Author: Frank J. Tassone
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a willow tree
Originally posted on 日本文化の愛 Nipponbunka no ai: 靑柳の泥にしたるゝ鹽干かな ? aoyagi no doro ni shitaruru shiohi kana ? The green willow Trails upon the mud- Tide is low, indeed. -Matsuo Basho ? Art by Oda Kazuma, ” A willow tree in Niigata” ?
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#Haikai Challenge #28 (4/7/18): first [cherry] blossoms (hatsu hana)…#haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
The Spring and Winter continue to dual in the Northeastern United States, haijin! Snow fell Thursday morning and melted away by Thursday afternoon. Nevertheless, the cold fights a rearguard action against the march of warmth. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty 2. Jules 3. Xenia Tran 4.…
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path
Originally posted on Project words: ? ? its path down the hillside spring rain ? ?
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Catch
Originally posted on haiku tree: Sunday morning I catch you staring as I read ?
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#Haiku Happenings #7: Sky’s latest #haibun!
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A Vernal bow
The first daffodil of the season bows its blossom like a subject before her sovereign. sunlight through clouds how long until cherry blossoms For Carpe Diem #1402 Daffodils (one-bun)
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note from a kitchen in a remote corner of the martian colony
Originally posted on Deliveryman Death Leaves No Doorknob Unturned: note from a kitchen in a remote corner of the martian colony three flies are feasting on an over-ripened orange. white mold disseminating outward from its navel, a stark contrast to the bananas, which are bursting fluorescent yellow. the phrase in art is called “still life”,…
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New Life
Originally posted on Ada's Poetry Alcove (2): Carpe Diem #1405 New Life (“extreme” haibun) In the woods the scent of magnolia ushers in spring. It is the place to hunt new life. You may find morel mushrooms peeking from the leaf litter. Watch for white blossoms such as dutchman’s breeches, shadbush and trillium. Enjoy…
