Frank J. Tassone

Month: August 2018

  • Solar rays

    Originally posted on Ontheland: fiery bounty seared by flames of August sun summer wick burns low : Haikai Challenge #46 Fire ©️2018 Ontheland

  • The Vintage Box Experience

    Photo by Kyle Loftus on Unsplash     They say, “Think outside the box.”   They haven’t had a truly good wine from a box.   Yes, it lacks bourgie bragging rights. But find a better bargain: a volume of good red for a great price.   another glass she wonders why we need another     for…

  • A Grim Reaper’s Letter to the Editor, Miami Herald

    Originally posted on the other bunny: The list and scythe are only a myth, and, though my given name is Reaper-1, my friends call me “Steve.” It’s less formal and more relatable, which is everything in this business. Animals are the most accepting of my visit, particularly the reptiles. When I pick up the ball…

  • Haibun 136

    Originally posted on Michael Rehling: not dark yet but its getting there the way has no future. just this path is all i have. one long walking meditation i guess. no one at the bus stop just me a cat and an old woman

  • Today’s Haiku (August 13, 2018)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 海わたる魂ひとつ夜の秋　　桂　信子 umi wataru tamashii hitotsu yoru no aki             one soul crossing             the ocean             autumn at night                                                             Nobuko Katsura from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo Fay’s Note:   Nobuko Katsura (1914-2004)     ‘yoru…

  • A Gratitude Announcement (8/13/18)

      I guest-hosted dVerse Poets Pub’s Haibun Monday last week. What an exhilerating experience! Thank you, Grace, for the invitation; everyone on the dVerse team, for your hard work keeping the pub open, and all of the poets that participated!   emerging sun celebrating the language we call poetry      

  • Burned

    Originally posted on revivedwriter: For Frank J. Tassone’s haikai prompt for this week, which is fire, due to the huge wildfires devastating California. This prompt hits a little too close to home (literally), since I live in southern California and am ectreextr worried about the fires and honestly about the future of this planet. Nature…

  • fiery dance

    #Haiku Happenings #5: Deepa’s latest #haibun for my current #haikai challenge!