Frank J. Tassone

Gemini Portraits: a solo #renga

grey white clouds — Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

gathered clouds

a poem as lovely as

a summer storm

Why we won’t commune

across our abyss

Across our abyss

why we won’t commune

a summer storm

a poem as lovely as

clouds gathered

person stream cliff river — Photo by Jaymantri on Pexels.com

for dVerse Poets Pub Meeting the Bar — Reverse Poetry (pubtended by Frank Hubeny)

a second for Real Toads’ Micro Poetry ~ A Poem Lovely As (imagined by Kerry O’Connor)

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August 17, 2018

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Frank J. Tassone

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dVerse, haiku, Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads, photo, poetry, renga

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20 responses to “Gemini Portraits: a solo #renga”

rothpoetry

August 17, 2018

Your reverse works wonderfully! Like the idea of a summer storm becoming a poem.

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  August 17, 2018
  
  Thanks, Dwight! 😀
  
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MrsBednar

August 17, 2018

A summer storm – refreshes, surprises, soothes. Great qualities in a poem as well 🙂

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  August 17, 2018
  
  Indeed! Thanks!
  
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Grace

August 17, 2018

I like the reverse twist on the lovely poem Frank! Have a good weekend!

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  August 17, 2018
  
  Thanks, Grace! You, too! 😀
  
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Frank Hubeny

August 17, 2018

Those are beautiful clouds. It would be good to have a poem as lovely as they are or the storm they are bringing. I liked the turning point over the abyss.

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  August 17, 2018
  
  Thank you, Frank! I appreciate that. 😀
  
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sanaarizvi

August 18, 2018

Love the reverse pattern of this poem, Frank ❤ It works gorgeously and allows room for deep reflection. 😊

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  August 18, 2018
  
  Thanks, Sanaa! 😀
  
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Vivian Zems

August 18, 2018

Great reverse poem- I can think about it in 2 different ways 😊

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coalblack

August 18, 2018

Why, you old teddy bear, you went back and followed the rules! (which is more than i did.) Good for you.

I wouldn’t know a renga from a monkey wrench, but this is very soft and pleasing. I like it very much.

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  August 18, 2018
  
  Yeah, they made me an offer I couldn’t refuse: 86% dark chocolate washed down with Burgundy! 😆
  
  Thank you for your kind feedback. Renga began as a poet’s drinking game in ancient Japan. It’s usually practiced with two, but I went solo. 😉
  
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Rosemary Nissen-Wade

August 18, 2018

Beautiful, and beyond renga, almost a palindrome.

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  August 18, 2018
  
  Thank you, Rosemary! High praise, indeed!
  
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lynn__

August 19, 2018

The photos and theme work so well together, Frank! (Perhaps you don’t want punctuation…or would question marks help emphasize the plaintiveness of this?)

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Kerry

August 19, 2018

This pleases my Gemini self! Great concept, and lovely as too.

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  August 19, 2018
  
  Thank you, Kerry! 😀
  
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priscillaking

August 22, 2018

I like “a poem as lovely as a summer storm.”

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  August 22, 2018
  
  Thank you, Priscilla! 🙂
  
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