Originally posted on rivrvlogr: hidden, but not sturgeon in a broad expanse merely elusive knowing where to look the moon always rises This gogyohka is in response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #150: Sturgeon Moon. The first full moon of August is called the Sturgeon Moon, Grain Moon, Barley Moon or Red Moon. My attempts…

Originally posted on K.: Jupiter swimming in the wake of August moon– clouds whisper sky sea memories of ocean blue tides rising almost full at dusk Jupiter is really bright in the night sky these days.  A few days ago it moved right above the moon across the sky.  The night before that the moon…

Originally posted on Tao-Talk: Late summer paddies glow under the sturgeon moon – shadows swim upstream. ? ? ? ? Image: Ando Hiroshige – Mt. Kyodai and the Moon Reflected in the Rice Fields at Sarashina in Shinano Province, No. 25 Ando Hiroshige (b. 1797 – d. 1858) ? Frank J. Tassone is the host of…

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: moonlight on watercasting light on sandy shoresilver sturgeon sleeps Frank J. Tassone Haikai Challenge #150 Sturgeon Moon

Originally posted on Bending moments: blurred horizon over the phone the pain she hides * (Stardust Issue 43 July 2020)

Originally posted on Trent's World (the Blog): Days of glory passed Wistful glances at the glow The past painted gold Finding the faded sunlight Still shining, still beautiful *** This was written for Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge.  This week was poet’s choice.  I chose to do a tanka.