Author: Frank J. Tassone

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    Originally posted on Echidna Tracks: Gavin Austin ? afternoon shadows — just the one ripple on the pool ? Julie Thorndyke ? ?

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/15/20)

    7/15/20: clouds gathered cloudsthe silence after aZoom interview #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Haibun: Memories in Motion

    Haibun: Memories in Motion

    #Haiku Happenings #3: Xenia Trans’ latest #haibun!

  • July Sun

    Originally posted on revivedwriter: This week’s haikai challenge from Frank J. Tassone is “smoldering hot (moyuru)” . I wrote a few, and these are the 2 that I like best. Impatient protests: Unfriendly sun already — Air conditioning Heat steals my water — Pastor’s homily about Being fertile soil

  • heat wave

    Originally posted on method two madness: on the horizon top melts into bottom and becomes something else For Frank Tassone’s haikai challenge #147 smoldering hot. And a watercolor for World Watercolor Month, hosted by Charlie at Doodlewash.

  • This Filial Contemplation: a #haibun

    My son squats atop the rocky outcrop in Kakiat park. He gazes toward the distant New York City skyline. Even after ten years, he maintains a comfortable “frog” posture that his second-grade teacher warned us about. He says nothing. I hold my tongue in deference. I remember those moments when I, too, savored silence. As…

  • World Haiku Series 2019 (158) Haiku by Réka Nyitrai

    Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: World Haiku Series 2019 (158) Haiku by Réka Nyitrai ? within a stone the river talks in its sleep ? Under the Basho, 2019 ? 石の中で川は眠りの中で話します ? autumn dusk— a red sock goes missing ? Harusame, 2019 ? 秋の夕暮れ 赤い靴下 行方不明になる ? falling leaf the shape of my…

  • Per Diem Archive: June 2020 – Gregory Piko

    #Haiku Happenings #8: Gregory Piko presents haiku from his curation of THF’s June 2020 Per Diem! autumn sunset I take the rickety stairs three at a time (Kathy Kituai)   *** last light haystacks edged with golden lace (Hazel Hall) Per Diem Archive: June 2020 – Gregory Piko