Youth breeds fearlessness
Something traded for wisdom
Or lost to aging
Only by progenies birth
Is their error realized
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tag Archives: tanka
Our Freedom of Speech (Tanka)
Our freedom of speech
Guaranteed since inception
Undeniable
But just because we can speak
Doesn’t always mean we should
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Sullied by Liars (Tanka)
Sullied by liars
Sleight-of-hand and trickery
Their fickle trademark
Yet we embrace with naivety
–Split-tongued devils among us
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Societies Poor (Tanka)
Societies poor
Feeding the coffers with cash
They cannot afford
All on a sliver of hope
To gamble their way to wealth
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Sky (Tanka)
Sky–clear glass ceiling
One can almost see heaven
Clean and bright above
Passing from life into death
Could this be what it looks like
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Little More Time (Tanka)
“A little more time”
The prayer with each passing day…
With every second
Until it runs out
Watching hopes–dreams fade away
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Heartfelt Forgiveness (Tanka)
Heartfelt forgiveness
Should be our aspiration
Not just empty words
The lesson passed before us
I hope we weren’t distracted
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
My Past Calls My Name (Tanka)
My past calls my name
Like an enemy taunting
Craving reaction
But the words fade to silence
On the reinvented me
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
With Passing of Thanks (Tanka)
With passing of thanks
My spirit has been renewed
Like I’ve been reborn
Along with the coming year
Each one gives me greater hope
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Magellan (Tanka)
Call me Magellan
My sextant guides my voyage
Into the unknown
Like so many before me
The thrill is in the journey
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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