Frank J. Tassone

Month: December 2018

  • Haiku 20

    Originally posted on Michael Rehling: i wrap my gypsy soul into the mystic… of a blues guitar at the bar a door opens sunlight blinds us all the weather moves faster than the stock market winter rain

  • Sound

    Originally posted on haiku tree: stars and snow the sound of your breath and mine ?

  • Another Rain Meditation: a #writephoto #haibun

    A soft rainfall. I settle on the zafu in our bedroom. Pale light from the cloud-covered sky bathes my back from the window. I breathe. Sit. Breathe. Center. As each thought seizes my attention, I return to my awareness of my breath. Return to my original intention, to be present to the Presence. To bear…

  • Haiku – FemkuMag

    Originally posted on Martha Magenta: ? rattling china— not daring to break the silence ? moonless night her phantom pregnancy ? FemkuMag, An e-zine of Women’s Haiku issue seven December 2018 https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/f4c0ea_a14cdbb4d0f140db84887980201d12b9.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3G8JY-dgmxt1G_osV9bz0CBGnGt2L8qC_02xmVQep5Roamgqz_SosrXVw

  • Daily Haiga: An Edited Journal of Traditional and Contemporary Haiga, December 2018

    #Haiku Happenings #8: Debbie Strange’s #haiga appears in the Daily Haiga! Featured Artist: December 25, 2018 Note: monostich first published by Otata 27, March 2018

  • Haiku Sign in the Snow

    Originally posted on Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond: My front yard has never looked better… The full haiku is At the full moon bit by bit everything hushes It is by Chiyo-no, translated by me and Isabel Winson-Sagan. On recycled metal signs–you need to walk two blocks of Kathryn (start at 600…

  • Contemplating a Cold Future: my latest @ImageCurve #haibun

    The desk lamps reflect on the mirror-still pool. It’s a clear night. Orion’s belt, the big and little dippers, and the other constellations I can’t name shine in the clear sky. The crickets and katydids carry on. Mom sleeps it off inside. I stare at the pool, wondering what my post-college future holds. ripple a…

  • Mt. Fuji Tanka Grand Pix Contest, 2018

    Originally posted on My Inner Voice: deep silence  on the mountain top  revealing the path to salvation  within my heart  Honorable mention in Mt. Fuji Tanka Grand Pix Contest, 2018