Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • rain on the mountain

    rain on the mountain

    Originally posted on 日本文化の愛 Nipponbunka no ai: Winter seclusion – Listening, that evening, To the rain in the mountain. – Kobayashi Issa ? Art by Kawase Hasui ? ?

  • haiku: copper beech…

    Originally posted on Haiku For Living: . copper beech a small girl all-alone treads the roots ? (dedicated to a dear friend) ? ? ? ? .

  • John Knight’s Jasmine

    Originally posted on Haiku Commentary: no rain… ah but the scent of jasmine © John Knight (1935-2012) (Australia) This is a fine example of how haiku can express a feeling without stating it. The word “ah” lends a hand in knowing the exact feeling of the writer, but the emotion of refreshment could also be…

  • #Free-style Friday (2/23/18): A #writephoto #haibun from .@ImageCurve

    Empty Gestures       Nothing left to offer but the rain   sunset on the Ramapo Mountains not a drop falls     more by FRANK J. TASSONE photograph by Frances Gunn   first published in  Image Curve, May 4, 2017 republished here   for Sue Vincent’s #writephoto Thursday prompt–2/22/18     UPDATE: for dverse poets…

  • #naihaiwrimo #3 (2/22/18) #haiku

    bare branches — “why spend your money on what won’t satisfy?”   #haikuchallenge (spend) #nahaiwrimo #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Charmed Musings: No. 12

    Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: “Love floats in on a whispered breeze stirring the petals of your soul.” ? ©2018 Linda Lee Lyberg  ? Author’s Note: Come to life, Come to Charmed Musings. Tiny thoughts written for you to take a moment to pause and reflect. Enjoy! It’s a magical universe! Linda

  • Daily haiku -Haiku del giorno

    Originally posted on Vento del giorno: ? ? sudden reversal – frost on spring pathway colpo di coda il gelo sulle strade di primavera © A.M. ? ? ? ?

  • “jazz brunch” Haiku Named a “Judge’s Favorite” in 2018 Golden Haiku Competition

    It was a pleasant surprise to learn that, again this year, one of my haiku will be displayed in the Golden Triangle district in Washington, D.C., as a “Judge’s Favorite” in the 2018 international Golden Haiku Competition. Here is my haiku, selected from a record 1,700 submissions from around the world: Here are my poems…