Crescent
moon-blown ripples
on evening tide
how these tear-culled thoughts
arise each brightening night
First Quarter
a scythe-eyed glimps across
an empty road
how this dust-tongued mouth forms
the right word at the wrong time
Gibbous
a bell-voiced cry
no one hears
how one dark-vowelled word
ends a measure of joy
Full Moon
a tide-looped April walk
drying tears
how a heaven-circling hope
comes from letting go
for dVerse Poets’ Poetics: love the words (guest pubtended by Laura Bloomsbury)
#NaPoWriMo2019 / GloPoWriMo2019 16/30
WD April PAD 2019 16/30
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Frank J. Tassone 
WOWWWWWW.
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A lovely renga, ending on a hopeful note Frank.
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oh myyyyy. from melancholic to a glint of hope. the last two lines took my breath away.
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #3: my latest solo #renga for my own current #haikai challenge! 😉
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Frank you have taken Wales to the Orient and kept the spirit so beautifully – superb use of the prompt and now I shall always see the Gibbous moon as:
“a bell-voiced cry
no one hears”
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Thank you, Laura, for your kind feedback! 😀
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Your renga is delightful, Frank! I enjoyed all the sounds and movement.
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Thank you, Kim! 😀
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What a great renga on the cycle of the moon, and maybe something more hopeful in the fulfillment in the light of the full moon.
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Thank you, Bjorn! 😀
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Loved this.particularly –
‘how this dust-tongued mouth forms
the right word at the wrong time’
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I imagine a lonely soul, taking nightly walks, moon as companion, drowning in sorrow, finally releasing hope to the mercy of a kind “overseer.” It’s an intimate portrait of sorrow that took skill to compose.
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A reminder to think before speaking. Hoping for forgiveness…
Love the photo of the moonglade (which by the way is a real word).
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Thanks, Jules! 😀
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I like how the set includes all phases of the moon…I like the hope I feel especially when I read the last two. Nicely done Frank.
Pat
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