Frank J. Tassone

Month: May 2020

  • A Dragon-Riding Day (9/18/14): an .@ImageCurve #haibun

    I leave late. The traffic begins at the Garden State Parkway connector. The New York State Thruway, covered in fiberglass and steel, stretches into the blinding brilliance of sunrise. I arrive at work after 8, when I needed to get there well before. taillightsthe long gap in frontof the car before me I turn my…

  • #Haikai Challenge #137 (5/3/20): Flower Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    How about those last Cherry Blossoms, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Dave Madden3. Jen Goldie4. Pat R 5. Eugenia6. Jules7. Xenia Tran8. Xenia Tran (2) 9. Pat R10. Janice11. Frank J. Tassone12. Kerfe Roig Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: May! The time of flowers (in the…

  • Lockdown Haiku 8

    Originally posted on Cafe Haiku: Cafe Haiku is doing a series on haiku, haibun, tanka or related styles on the subject of the Wuhan virus lockdown which is now daily life for most of the world as the virus spreads to alarming proportions. A big thank you to all those who contributed to this effort…

  • Daily Haiku: May 3, 2020

    Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: first day of autumn an old picture of myself as a refugee    by Elmedin Kadric (Sweden) Presence, #63, 2019

  • #Haiku Happenings #7: Scott Metz presents a haiku by Patrick Sweeney!

  • “birdsongs…” a #tanka (5/3/20)

    5/3/2020: unprompted birdsongs and leaf-blowers fill the air another blue-sky day holds the promise of summer #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • ‘face mask’ | Stella Pierides

    #Haiku Happenings #6: Stella Pierides’ latest #haiga!

  • Haiku del giorno – Daily haiku

    Originally posted on Vento del giorno: Kyoto yuzen paper ? ripples in water the silent song from star to star cerchi nell’acqua canzone silenziosa da stella a stella © A.M.