Frank J. Tassone

Month: April 2020

  • Haikai Challenge 136: late cherry [blossoms*] (osozakura)

    Originally posted on Tao Talk: Michael Gaida photo A sunny clearing deep in the woods — a small tree, cherry: May blossoms. Apple buds wait for first act’s cherry’s dance — sweet petals on wind Late cherry blossoms — I smell them before seeing tender sweet blushes. Honeybee’s secret stash behind the hedge — cherry…

  • Transformational Mindfulness: a #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #haibun

    Breathing in the wind on the water. Breathing out the weariness from a weight of cares. Breathing in, wind on water. Breathing out, weariness. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe. passing rain suddenly, pink and white blossoms

  • #Haikai Challenge #136 (4/26/20): late cherry [blossoms*] (osozakura) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Enjoy your New Moon stargazing, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Jen Goldie3. Peter4. Eugenia5. Dave Madden6. Revived Writer 7. Astrid8. Pat 9. Kerfe Roig10. Jules11. Merril D. Smith12. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 13. Xenia Tran14. Christine Bialczak15. Janice16. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! April…

  • mind’s end.

    #Haiku Happenings #9: Lucy’s latest #tanka!

  • ‘Intertextuality’ in What I Hear When Not Listening

    Originally posted on Stella Pierides: I am very pleased to see my haibun diptych ‘Intertextuality,’ originally published in Sonic Boom 4, included in this Anthology! Grateful to editor Shloka Shankar! Sonic Boom writes: We are delighted to announce the publication of our second anthology, ‘What I Hear When Not Listening: Best of The Poetry Shack…

  • Curfew: Day 33

    #Haiku Happenings #7: Rajani’s latest #haibun!

  • “April showers…” a #tanka (4/26/20)

    4/26/20: unprompted April showers and the latest blossom in the backyard breathing in, breathing out this moment, this passing Sunday #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020

  • sunrise

    Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: sunriseI watch the skyand remember poems painting a new daywith grace and prayerwatercolor sky sunrisea sky Georgia O’Keeffewould paint Yesterday, I reached Psalm 61 in my series at Poems From Psalms And Nature. The verses are familiar, and a comfort: Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my…