Frank J. Tassone

Month: April 2020

  • Renewal

    Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: The pear tree in the front yard is pretty close to the second floor porch. So we get to witness a bit of nature up close. The pace at which nubby buds change to to delicate blossoms is so interesting to watch. So we are blessed with having blooms,…

  • My Daily #Haiku (4/8/20)

    4/8/20: hands maple buds —the struggle to keep my handsaway from my face #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020 #coronavirus

  • #Haiku Happenings #3: Scott Metz presents a #monoku by Meik Blottenberger!

  • Haiku 4.8

    Originally posted on whimsy~mimsy: just before sunrise your warm breath on my neck lulls me back into sleep

  • Draw a Bird Day: Seagull

    Originally posted on method two madness: voices in waves sea calling gathering in cadenced desire Seagulls and pigeons are the main birds I see from my window.  But I hear robins every morning, and crows have started to visit the neighboring roofs as well. This is a multiple poem posting for both Colleen’s #TankaTuesday (poet’s…

  • Hope in a Time of Corona: a Day 7 #NaPoWriMo2020 / GloPoWriMo2020 #TankaProse

    Have we reached the bottom? Or will we fall below whatever ground we believe we’ve reached? Bahrain uses bracelet to geo-fence the CoVid-19 infected. The Governor of New York orders schools to remain closed until the end of April. The President of the United States pedals hydrocholoroquine as a Corona Virus treatment–absent any clinical trials…

  • Keep calm and read a haiku…(25)

    Originally posted on WHITE SKIES: starry night crocuses closer together in the gravel .

  • World Haiku Series 2019 (88) Haiku by Kala Ramesh

    Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: World Haiku Series 2019 (88) Haiku by Kala Ramesh ? spring breeze the sari slides down her shoulder ? Golden Triangle Haiku Contest -1st prize. 2016 ? 春風 サリーが滑り落ちる 彼女の肩から *** ? how little  I know of bird calls distant thunder ? The Akita International Haiku Award, First…