Frank J. Tassone

Month: February 2021

  • Haiku from Sylvia Ramos Cruz

    Originally posted on Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond: outdoor dining paper napkins origami cranes valentine hearts everywhere is my mail late? porcupines swing on bosque trees hawks fly by

  • Today’s Haiku (February 10, 2021)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 春寒や貝のはなさぬ海の砂　　いのうえかつこ shunkan ya kai no hanasanu umi no suna ??????????? spring chill— ??????????? a shell not letting go ??????????? ocean’s sand ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Katsuko Inoue from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006

  • PSA (2/10/21): Sudden Illness, gradual recovery

    Monday morning’s general aches and pains I could write off as the RA acting up. A fresh snowstorm moved in. The gradual headache that started as a minor irritation gradually ramped up in severity. By the end of my work day, I was couch ridden. The pain moved around through my sinus region, the top…

  • Untitled post 26088

    Originally posted on Echidna Tracks: / split-family child rearranges her dollhouse room by careful room a Lynette Arden a

  • Daily Haiku: Feb. 6, 2021

    Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: lonesome summer stealing a song from the mosquitoes       by Elisa Theriana (Indonesia) The Heron’s Nest, #4, 2020

  • NaHaiWriMo 2021: week 1

    Originally posted on Bill Waters ~~ Haiku: mutter and grumble . . . Monday morning thunder [2/1 prompt = Monday Morning] “I have a dream . . .” little by little the vision becoming real [2/2 prompt = Dreams] landslide! into the sea his sandcastle [2/3 prompt = Landslide] “fear is such a bore .…

  • Eagle Triumphant: a #haibun

    The day finally came when I flew from the massive nest I called home. Some span of days later, I met my mate. We conceived our first child spiralling together toward the earth. An Eagle Ascending I drive away the osprey from its catch. Yes, a part of me sorrows at my injustice. Only a…

  • boundaries

    Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: trapped?by the horizon?evening sky