Author: Frank J. Tassone
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Lovely as Trees: a #TankaProse
The towering, ancient redwood she hugs. The great Sequoia, in whose tunnel we stand. The Cypress before which he poses. The one whose species I forget, but against whose trunk I leaned as I sit upright in zazen posture, legs together in the Burmese tradition. how intertwined are all of our roots these trees and…
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#Haiku (10/6/24)
10/4/24: reaper the reaper counts his wages harvest moon #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Equinoxal Equilibrium
Alex taught us of the undesirability of being “double-weighted” when practicing tai chi. “Flow from one form to the next, shifting your weight from one leg to another,” she would profess. How extraordinary that our sister, Mother Earth, denies her advice twice each year. this balance of light and darkness… coyfish turn my own late…
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#Haiku Happenings #3: “91003” by Sky D Sky
HH #3: Sky’s latest #haibun!
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“Although…” a #tanka / #kyoka (10/3/24)
10/3/24: crisp although crisp Autumn air runs through I need no sweater for I am (shiver) strong! #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haiku Happenings #2: “soft dusky skin…” by elancharan gunasekaran
HH #2: elancharan gunasekaran’s latest #monoku!
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#Haiku (10/3/24)
10/3/24: spirit/ghost hurling his jack-o’-lantern the Headless Horseman #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haiku Happenings #1 (10/3/24): “Once unknown to me…” by Ellen Grace Olinger
HH #1 (10/3/24): Ellen Grace Olinger’s vintage #tanka!
Frank J. Tassone 