Frank J. Tassone

Month: February 2018

  • John Knight’s Jasmine

    Originally posted on Haiku Commentary: no rain… ah but the scent of jasmine © John Knight (1935-2012) (Australia) This is a fine example of how haiku can express a feeling without stating it. The word “ah” lends a hand in knowing the exact feeling of the writer, but the emotion of refreshment could also be…

  • #Free-style Friday (2/23/18): A #writephoto #haibun from .@ImageCurve

    Empty Gestures       Nothing left to offer but the rain   sunset on the Ramapo Mountains not a drop falls     more by FRANK J. TASSONE photograph by Frances Gunn   first published in  Image Curve, May 4, 2017 republished here   for Sue Vincent’s #writephoto Thursday prompt–2/22/18     UPDATE: for dverse poets…

  • #naihaiwrimo #3 (2/22/18) #haiku

    bare branches — “why spend your money on what won’t satisfy?”   #haikuchallenge (spend) #nahaiwrimo #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Charmed Musings: No. 12

    Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: “Love floats in on a whispered breeze stirring the petals of your soul.” ? ©2018 Linda Lee Lyberg  ? Author’s Note: Come to life, Come to Charmed Musings. Tiny thoughts written for you to take a moment to pause and reflect. Enjoy! It’s a magical universe! Linda

  • Daily haiku -Haiku del giorno

    Originally posted on Vento del giorno: ? ? sudden reversal – frost on spring pathway colpo di coda il gelo sulle strade di primavera © A.M. ? ? ? ?

  • “jazz brunch” Haiku Named a “Judge’s Favorite” in 2018 Golden Haiku Competition

    It was a pleasant surprise to learn that, again this year, one of my haiku will be displayed in the Golden Triangle district in Washington, D.C., as a “Judge’s Favorite” in the 2018 international Golden Haiku Competition. Here is my haiku, selected from a record 1,700 submissions from around the world: Here are my poems…

  • Wild roses

    #Haiku Happenings #12: Janice’s latest #tanka for my current #haikai challenge!

  • Haibun for a non-event

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: Well, the vet phoned to say he hadn’t been able to do Finbar and could we take him home please, bring him back next week sometime. Two emergencies came in, more deserving cases, traffic accidents  (one death under the knife). What can you say? Finbar isn’t priority, he just…