The Joy Of Children – A Tanka

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Image Credit: centerforjoyfulliving.net

The joy of children

There’s no greater innocence

In this savage world

Our responsibility

To protect their purity

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Sorrow Fills My Heart – A Tanka

Sorrow fills my heart

These tears with anger replaced

I can cry no more

As sadness succumbs to rage

Hoping to exact revenge

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

A Balmy Wind Blows – A Tanka

A balmy wind blows

Like a lovers gentle breath

On skin warm and moist

Greeting eminent summer

As a returning hero

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Love Can Be Painful – A Tanka

Love can be painful

Like a barbed wire wrapped heart

Bleeding and broken

Challenging love’s commitment

To withstand human weakness

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Dawn Breaks – A Tanka

Dawn breaks black to blue

Stars fight the coming sunrise

A death match of sorts

Anxiety of night wanes

Relinquishing to the day

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Frequently I Drift – A Tanka

Frequently I drift

Into my minds dark corners

Deep…hidden away

Where others cannot find me

Here I shield my hopes and dreams

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Look Into The Past – A Tanka

Look into the past

To see what your future holds

Living in pictures

You are one of your parents

This is inevitable

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

*Authors Note: I wrote this one not to necessarily imply that one’s personality is the same as one of your parents, but that your physical appearance, hand motions and/or speech patterns are likely to resemble those of at least one of your parents.  My wife told me the other day how much I stand, sit, motion with my hands (I’m Italian so that is inevitable) and how some of my physical traits are exactly like those of my father.  Sometimes I can even see it myself.  As I get older, these traits seem to become more exaggerated   Since I only see my parents about once per year, I guess it must be in our DNA.  It is likely that if you think about this you can see some of these things in yourselves.  Its just something that I found both humorous and fascinating.

Your Love Calls My Name – A Tanka

Your love calls my name

Soft and sweet like babies breath

All wrong dissipates

Euphoria takes over

Filled with the essence of you

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Spring Floats on Warm Breeze – A Tanka

Spring floats on warm breeze

Golden rays bronze winters pale

Reincarnation

Rebirth of blossoming soul

Natures call awakening

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Emotions Naked – A Tanka

Emotions naked

Crumpled like dirty laundry

Piled on the floor

Waiting to be gathered up

Washed, folded and put away

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~