Frank J. Tassone

Month: January 2019

  • My Daily #Haiku (1/29/19)

    1/29/19: son one week until my son turns sixteen … the coming storm #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • darkest night – senryū

    Originally posted on rivrvlogr: ?  failing  your failing breath through a broken window moon shadow ????????????????????Rachel Sutcliffe darkest night like your breathing lost moonlight Rachel Sutcliffe, an accomplished and recognized haiku poet, died this past week. My senryū is a response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #70: Rachel Sutcliffe, which asks us to use one of Rachel’s…

  • Epitaph

    Originally posted on revivedwriter: I am joining Frank J. Tassone and other poets in writing tributes to Rachel Sutcliffe. The haiku that inspired me, found at this link is: childhood friend I bury my innocence with her From Failed Haiku January 2016 final resting place for the wind, nonexistent blurry epitaph

  • Haiku: For Rachel

    #Haiku Happenings #1 (1/29/19): Xenia Tran’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

  • The Heart of Majesty

    Not the tallest. Nor the steepest. But what other mountain so captures the culture of a people? What other embodies a nation? Or inspires so many poets’ tears? cold carp the nevermelting snow atop Mt. Fuji Will I ever see you face to face? for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #72 (pubtended by Mish). She invites us…

  • In memory of Rachel Sutcliffe 1977-2019

    Originally posted on Ontheland: . Last Thursday I was saddened to learn that Rachel Sutcliffe has died. She was/is an accomplished and recognized haiku poet who also shared her work on WordPress at Projectwords. Her Haiku Foundation profile may be found here. Rachel’s poetry is on my favourites list. Though I wish she had been…

  • in memory of Rachel

    Originally posted on My Inner Voice: talking done the dregs of friendship in our mugs tinywords 15 December 2015 my thoughts after reading Rachel’s above haiku.  not a single word to express my feelings  after you  the mist of time  shrouds my heart  Hifsa Ashraf 

  • s 1.28 detailed attention / haikai 70/ solo renga series | Jules Longer Strands of Gems

    #Haiku Happenings #7: Jules’ latest solo #renga for my current #haikai challenge My inspiration to honor haiku poet Rachel Sutcliffe long wait knitting the tension into a scarf By Rachel Sutcliffe in: Cattails January 2015 detailed attention one hook, two needles twisted yarn, into unique determined pieces scarves and blankets mostly from others discarded ends;…