Frank J. Tassone

Month: October 2018

  • Haikai challenge: Samhain

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: A tanka for Frank Tassone’s haikai challenge. dark night a candle in the window lights the way your wandering feet drawn homeward your soft breath still— the sweet scent of rosemary

  • Haiku: Halloween Pumpkins

    Haiku: Halloween Pumpkins

    Originally posted on The Dark Netizen: Pumpkins Smile Widely, Welcoming All The Spirits, To Land Of Living… Prompt: #Haikai Challenge #58 (10/27/18): Halloween or Samhain #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

  • #Haikai Challenge #58 (10/27/18): Halloween or Samhain #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Enjoy your moon gazing, haijin? I’ll bet you did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors!   Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Jane Dougherty 2. Dwight L. Roth 3. Reena Saxena 4. Jules @ Strands 5. The Dark Netizen 6. Helene Vaillant 7. Sue Vincent 8. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 9. Revived Writer 10. Xenia Tran 11. Janice…

  • Tickle

    Originally posted on haiku tree: spots of rain dot the ground tickle my nose ?

  • Anna Cates’ Dreamsicles

    Originally posted on Haiku Commentary: THE HAPPY GUY Shopping for orange dreamsicles at Dollar Tree, I found myself in the checkout aisle behind two young men, dressed like handymen. The one closest to me suddenly declared, “I love you!” to the cashier, a large, middle-aged woman with mousy hair. “He always embarrasses me,” the other…

  • Haiku # 602

    Originally posted on Rooted in Love: Le matin après notre amour dans le jardin a fleuri en fleur-baisers ~ At the library where I dreamed of meeting her I found only books ~ …صباح يكسوه الشتاء أصوات الناس تعود بخجل إلى شوارع القرية ~ Hiking today… the hunters more numerous than the birds

  • A Melodious Love Affair: a #TankaProse (10/27/18)

    Have you ever fallen in love with a song?

  • #Haiku Happenings #6: Scott Metz presents a haiku by Stephen Toft!