Frank J. Tassone

Month: January 2021

  • Fatigue

    The sandpaper-rubbed-raw sensation across my arms. The ache in the left knee and right rotor-cuff. The weariness in muscles that runs deep to the bones. The sighing whistfulness of seeing only two sets of Christmas lights still on, when one of them is mine. The conviction of caving to the craving that covers what I…

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    Originally posted on Echidna Tracks: a goldfields countrya miner’s cottage sinksback into earth a Marietta McGregor a Marietta McGregor

  • Mysterious skies

    #Haiku Happenings #8: Reena Saxena’s haiku for my previous #Haikai Challenge!

  • 01-13

    Originally posted on The Lotus: Haibun: Letting go The anchor weighed, the ship goes out to sea with pilot in charge.The sea is wide and deep. There are many horizons to cross, continents to pass and miles and miles more to go before the journey is done. From Port to Port  the anchor is dropped…

  • “although surrounded…” a #tanka (1/13/21) #micropoetry #poetry #ImpeachmentDay #FailedCoup #DemocracyWins

    1/13/21: inspiration–Eagle although surroundedbeaten and tortured byan angry mobthe violated eaglesoars again #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #ImpeachmentDay #FailedCoup #DemocracyWins

  • Heather Blooms

    Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: Taken in my sleeping garden today on this day cloaked in winter gray heather blooms Pat R1/13/21 https://ceenphotography.com/2021/01/12/fotd-january-13-daffodil/

  • Tanka for a frozen morning

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For Frank Tassone’s weekly haikai challenge. when dawn breaks like iceon a frozen puddle lightfalls brittle sword-sharpno fire flares in those streamsof cold brilliance only hope

  • Today’s Haiku (January 13, 2021)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): ブルゾンや茶房の隅の指定席　　　片山由美子 buruzon ya sabô no sumi no shiteiseki ??????????? blouson jacket— ??????????? the reserved seat at the coffee house ??????????? in the corner ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Yumiko Katayama from “Haiku Saijiki” electronic version edited by Kadokawa Shoten, published by Kodansha Sophia Shuppan, Tokyo, Japan, 2018 Fay’s note:?…