Frank J. Tassone

Month: July 2021

  • Hortus Trinitatis

    Lush flora, bathing Eden’s morning air in a delicate aromal song. Dafodils, rhododendrums, a kaleidescope of perennials and annuals: a blissful variety tantalizing sight and smell alike! And yet amidst perfection, an offered temptation to take what is not given. A temptation yielded to, with that all too familiar sense of entitlement, that pride, urging…

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    Originally posted on Echidna Tracks: green fieldsstrewnwith shorn sheep Irene McGuire

  • World Haiku Series 2020 (64) Haiku by Milan Rajkumar

    Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: evening breeze . . . the pattern of golden leaves in her sari 　 　　ESUJ-H, October, 2020 夕方のそよ風 黄金の葉の模様 彼女のサリーに first flower . . . the lawnmower makes a u-turn Haiku Foundation, August 5, 2020 最初の花 芝刈り機が作る Uターン this evening . . . on the courtesan’s earrings the…

  • Originally posted on elancharan gunasekaran: first light first song dedicated to metal gods

  • DC/Shenandoah ’21 Travel Notes, Day 4 (7/6/21)

    A simple breakfast in the unit, overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. After orienting ourselves to Shenandoah National Park’s map, we decide on a short out-and-back hike close to the nearest entrance to the park. Frank takes the wheel again, and we race down Rt. 33 East toward the Swift Run Gap entrance. $30 for a…

  • DC/Shenandoah ‘21 Travel Notes, Day 3 (7/5/21)

    A somber day. A travel day. A day tasting southern BBQ south of the Mason Dixon line for the first time. Arlington. The Eternal Flame. The changing of the Guard T the tomb of the unknown soldier. Lunch, and a walk about, in Georgetown. The journey south to our Timeshare in the Shenandoah valley. Hank’s…

  • DC/Shenandoah ‘21 Travel Notes, Day 2 (7/4/21)

    A Starbucks breakfast: regular coffee, and a sausage/cheddar/egg on an English muffin. A walk to the nearest DC Metro Station (Metro Center): the purchase of 3 day passes for our adventure. masks on an escalator squeaks a ride to posh DuPont Circle. we walk up tree lined sidewalks, past picturesque townhouses. A short ascent, and…

  • DC/Shenandoah ‘21 Travel Notes (Day 1, 7/3/21)

    A 5AM rise. Breakfast. Packing. A 6:30 departure for Camp Rodney in North East, MD. Three hour trip. We meet little traffic, stop at one rest stop, and arrive at the designated parking lot for Troop 21’s campsite. After a week away, we see him arrive with his friends. He sees us and smiles. breaking…