Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • #Publication Alert! Poets United: POEMS OF THE WEEK: MEN’S VOICES: HANK, FRANK AND LEE SAN

    Pleased to appear in Poets United’s Poems of the Week: Men’s Voices. Thank you, Sherry! Congratulations, Lee and Hank!   It’s time to listen to the voices of some of the men in our community, fellow poets, so today we have poems by Hank Kaykuala, who writes at Rainbow, Frank J. Tassone, who blogs at American…

  • Today’s Haiku (October 22, 2018)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): からだから飾りはずして秋の雨  田島健一 karada kara kazari hazushite aki no ame             taking off accessories             from the body…             autumn rain                                                 Kenichi Tajima from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), October 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

  • First to Arrive

    Originally posted on writing in north norfolk: Under the eye of the station clock she begins to pace, scans for a familiar face, eyes the pigeons pecking at breakfast croissant crumbs demolished at her feet. Too early or too eager, embarrassed when she finally sees him in the surge of crowd. Kim M. Russell, 22nd…

  • coming of age…

    #Haiku Happenings #10: Tia Haynes latest haiku appear in Femku!

  • A Pre-Appointment Meditation

      early for an appointment Starbucks stop   what an irony if I end up late     overcast Caramel Macchiato for the chill conversations with friends I used to have so often     afternoon aches all the energy I used to have   miles to go Before I sleep     for dVerse…

  • Haibun: The Bigger Picture

    #Haiku Happenings #9: Xenia Tran’s latest #haibun!

  • Hunter’s Moon

    Originally posted on revivedwriter: For Frank J. Tassone’s weekly haikai prompt. We are exploring the hunter’s moon, which is the first full moon after the Harvest Moon. I was also inspired by Greek mythology. Moon of Artemis: Shine light on all artifice And live with wisdom — Harvest has already passed, Heart is a lonely…

  • light of Hunter’s Moon ~ haiku

    Originally posted on rivrvlogr: light of Hunter’s Moon owl plunges from high oak branch unsuspecting hare Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #56: Hunter’s Moon Image source: Image source: Museum of Fine Arts Boston Scop Owl, Cherry Blossoms and Moon, by Ohara Koson