Frank J. Tassone

A Paternal Encounter? an .@ImageCurve #haibun featuring my latest

Am I dreaming, or somehow awake? I can almost hear Dad: his absolute, direct, self-confident tone filled. I feel a burst of his frenetic energy.

Someone calls out, “Dad!” It’s me. Someone cries, “Help!” Also, me.

Corridors shrouded in gray appear. Is he here? Is this purgatory?

Or hell?

breaking dawn –
fresh blood flowing from
reopened wounds

 

first published in Image Curve, November 8, 2018

 

 

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3 responses to “A Paternal Encounter? an .@ImageCurve #haibun featuring my latest”

  1. Sherry Blue sky Avatar
    Sherry Blue sky

    Oh this made me wonder. It feels like the person waking from a dream, the echo of the shouted words still in his ears. Very cool poem, Frank.

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    Mary

    This poem gives me chills. Wondering if it is a nightmare……it is quite disconcerting & I wonder about the backstory.

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    Rosemary Nissen-Wade

    Wow, that’s a powerful haiku, completing an already strong and immediate piece of writing.

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