Always With A Drink (Tanka)

Always with a drink

Not to sustain the body

But to numb the soul

Cowardice in a bottle

Shows weakness of character

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Does the Summer Cry (Tanka)

Does the Summer cry

Mourning for it’s own demise

As its spirit falls

Buried under Autumn’s reign

It awaits solstice rebirth

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Sunrise Vicissitude (Tanka)

Sunrise vicissitude

Orange to yellow to blue

A cheerful painting

By the stroke of the master

A blank canvas comes to life

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

A Reinvention (Tanka)

A reinvention

What exactly does that mean

Imaginary

The lies we tell to ourselves

We can’t be something we’re not

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Biblical Floods Came – A Tanka

Biblical floods came

Washing away towns and lives

Cut off from the world

And still it won’t be over

Even after the rains end

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

How Deep Is Thy Love – A Tanka

How deep is thy love

How strongly doth thy heart beat

Is thy soul consumed

Like flares of a thousand suns

Smitten by passions fire

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Vociferous Me – A Tanka

Vociferous me

Religion and politics

Destined to divide

Still answers are illusive

Therefore I must question on

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Each Look – A Tanka

Each look as the first

Bringing us ever closer

We are destiny

You…the reason I was born

I…yours ’til the end of time

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Flash Flood – A Tanka

Taken by Dom 9/9/2013 - North Phoenix Arizona

Taken by Dom 9/9/2013 – North Phoenix Arizona, taken outside my office window

The storm rages on

Rivers of mud replace road

Sidewalk riverbanks

When the flash flood expires

Where does all the water go

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 Authors Note: This is something in the 12 years that I have lived in Arizona I have never seen before.  This is a major road which runs in front of the busiest municipal airport in the country, which happens to be right outside the window of my office.  This road is a total of six lanes wide, 3 going in each direction and the river of water and mud nearly met to cover the entire road.  A pretty rare site in this part of the country where it is normally so dry.

Call Me Cynical – A Tanka

Call me cynical

For not having faith in you

Lies have tainted me

Asking to trust what you know

Haven’t we done this before

~

~~Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~