Author: Frank J. Tassone
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Panagiotis Kentikelenis’ Kin
Originally posted on Haiku Commentary: closed casket kin gather after a long time © Panagiotis Kentikelenis (Greece) A heartfelt senryu that reflects human miseries and departures. “closed casket” may symbolize death, annihilation, and endless miseries where a person exists but does not live life fully. In this case, I can see the departure of a…
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Today’s Haiku (January 11, 2019)
Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 蒲団干す未来へ旅に出るごとく しなだしん futon hosu mirai e tabi ni deru gotoku drying futon as if making a trip to the future Shin Shinada from ‘Hayabusa no Mune’(‘Falcon’s Chest’) haiku collection by Shin Shinada, Fusansu-Do, Tokyo 2011 Fay’s Note: ‘futon hosu’ (drying (airing?) futon’…
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Ephemerae, 2018
Originally posted on My Inner Voice: bittersweet of cherry tomatoes on my tongue the lingering memories of my stepmother ephemerae (issue 3 Winter 2018)
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My Daily #Haiku (1/11/19)
1/11/19: apricot January wind how many days until apricot blossoms? #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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windless
Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: windless night the endless glide of silent clouds
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11.
Originally posted on Haiku 2019: she sits alone modest lines show her age boat or woman, both
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Ito En Semifinalist Poems 2018
#Haiku Happenings #1 (1/11/19): Barbara Kaufmann’s Ito En 2018 semfinalist haiku!
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Hematologist Follow-up
Another doctor’s office. The same sterile scent and antiseptic odor in the exam room. Light-wood paneling, natural setting, photos on the wall, white Formica countertops. All to find out if my medication has begun to kill me. smiling nurse –the back of her neckshows a tattoo first published in Image Curve, January 10, 2019 Photo…
