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The birth of a child
Brings turbulent emotions
For fear of failure
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Parental Anxiety – A Haiku
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A Bid Farewell
Blasphemous lies spewed
Like daggers thrust, filleting us
Cowardice revealed as your forte’
I knew you not as well as I thought
Your blackened heart splayed
Expelling hatred, thick and vile
Engulfing what once I treasured
Swallowing it whole
With nary a trace to be had
Why? Is the question
For I know not what baited this provocation
Friendship at length counts for naught
Preferring to wrench away
Every miniscule crumb of what bound us
With sorrow I begged explanation
But none was offered
Receiving only silence in response
With sadness I must bid adieu
Wishing you only the best
I harbor no ill will
Hoping one day for reconciliation
Until then my friend
Farewell
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Of Lust – A Tanka
A tantric passion
Born of wanton desire
Is likely short lived
When forged of the physical
But void mutual love
~~ D, R, DiFrancesco ~~
Human Spirit – A Tanka
The spirit does live
Within every human soul
If only we look
Deep within our hidden selves
Allowing it to breath and thrive
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Survivors
A thin rain
Falls upon arid ground
Seemingly lifeless
Springs to life
A million tiny survivors
Sprouting and blossoming
Giving color to the melancholy
Vital for brief a time
Scorched by heat and sun
Withering, dying
Blowing to the four winds
Hibernating
“Til winters rains return
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Seeking Answers – A Tanka
Tormented souls weep
Looking skyward for answers
Like astronomers
Seeking what can not be seen
With the naked eye of man
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
On Anger
Harshness of anger
Curdles the virtues of the soul
Souring logic and compassion
Verbal hate lobbed in revenge
Proves unsatisfying, wielding regret
A levy of silence better culled
Foregoing acrimony
In favor of diplomacy
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Full Life – A Haiku
A life lived fully
Is spent learning and growing
Only to pass on
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Passing Time
With each and every passing year,
I realize I know less than I knew before.
The truths I held at once so dear,
Have up and left and run for the door.
~~
Things they change seeming obscure,
Not so plain as they used to be.
So much I see I at once abhor,
Closing my eyes in hopes I won’t see.
~~
Music and film I have lived to watch change,
Profane and obscene for what reason unknown.
I would go back in time if time be rearranged,
Oh how I wish that time would not have flown.
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Maybe this is a sign of age on the march,
Passed from progenitor to progeny alas.
Opinions unheeded as they drift beneath the arch,
Change will not stop as I peer through the glass.
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My guess is that I’ll either learn to live or ignore,
As my parents and their parent have done.
The cycle won’t change of this I am sure,
I suppose time and youth, they have won.
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Blame – A Haiku
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Blame is left for fools
Leaving us bitter and poor
And none the wiser
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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