Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • One Man’s Maple Moon: Raindrops Tanka

    Originally posted on Martha Magenta: English Original ? raindrops inch their way down the pane joining and separating our lives ? First published: Frameless Sky, June 2017 ? Martha Magenta ? Chinese Translation (Traditional) 雨滴 一步一步地 朝向窗格下方趨近 加入和分隔 我們的生活 ? Chinese Translation (Simplified) 雨滴 一步一步地 朝向窗格下方趋近 加入和分隔 我们的生活 ? Translated by Chen-ou Liu ? NeverEnding…

  • My Daily #Haiku #2 (10/3/18)

    crowded classroom amidst all of the noise another sigh #haikuchallenge (sigh) #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • Salt Spray

    #Haiku Happenings #6: Barbara Kaufmann’s latest #haiga for Akitsu Quarterly!

  • Originally posted on Puget Lines and Edges: autumn sunset . . . unclenching the sun

  • Birth Anniversary

    #Haiku Happenings #4: Helene’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

  • My Daily #Haiku (10/3/18)

    10/3/18: pitter-patter half-moon years since the pitter-patter of little feet #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Haiku for Change Event

    Originally posted on Project words: ? Pleased to be part of the Annual Haiku for Change Event again ! ? concrete jungles children play in fields of bricks Rachel Sutcliffe My Haiku Pond 3rd Annual Haiku for Change Event (2018) http://www.100tpcmedia.org/100TPC2012/2018/10/my-haiku-pond-haiku-for-change-netherlands-2018/ ?

  • Haibun: Winter Humpbacks

    Originally posted on kanzen sakura: For Margaret’s prompt at Toads, A Whale of A Tale, a haibun.  Humpback factoids:  Humpbacks can grow to 60 feet (18 meters) long, and they can weigh a whopping 40 tons, according to the NOAA. Their flippers can grow up to 16 feet (5 m) long, which is the largest…