Frank J. Tassone

Month: July 2020

  • gogyohka for a waterfall

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For Frank Tassone’s weekly haikai challenge. water falls swallow soars above creeping flowers yellow of trefoil and waterfall blue of speedwell ? cascade of colour creaming the gold of summer dew-spangled at morning mist silver by the light of the new moon

  • Haikai Challenge #149: Waterfall (taki)

    Originally posted on Tao Talk: Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI, February 2020 Mid-winter’s silver flows over rocks, under ice; gravity-compelled, defying temperature, waterfall tinkles in snow. ? It is in the 80’s here in MI. Looking for pictures of waterfalls, I came across the photo taken mid-winter and thought oh my, wouldn’t…

  • Torrent

    #Haiku Happenings #1 (7/25/20): Peter Bouchier’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge! rain slays brain in twainthunder tears it asunderlightning brightens sight https://peterbouchier.wordpress.com/english-essays-and-poems-2/torrent/

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/28/20)

    7/28/20: rift the riftexpands —cicadas #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • “Lakeside Vineyard…” a #tanka (7/27/20)

    7/27/20: unprompted Lakeside vineyardanother bottle of cold“Blushing Moon”the movement of blueand turquoise currents #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/27/20)

    7/27/20: island Scorcherthe growing islandbetween us #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #SilentSunday (7/26/20)

    A rest from #Haiku See you tomorrow!

  • Upstate New York Travel Notes: Day 2 (7/25/20) — Letchworth State Park

    A long walk along trail 1. Up and down slopes and stairs. Across a footbridge, to ascend more stairs again. Frank and I leave Mira at a bench, ascend trail 6 alone. Overlook Lower falls, the river upstream from it, before our return. We reunite with Mira, recross the footpath bridge, see the lower falls…