Author: Frank J. Tassone
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#Haiku Happenings #2: “Winter Solstice” by Yas Khan
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#Haiku (12/22/24)
12/22/24: cookie exchange no cookie exchange at the Holiday party melting snow #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haiku Happenings #1 (12/22/24): “Calendario dell’Avvento del 22 dicembre” presented by Memoirs of a Geisha
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Sacred Encounters
“I find the presence of the sacred in….” & I’m five. A rusty red tricycle rests upside-down. I spin the small back wheels. Their whirring sound resonates deep within. Or I’m at Kingsland Point Park riding a swing. The Hudson river flows by. A breeze from the center of it blows ashore. Or I’m in…
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#Haiku Happenings #9: “Daily Haiku: Dec. 21, 2024” by Charlotte Digregorio
HH #9: Charlotte Digregorio’s Daily Haiku features Mary Stevens!
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#Haiku Happenings #8: “Today’s Haiku (December 21, 2024)” by Fay Aoyagi
HH #8: Fay Aoyagi’s Today’s Haiku features Noriyo Endo!
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#Haiku Happenings #7: “91221” by Sky D Sky
HH #6: Sky D Sky’s latest #haibun!
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Solstice: a #TankaProse
We awaken to a winter wonderland. Overnight snowfall decorates every rooftop and bare-boughed tree in luscious white. The street and sidewalks lie beneath a blanket of pearl fluff. More snow falls as I turn on Christmas lights in our Dining and Living rooms. However, the sun pierces the veil of gray before midmorning. The street,…