Frank J. Tassone

Month: January 2020

  • Cup

    Originally posted on haiku tree: rain falls hands cup to catch a few drops ?

  • World Haiku Series 2019 (29) Haiku by Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

    Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: World Haiku Series 2019 (29) Haiku by Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă ? spring breeze in the schoolyard with its nose bent a paper airplane ? 春風 校庭には鼻を曲げて 紙飛行機 ? the old rose bloomed again— grandpa tries on tango shoes ? 古いバラがまた咲いたー おじいちゃんが試している タンゴシューズを ? honeymoon –  only morning coffee  without…

  • Oak leaf tanka

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: I don’t know if this is a proper tanka and it’s slightly off-subject, but here is its anyway for Frank Tassone’s challenge.   oak leaves cling not in vanity in memory of summer past green and russet glories

  • tree free of dressing ~ senryū

    Originally posted on rivrvlogr: tree free of dressing even its needles leaving memories linger This senryū is my response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #121: take down pine, where the kigo is matsu osame (take down pine), in reference to removing decorations.

  • #Haikai Challenge #121 (1/13/20): take down pine (decorations) (matsu osame)

    Originally posted on Tao Talk: ? After the ‘Tis Holiday cheer Vapors in January Misty memories Fruity glogg to up neat Spirit boxed with ornaments Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge.  Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to…

  • A Marytr’s Opportunity: a #TankaProse

    “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/the-best-100-closing-lines-from-books/123681 A cobblestone square, bordered by the weather-worn granite walls of buildings with peeling facades. A scaffold made…

  • Wingspan

    #Haiku Happenings #6: Tia Haynes’ #haibun appears in Contemporary Haibun Online!

  • kitchen sink

    Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: running through the cold water thrush in the bird bath