Frank J. Tassone

A Love Token: a #tankaprose… #haiku #haibun #tanka

rose

Photo by Carlos Quintero on Unsplash

 

you revive

all my words of love

from our green moments

a present you present me

one bright afternoon

 

There they are. Every verse I ever wrote, on every card I ever gave. All typed in Times-New Roman font in a word file.

You print me the file you created out of my own words of love. It’s a gift I still treasure.

 

March Nor’easter

a winter’s last roar delays

only delays Spring

Nothing prevents its new life

Nothing eclipses our love

 

for COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE, NO. 74: “RENEW & FRESH,” #SNYONYMSONLY

#Weekly Tanka Prompt #Poetry Challenge – Week 87 – Spring & New Life

dVerse Poetics: Threads of feelings

Real Toads’ The Tuesday Platform

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20 responses to “A Love Token: a #tankaprose… #haiku #haibun #tanka”

  1. kiwinana Avatar
    kiwinana

    Nice one, love your image, so bright and beautiful. Lifes good. Have a great day.

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  2. Jane Dougherty Avatar
    Jane Dougherty

    Lovely tender words 🙂

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  3. merrildsmith Avatar
    merrildsmith

    Sweet and tender love poem.

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  4. Rosemary Nissen-Wade Avatar
    Rosemary Nissen-Wade

    Vibrant and lovely.

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  5. Grace Avatar
    Grace

    A sweet love note!

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  6. Margaret Elizabeth Bednar Avatar
    Margaret Elizabeth Bednar

    Through storms and languid days – love abides as does the seasons.

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  7. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar
    Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

    Love it when your words a treasured so…

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  8. sarahsouthwest Avatar
    sarahsouthwest

    Wow! What a gift. I love this sparse tanka, the prose and poems work really well together. And thank you for the reminder that spring is only delayed, not cancelled.

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  9. memadtwo Avatar
    memadtwo

    So romantic! (K)

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  10. purplepeninportland Avatar
    purplepeninportland

    Extraordinary gift to treasure. Spring is coming!

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  11. Rommy Avatar
    Rommy

    Nor’easters provide wonderful opportunities for coziness. I remember one in 1999 very fondly. My son Max came nine months later.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      That’s the way to do it! 😉

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  12. Frank Hubeny Avatar
    Frank Hubeny

    I like the idea of the potential delays but no eclipses.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      😀

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  13. lynn__ Avatar
    lynn__

    The first tanka is my favorite, beautifully paired with the gorgeous rose photo!

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thanks, Lynn! 😀

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  14. Margaret Elizabeth Bednar Avatar
    Margaret Elizabeth Bednar

    Love revived is always a good thing!

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      Frank J. Tassone

      Thanks, Colleen! 😀

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