Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • My Daily #Haiku (10/23/20)

    10/23/20: cliff swallows barking dog—the cliff swallowsstill unseen #haiku #micropoetry #poetrycommunity

  • grey morning raindrops

    Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: grey morning raindropson the window screennear lights in the yard https://frankjtassone.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/pexels-photo-4074314.jpeg Photo by Jan Makwela on Pexels.com

  • Tanka by Paul Beech

    Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: TANKA I lather up and she smiles remembering the day I moved in when she gave me this brush like her dad’s   by Paul Beech (Wales) Blithe Spirit: Journal of the British Haiku Society, Vol. 30, No. 2, May 2020

  • Haiku in Chicago Botanic Garden

    Originally posted on Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond: Photos by Chris Patchel

  • Period 5 Accommodations: a .@ImageCurve #Haibun

    Ki-on carries on. Carmen manipulates. Carlos and Justin complain. Ibrahim defies. Seated in a horseshoe formation, in a corner room, they test me while taking their tests. I feel the familiar sensations: tightening in the throat and chest, tension in the neck and shoulders, gritted teeth. My frustration rises. This time, however, I become aware…

  • “Autumn starlight…” a #tanka (10/22/20)

    10/22/20: prompt-free Autumn starlightas Dodge Festival poetscelebrate by zoomthe fatigue I overcometo savor fresh poetry tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Autumnal

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: Sun and warm south breezeinstead of the promised rainI wonder does the earth knowthe power of soothing broken spiritswith such a simple gift?

  • Tanka: Tilting Cloud

    Tanka: Tilting Cloud

    #Haiku Happenings #5: Xenia Trans’ latest #tanka!