Bridges not of steel
But built of trust and respect
Demolished by words
All that we say and do has
Consequences long after
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tag Archives: respect
Clouds Hang Low And Dark
Clouds hang low and dark
Masking our sacred mountains
Native spirits play
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Race, Creed or Color
Race, creed or color
We all look for the same thing
A little respect
R – E – S – P – E – C – T
Aretha was always right
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Age Before Beauty
Age before beauty
Tis honor or sarcasm
My vote…sarcasm
Our respect for age exists
Only when it benefits
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Rumi Knew the Truths
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi – 13th Century Mystic Poet
Rumi knew the truths
O’ those many years ago
He tried to tell us
Sadly too many missed it
Now look at the state we’re in
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Before Judging Me (Tanka)
Before judging me
Walk a long mile in my shoes
Cry a million of tears
Feel all the pain I have felt
Then you’ll see the fool you’ve been
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
By Judging Others (Senryu)
By judging others
We miss the miniscule spark
Genius in the flesh
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
To Protect And Server
To protect and serve
Whole communities in fear
Race should not matter
But it does and always has
More so in this day and age
Policing has changed
More vicious, less tolerant
They’re militarized
Controlling people by fear
Instead of using respect
When did this happen
Jackboots on the peoples necks
Tanks in city streets
Science fiction is now real
Welcome to the brave new world
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
O’ Blessed Silence How I Long For Thee (Sonnet)
O’ blessed silence, how I long for thee,
Surrounded by ignorance and fools.
Blind to reality by refusing to see,
They’re being used as propagandist tools.
Is not an informed citizenry a wonderful thing,
With fact-based opinions at their core.
Sadly lost to the masses, they grasp for a ring,
Tarnished from a time long before.
It seems compassion’s lost to the hearts of fellow-men,
Leaving them cold with the worst traits thought past.
Rigid and hateful and unwilling to bend,
Claiming piety with iron-fist holding fast.
The softening of hearts would surely serve us well while still questioning those that lead us.
A sacred obligation as our founders did tell with diplomacy and respect to discuss.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Namaste (Acrostic)
Nowhere and Everywhere,
All things and No-thing,
Master and Servant–God,
Acknowledging the Divine in you
Satisfies my soul
Teaching me to love others
Even more than myself.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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