Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • break – – haiku

    Originally posted on Ontheland: tea break the tuneful jostling of chimes on a balmy breeze . . ©️2019 Ontheland Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge – fragrant breeze

  • A Grief Reobserved: a #Prosery #AmericanSentence #haibun

    We found out that our friend and colleague, Terry Richmond, died while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. The news came right before we began the 2018-2019 school year. Shocked with grief, our school came together, organizing a memorial during the first week, and meeting his mother. Her steadfast faith and grace inspired us, even as…

  • #Haikai Challenge (6/8/19): fragrant breeze (kunpuu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    #Haiku Happenings #9: Tessa’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

  • Summer Waves – Haibun

    Originally posted on awisewomansjourney: Written In Response To: Frank J. Tassone Haikai Challenge (6/8/19):  fragrant breeze (kunpuu) – This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to a fragrant breeze (kunpuu). And even though it has already passed, you may also allude to the 75th…

  • #Tanka: Fragrant Breeze

    Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: https://frankjtassone.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/honeysuckle-2545753_1280.jpg honeysuckle vine summer breeze’s fragrant nectar childhood memories closing my eyes I recall sweet elixir drops on tongue Frank J. Tassone #Hakai Challenge: Fragrant breeze

  • “fresh rain on asphalt…” a #tanka (6/10/19)

    6/10/19: restarting fresh rain on asphalt restarting the mower amidst the splatter while songbirds and squirrels shelter beneath maple leaves #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • fragrance of flowers ~ fusion troiku

    Originally posted on rivrvlogr: The prompt for Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation # 88 Crossroads – sea cliffs starts with two haiku by Jane Reichhold (in blue) to be used to create a “fusion” haiku, which then is to be the base to create a troiku. coming to sea cliffs the off-shore breeze raises a flower…

  • Haiku: Her Scent

    Haiku: Her Scent

    Originally posted on The Dark Netizen: My Eyes Twinkle, And Heart Beats Faster, As The Breeze Brings Her Scent To Me… Prompt: #Haikai Challenge (6/8/19): fragrant breeze (kunpuu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga