Frank J. Tassone

Month: March 2019

  • Free

    Originally posted on haiku tree: stuck in traffic a raven flies free ?

  • March Madness: Haibun

    Originally posted on Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings: Small white crocuses push through the soil, seeking the light. Soon, they’re covered in snow. Here, now, this bipolar month swings between seasons, sometimes in a day. But March gusts will turn to gentle April breezes. Soft showers will carry the scent of flowers, and the…

  • This March Madness: a #writephoto #haibun

    Sunlight from an unclouded sky radiates the snow-covered lawns of the neighborhood. This winter that gently bleated in its youth roars in its dotage. Nevertheless, the gates of seasonal change stand ajar, as the vernal equinox approaches. Soon the blossoms will unfold. The botanical gardens will yield their bloom. The morning air will echo with…

  • Diamonds in the Snow Haiku

    Originally posted on Susan's Place: I took this picture the other night and I was hoping to catch the sparkles on the snow. They looked amazing. I probably should have put on my boots and coat and went outside to get a better shot. I was on my way to bed, opened the front door,…

  • Haibun: Light Snow Haikai Challenge #73

    Originally posted on kanzen sakura: For Frank’s Haikai challenge – Light Snow Brief and in the manner of Basho Haibun: Light Snow Light drizzle coated everything with a thin sheen of ice. Wild pear trees bloomed white in the winter sepia trees. Around midnight, a light snow began falling. Swirling snow flakesstuck to the ice…

  • light snow – – tanka

    Originally posted on Ontheland: light snow some say spring is here the days stretching longer all I see is white . . ©️2019 Ontheland The traditional spring kigo, ‘light snow’, in a tanka for Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge. I wrote this on March 2 afternoon (yesterday) when it was snowing.

  • “Dripping ice…” a #tanka (3/4/19)

    3/4/19: prompt-free dripping ice the wind chime plays on while treetop snow falls and the vernal equinox is seventeen days away #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • bare lawn wet from melt ~ haiku

    Originally posted on rivrvlogr: ? bare lawn wet from melt light snow falling overnight morning’s white blanket ? ? ? ? This haiku is my response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #75: light snow. Our predicted 6 inch snowfall delivered 2 inches. (click images to open in new tab) ?