Originally posted on Alphabet City: A cardinal family has made a small holly bush their home, very near by garden gate. When I approach I whistle, not hum, Miles Davis’s opening solo from So What. The modality, the D dorian riffs and bluesy slurry passing tones, soothe the tawny female, who used to flee the…

Originally posted on Waar mijn pen ligt, ben ik thuis: * nauwelijks zichtbaar roerganger van het getij op de levenszee barely visible yet controlling time and tide dark side of the moon kaum sichtbarer Freund Steuermann von Ebb und Flut auf dem weiten Meer ami bien caché conducteur de la marée sur la mer de…

Originally posted on Starlight and Moonbeams: https://frankjtassone.com/2020/04/18/haikai-challenge-135-4-18-20-new-moon-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/ “This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to the new moon.” Frank J.Tassone I’ve attempted to write a Gogyohka. A 5 line poetry or song, with no fixed syllable pattern. For me, when the Moon is asleep,…

Originally posted on Tao Talk: The lunatics wait for her arrival each month – when she is all theirs. * * * Her lasting beauty needs its sleep; she retires to a darkened chamber. * * * New Moon gives stars a chance to take center stage, but only once a month. * * *…