Frank J. Tassone

#Tanka Tuesday 10/24/17…as Halloween comes…

Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge poses the prompts “Eerie” and “Costume.” So appropriate, with Halloween around the corner. See if you can guess which short story inspired this tanka:

 

Eerie moonlit mist

guest in a red death costume

at the masquerade

how many tomorrows will come

before the clock’s final gong?

 

UPDATE: for dVerse Poets Pub’s Tuesday Poetics, too!

 

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23 responses to “#Tanka Tuesday 10/24/17…as Halloween comes…”

  1. Frank Hubeny Avatar
    Frank Hubeny

    Good question about the number of remaining tomorrows.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thanks, Frank. Isn’t it amazing how so many of us presume we have so many?

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  2. Charley Avatar
    Charley

    Indeed, we were on the same wavelength! I like the sharp, to the point style.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thanks, Charley!

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  3. jillys2016 Avatar
    jillys2016

    Hmmm – quite Poe-etic! (My kiddos will be reading Cask next week – bwahahaha!)

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Hahaha! Glad you enjoyed it!

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  4. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar
    Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

    Just coming from Charley and leaving the name of the author in the comment I knew immediately. I have spent many sleepless nights with the memory of this story.

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  5. paul scribbles Avatar
    paul scribbles

    I always think of Gibran and a segment of his work from The Prophet, On children, where tomorrows are concerned.
    “For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
    which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.”
    Everyone’s tomorrows are limited, we just don’t know how much so.

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  6. lillian Avatar
    lillian

    A Red Death Mask….and when the clock strikes midnight?
    Very Poe like is right.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thanks!

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  7. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
    Colleen Chesebro

    Poe! Quote the raven never more! LOL! Well done, Frank. Excellent Tanka. 😀

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thanks, Colleen!

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  8. kaykuala (@hankkaykuala) Avatar
    kaykuala (@hankkaykuala)

    how many tomorrows will come
    before the clock’s final gong?

    One may not wish to be thinking too much on returning to our Maker as one is very much saddled with daily chores!

    Hank

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Indeed. Yet there it is!

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  9. Mish Avatar
    Mish

    You’ve captured so much in this concise piece with the setting, the moment and thought provoking question. Thanks for joining in with the prompt. 🙂

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thank you, Mish!

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  10. Vivian Zems Avatar
    Vivian Zems

    Excellent Frank! The question of life in just a few words. Ps ( I actually half-turned to see who was behind me!)

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thanks, Vivian. BTW he’s still behind you! 😆

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      1. Vivian Zems Avatar
        Vivian Zems

        Oh no!!!

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  12. Mick E Talbot Avatar
    Mick E Talbot

    So true, how many tomorrows?

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Indeed! Thanks for reading!

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      1. Mick E Talbot Avatar
        Mick E Talbot

        Your most welcome!

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