Frank J. Tassone

Month: September 2018

  • #Haiku #33

    #Haiku Happenings #3: Chris Lovie-Tyler’s latest haiku! watch hands in the dark glow worms chrislovietyler.nz/2018/09/06/haiku-33/

  • Today’s Haiku (September 6, 2018)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): かまきりと結ぶ友情星月夜　　　坪内稔典 kamakirito musubu yujyô hoshizukiyo             binding friendship             with a praying mantis             starry night                                                 Nenten Tsubouchi from “Haiku-kai” (“Haiku World,” a monthly haiku magazine), February 2017 Issue,  , Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo Fay’s Note:  ‘hoshizukiyo’ (starry night) is an autumn kigo.

  • A Sense of Place: Mountain – taste

    Originally posted on Martha Magenta: mountain camp the taste of woodsmoke in the soup ? Martha Magenta ? A Sense of Place: Mountain – taste Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog September 5, 2018 https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2018/09/05/a-sense-of-place-mountain-taste/

  • A Moment of Charity: A #TankaTuesday (on a Wednesday) 9/5/18 #TankaProse

    Photo by Nathaniel Tetteh on Unsplash     skyscraper sunset the outstretched reaching hands left empty Why despise charity when it’s the greatest remaining?   I walked out of the grocers and into the dark. An indigent woman that mumbled incomprehensibly sat just within light of the store. Overcome by an inexplicable urge, I gave the woman a…

  • “First day…” a #tanka

    first day with students blank stares of freshmen three classes in-a-row an early celebration this weekend is in the works #tanka #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • “Paper Cranes…”

    #Haiku Happenings #6: Eva Limbach’s latest haiku! paper crane unfolding yesterdays news evamaria-limbach2.blogspot.com/2018/09/blog-post_5.html

  • September Tan Renga (2)

    Originally posted on Ontheland: My second Tan Renga in Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga series is based on a haiku by Natsume Soseki (1867-1916). : over the wintry forest winds howl in rage with no leaves to blow (Natsume Soseki) frozen lands stand in silence spellbound by the Northern Lights (my response) : Northern Lights (sourced…

  • Brightens

    Originally posted on haiku tree: touches of pink the sky brightens my morning coffee ?