Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • not to my taste

    Originally posted on Tidbits by Shannon: Sometimes I think half the fun of writing to prompts is the rabbit hole of research it sends me down. Take today’s NaHaiWriMo prompt “pig’s feet” — over time, I’ve assembled bits and pieces of trivia on pigs from reading books like Charlotte’s Web, Little House in the Big Woods,…

  • Today’s Haiku (February 6, 2019)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 淋しさや遠き枯野に日が当たり   角川春樹 sabishisa ya tôki kareno ni hi ga atari             sadness—             faraway withered field             gets sunlight                                                             Haruki Kadokawa from “Haiku-kai” (“Haiku World,” a monthly haiku magazine), July 2017 Issue, Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo

  • My Daily #Haiku (2/6/19)

    2/6/19: pig’s feet family dinner the gelatinous texture of pig’s feet #NaHaiWriMo #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • all

    Originally posted on Project words: ? all the gifts it leaves us  outgoing tide ? ? ? ? ?

  • headlines

    Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: birdsong a boy delivering newspapers

  • First Hike

    #Haiku Happenings #1 (2/6/19): Barbara Kaufmann’s haiku appears in THF’s a Sense of Place!

  • still cold ~ haiku

    Originally posted on rivrvlogr: still cold I can imagine spring’s arrival Inspired by Dwight Roth’s photo – included in Memories of Summer – this haiku/haiga is a response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #71: Still Cold.

  • “You!” Senryu

    “You!” Senryu

    Originally posted on Distracted Pastor Ramblings: You are in spotlights…How did you not see shadow???You lying rodent… The Distracted Pastor, 2019 This senryu was written while waiting for a chance to grab lunch. Hunger has an effect on my sense of humor. It was written in response to Frank Tasson’s Haikai Challenge. The challenge responded…