Author: Frank J. Tassone
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Mountain – kikôbun
Originally posted on Adas Poetry Alcove: Carpe Diem #1403 Mountains (kikôbun) Bluegrass Parkway All along the parkway we stopped to photograph the mountains. The scenery was spectacular, but for May it was quite chilly. This, however, did not deter the spring wildflowers that bloomed in profusion. The changing light in the sky also added to…
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a lady amongst blossoms
Originally posted on 日本文化の愛 Nipponbunka no ai: 花の幕兼好を覗く女あり hana no maku kenkô o nozoku onna ari Amongst the blossom viewing screens, Praying for good health Is a lady. -Yosa Buson ? Art by Ogata Gekko
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Cooler Days
#Haiku Happenings #3: Barbara Kaufman’s latest #tanka won first place in Moonbathing’s ninth annual contest!
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haiku: girl in her wheelchair…
Originally posted on Haiku For Living: . girl in her wheelchair beside a slow river the whispering reeds ? ? ? ? .
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Spring for sale
Originally posted on Ontheland: down the centre aisle rows of potted lilies Spring for sale before daffodils sprout before tree buds swell ©️2018 Ontheland I wonder about where plants originate. Easter lily plants are probably grown in greenhouses and gardens across Canada and the United States, but the mass cultivation of their bulbs occurs in…
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#Tanka Tuesday #2: My Lady’s Highlights
My Lady’s highlights in the flickering light of freshly lit candles tossed sheets illuminated by an Easter Full Sap Moon for Kiwinana’s #Weekly Tanka Prompt #Poetry Challenge – Week 91 – Lady & Highlights
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Mountains
Originally posted on writing in north norfolk: I have never stood at the foot of a mountain and looked up at it, not even when I lived in Ireland. The nearest I got to one was the Hill of Tara, from where I could see pretty much the whole of County Meath. But I have…
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Faith in Spring: Haibun, NaPoWriMo, Day 3
Originally posted on Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings: I walk out into the dark morning. I can’t see him, but I am serenaded by the mockingbird. Soon snow mixes with the plothering rain. But still the daffodils bloom, glowing in the gloomy day. As the rain disappears, the skies lighten, and I notice the…
