Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • The definition of Yuk: a #renga #quadrille

        horseback perils manure in the making in line of sight   the downside of riding in line and trailside snacking on the way   step by step the definition of yuk on the soiled ground   the wretched stink that stays long after the last ride ends     for dVerse Quadrille #66…

  • Daily Haiku: Oct. 8, 2018

    Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: senryu   bridge game every hand liver spotted   by Terri L. French  (USA) Prune Juice, No. 7, 2012  

  • Monsoon Haiku

    Originally posted on Tiger Riding for Beginners: outside? muggy; from inside: gray skies look like Viennese winter ? cool mornings, after a rainy night, soothe the spirit ? the guard shack, topped by a wading pool only I can see ? rain song absorbs harsh sounds, hushing the city ? trust old people with umbrellas…

  • For the Winter

    Originally posted on revivedwriter: Frank J. Tassone challenges us to write a haikai poem about migrating birds, or in Japanese, wataridori.  The birds fly in a V formation, splitting down the middle. It’s getting colder, so they know it’s time to go. And they have the wings, the ability to do so, along with companions…

  • “blue jay cry…” a #tanka (10/8/18)

    10/8/18: a surprising sign blue jay cry an empty lawn full of leaves a surprising sign after September #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • turkey vultures

    Originally posted on Ontheland: we saw them twice their winged magnificence and yellow-hooked beaks circling high in autumn sky en route to a winter home ~ Photo credit: bones64 posted on Pixabay Bird migration is the theme of this week’s Haikai challenge. Not being a bird expert, I can only guess that the vultures I…

  • How many?

    How many?

    #Haiku Happenings #5: Reena’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

  • s 10.7 letter heads / haikai 54/ tanka | Jules Longer Strands of Gems

    #Haiku Happenings #4: Jules’ latest #tanka for my current #haikai Challenge! letter heads vee’s written in wing vary in amounts that fly voice traffic complaints in that great causeway of blue jockeying for positions ©J/h — Read on juleslongerstrandsofgems.wordpress.com/2018/10/07/s-10-7-letter-heads-haikai-54-tanka/comment-page-1/