Frank J. Tassone

Month: September 2018

  • Sweets

    Originally posted on the other bunny: Sean O’Connor

  • Today’s Haiku (September 17, 2018)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 乗り越してひとり降りたる秋の駅　　　天野美登里 norikoshite hitori oritaru aki no eki             passing my stop             I am the only one gettng off             at the autumn station                                                             Midori Amano from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

  • A Spectral Remnant: A #writephoto #haibun

      The mists part to reveal the ruin again. Roofless; empty arches once filled with stainglass; choked by the encroaching trees and consumed by the downy grasses of the Moors.   What transpired here?   Did banished queens live out their exiles here? Did matrons seek shelter from loveless marriages gone horribly wrong? Or was…

  • small enough to drown

    Originally posted on a poem in my pocket: ? harvest gathered in crystal sky glitters invite river of heaven ? ? image – pixabay Linking to Frank J. Tassone site, where “haiku poetry matters.”

  • Amanogawa

    Originally posted on revivedwriter: This week the haikai challenge is about the Milky Way, which in Japanese is amanogawa, or river of heaven. Shining stars above: Galaxy enriched with light, Heaven’s river flows

  • (s) haikai 51 (9.16) sight seeking | Jules Longer Strands of Gems

    #Haiku Happenings #4: Jules’ latest #tanka for my current #haikai challenge! sight seeking Orion gets lost when amanogawa has a strong sky presence the great hunter’s arm and head are swallowed by white brilliance — Read on juleslongerstrandsofgems.wordpress.com/2018/09/16/s-haikai-51-9-16-sight-seeking/

  • My Daily #Haiku (9/17/18)

    9/17/18: passage crickets “A Passage to India” gathers dust #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Haiku: The Milky Way

    Haiku: The Milky Way

    Originally posted on The Dark Netizen: In The Land Of Black, Flows White River in Spirals. We Watch in Wonder. Prompt: #Haikai Challenge #51 (9/15/18): Milky Way (amanogawa) ? Image Source: iStock