Frank J. Tassone

Month: September 2018

  • A Little Vertigo

    #Haiku Happenings #1 (9/26/18): Barbara Kaufmann’s #senryu appears in Failed Haiku!

  • Seasonal Transitions: a #TankaTuesday #tankaprose (9/25/18)

        Autumn the decline of energy inspite of effort these soon-to-color leaves become ready to fall   Another season turns. Katydids lengthen their calls, then stop. Crickets continue, softer, more subdued. And yet soon an early Autumn chill yields to a remnant of summer heat.   Only for a moment that passes all too…

  • For want of a nail…

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For Sarah’s dverse prompt. An object held in the hand and discovered. I hope a haibun counts. ? They were precious then, nails, handmade each one, each head unique, each with a story. Used and reused, prised out carefully from this beam, hammered into that door. Flat sided, bent…

  • Apple Picking

    Originally posted on revivedwriter: During autumn, I think of apples. Several Octobers ago, my brother and our friend visited an apple orchard; we loved the magnificent trees and we’re amazed at the different varieties. We picked dozens of apples and even made cider in an old-fashioned, hand-operated machine. It was the best I’ve ever tasted,…

  • Emergency Harvest

    #Haiku Happenings #4: Helene’s latest #haibun for my current #haikai challenge!

  • My Daily #Haiku (9/25/18)

    9/25/18: pearl nightime rain the pearl of great price left in the sand #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Sunset Selections

    Originally posted on Project words: Horouned to be one of Folded Word’s Equinox Series sunset selections the warmth of an autumn sunset pumpkin soup Rachel Sutcliffe https://wp.me/pkVth-1am

  • Haiku del giorno – Daily Haiku

    Originally posted on Vento del giorno: Suzuki Harunobu – Two girls standing on wind-blown sea-shore; poem by Minamoto no Shigeyuki. ? sabbia di mare – preludio d’un autunno mosso di vento sea sand – prelude to an autumn of brisk wind © A.M.