Fall in the desert
The most beautiful season
Warm and inviting
Oppressiveness gone for now
Knowing that it shall return
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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Shrinking Violets
Shrinking violets
Bowing silent in the wind
Show strength not weakness
Silence, flexibility
Virtuous when others break
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Mountains Touching Sky
Mountains touching sky
Mother Earth breathes in the rain
Moon bows to the sun
All symbols of God’s beauty
If we took time to notice
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
He’s Called By Many Names
He’s called many names
God, Rom, Allah, Krishna, Christ
All are names of peace
It’s man who is violent
Not the Gods whom they worship
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Swells Do Roll and Crest
Swells do roll and crest
Ever higher and deeper
In violent rage
Poseidon shows no mercy
In the face of man’s folly
He takes what is his
Via trident and tempest
As done for eons
Seafarers have felt his wrath
With their last breath and their souls
Neither steel nor wood
Doth offer them asylum
This is not his way
As he strangles his victims
To fill his watery grave
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Shake, rattle and roll
A song or a way of life
What’s the difference
In either case fun is fun
Why not make this our motto
~~ 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 ~~
Will We Never Learn
Will we never learn
This incessant gun culture
Always ends with death
Each mass murder punctuates
Still nothing ever changes
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Time of Transition
Time of transition
Inevitable as birth
This is not the end
It’s simply the beginning
Of your spirit’s next journey
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Reason to Kill
Raging wild files,
Severe drought kills the heartland,
Hotter summers thrive,
Our polar caps are melting,
Wild swings in our weather.
Science has spoken
Yet many refuse to hear…
Climate change is real!
Because it affects profits
They bury their heads in sand.
“I’m no scientist”,
Is the rock they crawl under
When it does suit them.
Refusing to admit greed
Is their real reason to kill.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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