Staring heavenward
Praying for profound answers
I was the answer
They were in me all along
Had I taken time to look
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tag Archives: tanka
The Unexpected
The unexpected
Colors the dull hues of life
Like the painters brush
Morphing the starkest canvas
Into a virile art work
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tyrants Fists – A Tanka
Tyrants iron fists
Slaughter the innocent
Void of all remorse
Those they were charged to protect
Prey for evil predators
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
First Love – A Tanka
First love of the heart
Naive possibilities
Unrepentant joy
Ignorant of the danger
Until it has been shattered
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The Lord’s Hand – A Tanka
The Lord’s hand protects
Non-believers will perish
Like brush in a fire
Please tell me how you would know
What lives in the heart of God
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Greatest Rewards – A Tanka
Life’s greatest rewards
Friendship, love, marriage, children
So easily lost
Succumbing to deadly sin
Destroys all that we treasure
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Self-esteem – A Tanka
Self-esteem of youth
Broken by thoughtless discourse
Like carnival glass
Scattered in minuscule shards
Is laborious to mend
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Hardened Heart – A Tanka
A heart once hardened
Ferments in caustic hatred
Shutting out true love
Tragic is this festering
Leaving nothing but ashes
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Blind Eye – A Tanka
Acts once commonplace
Bravery, human kindness
Are now rarities
To avoid getting involved
We coldly turn a blind eye
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
In Memorial – A Tanka
Barbecues and beer
Welcoming a new summer
We’ve lost it’s meaning
Those who have died…forgotten
Gone is the memorial
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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