Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • Haibun: aki fukashi

    Originally posted on kanzen sakura: For Toads Tuesday Platform. 秋深し (あきふかし Autumn Deepens Meigetsu: the harvest moon is fading. Bright gold coin in the black sky dims and wanes to a partial dish of cream. Hatsu grashi – the first storm of autumn has washed the sky clean. Aki simu – autumn is clearing –…

  • Encouragement, Gratitude, and Hope

    Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: I am just beginning to work on a second large print chapbook.  My goal is to finish some time next year.  Good to have goals, and I can revise my goals as needed. * Quiet Christmas Poetry is still in print and can be ordered from the Time Of…

  • Stormy Sky

    Originally posted on Grahn Song: #Haiku Happenings #7: Richard Grahn’s latest #haiga! Grahn Song View original post

  • #Performance Announcement (11/17/18)

      I hope to perform tonight. How about you?   November the Open Mic awaits     Come for the Poetry, stay for the love. Or Vice Versa!      

  • My Daily #Haiku (11/17/18)

    11/17/18: estrangement estrangement — they still share the same grave #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • On Patrol

    Originally posted on Grandy's Landing: ? Here’s a haibun from a few weeks ago, one that gave me a warm glow to write as it concerns a local character who puts many to shame… ? ON PATROL ? Three times around the green, he rides his trusty mobility buggy, on patrol. Stetson cocked defiantly, he…

  • Lost

    Originally posted on haiku tree: close to goodbye we lose our nerve and kiss instead ?

  • end

    Originally posted on Project words: ? end of autumn the fading glow of the forest ? ? ?