Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • Today’s Haiku (September 29, 2021)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 数ふるは智慧のはじめや烏瓜  髙柳克弘 kazouru wa chie no hajime ya karasu-uri ??????????? counting is the start ??????????? of wisdom— ??????????? snake gourds ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Katsuhiro Takayanagi from Haiku Nenkan (Haiku Almanac), January 2012 SupplementIssue of Haiku, a monthly haiku magazine, Kadokawa Gakugei Shuppan, Tokyo Fay’s Note:? “karasu-uri” (Japanese snake…

  • “returning…” a #tanka (9/27/21)

    9/27/21: unprompted returningafter a cold nightkatydidsdrying up againthese words #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Today’s Haiku (September 27, 2021)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): はじまりはいつも九月の海より来   九鬼あきゑ hajimari wa itsumo kugatsu no umi yori ku ??????????? the beginning ??????????? always comes from ??????????? the September sea ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Akie Kuki from Haidan (Haiku Stage), a monthly haiku magazine, October 2012 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

  • Echidna Tracks Issue 7: Light & Colour

    Echidna Tracks Issue 7: Light & Colour

    #Haiku Happenings #5: Echidna Tracks #7 is out! #Haiku Happenings #5: Echidna Tracks #7 is out!View original post

  • Originally posted on elancharan gunasekaran: autumn sky bleeds

  • My Daily #Haiku (9/27/21)

    9/27/21: bag morning hikea forgotten bag holdingour PB&J* *Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • Tanka

    Originally posted on Vento del giorno: running memoriesthese  leaves in the windof an early autumnmy eyes bloomat the touch of a shadow © A.M. Image © A.M

  • the apparition

    Originally posted on the other bunny: Hers was a lonely life. After dad’s passing, she stayed alone. Soon her dog died too. My two sisters and I were married and away. Mom would get up early every morning, make herself a cup of tea and talk to an apparition of dad. The dementia was kicking…