only man does this
Bastardizing all that’s good
For his own twisted purpose
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Do Unto Others (Tanka)
Do unto others
As you wish be done to you
Simple and timeless
What’s so hard to understand
Love one another!
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The “Ribbit” Of The Frog
The “ribbit” of the frog
Sitting on his lilypad,
He lashes out for winged morsels,
Mear bits to sustain–
He never complains.
Enough it is for him to sit
Watching day turn to night
And night to day.
Never bored,
Never desiring more,
He lives by heaven’s design.
Lazy–he is not!
Wanting for nothing
He is content.
I long to be like the frog
Taking only what I need,
Wanting nothing more,
Living by my nature…
Simplicity.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Must We Acquire
Must we acquire,
Hoarding what we do not need?
This–the western way,
Insatiable avarice
For money and possessions.
What is this sickness?
Is not a roof, bed and food
Enough to appease?
Incessant hunger say no
As we persist to garner.
When the bell does toll
We find this was all for naught;
None of it mattered.
Kindness, love and happiness
Were all we ever needed.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Intemperate Mood
Intemperate mood greets the day,
An avalanche of negativity,
Red carpet for angry outbursts.
Circumstances–weakness of the mind
Blossoms into crimson rage;
Control unattainable.
Justifying actions, so mortal
Refusing to admit humanness, so flawed.
This cannot go on,
This must not go on for sanity’s sake.
Composure must be restored,
Blood pressure, headaches put in check
Anger tamped down.
Knowing this does not diminish the effects
Detrimental and painful.
Deep breaths, soothing mantras serve to calm
Restoring semblance of normalcy.
Considering what could have been done better,
Injecting positivity into aura
Brightening an otherwise dismal day.
Finding balance within
Returns the soul to peace
From the precipice of spiritual disaster.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Ghosts
Ghosts are haunting me
Are they real or imaged
What does it matter
Things long dead keep appearing
Wanting to rejoin this life
This can’t be allowed
The past must be left buried
Buried forever
Like the fate of all dead things
To rest in peace–eternal
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Should A Tempest Flare (Tanka)
Should a tempest flare
Retreat from its vile rage
Peace lay just beyond
Like the eye of a cyclone
It too must take pause to rest
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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