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Frank J. Tassone

Husband, Father, Writer, Teacher. American Haijin. Because Haikai matters!

Today’s Haiku (March 22, 2023)

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi):
霞みてもホーエンザルツブルク城  稲畑廣太郎 kasumitemo hôenzarutsuburugu jô ??????????? even in mist… ??????????? this is ??????????? Fortress Hohensalzburg? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Kotaro Inahata from Haiku Dai-Saijiki (Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006

A Regent Experience

The path from my flat on Wigmore Place to Regents College passes through Regents Park. Green lawns, well-manucured lawns, gurgling fountains, even a small wooded glen: there is usually so little time to enjoy it all. Until one day, after classes, I make time. A diverging walk from […]