Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • Flutter

    Originally posted on haiku tree: butterfly wings flutter against churning gray clouds ?

  • Today’s Haiku (March 19, 2019)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 戦争のなき世には亀鳴くらむか  山名愛三 sensô no naki yo niwa kame nakuranka             in the world             without wars             a tortoise would sing?                                                             Aizo Yamana from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo Fay’s Note:  ‘kame naku’ (a…

  • My Daily #Haiku (3/19/19)

    3/19/19: spindrift sea breeze … another spindrift across my face #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • wake up

    Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: pulling back the curtainsthe morningmuch brighter than me

  • Spring Equinox

    Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: a shift in season as tulips reach for the sun — come spring equinox, longer days and clear blue skies, come chase the blues born of gray Pat R 3/16/19 For Frank Tassone’s Challenge where the prompt is Spring Equinox ?

  • First Swallowtail

    Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: Here in my garden I sit admiring the fruits of my labor. It’s been a busy morning of cleaning, raking, weeding, sweeping, and planting french breakfast radish seeds. The solitude and peace is marvelous, and the only sounds I hear is a distant lawn mower and birds singing.Spring arrives in…

  • Difficult Riding: a #RonovanWrites #haibun

    It is not easy to ride the dragon. The silent wailing begins when I awaken. Weary aches and stiffness abound. Work dreads arise in a barrage of “what ifs.” I can collapse before the obsessive-compulsive onslaught. I can push through while ignoring it. Or I can feel and sink into each sensation as it arises.…

  • flight

    Originally posted on Grahn Song: #Haiku Happenings #9: Richard Grahn’s latest #haiga! Grahn Song View original post