Author: Frank J. Tassone
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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…
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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…
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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
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Today’s Haiku (July 14, 2020)
Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 山霊に囲まれて居り青蜥蜴 桂 信子 yamabiko ni kakomareteori aotokage surrounded by mountain spirits… a blue lizard Nobuko Katsura from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo Fay’s Note: Nobuko Katsura (1914-2004)
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“four-year conflict…” a #tanka / #kyoka (7/14/20)
7/14/20: #PROMPT — calm amidst stress four-year conflict over an inherited insurance policy another breath in and out as I’m placed on hold again #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
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Alan Summers’ duskfall
Originally posted on Haiku Commentary: duskfall… the moon bumps into a paperboat – Alan Summers (UK) (Published previously in The Heron’s Nest vol. XXI no. 4, 2019) It’s difficult sometimes to summarize a whole story into the shortest possible amount of words, but when someone does it, it becomes a masterpiece. This haiku is one…
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rainfall – – monoku
Originally posted on Ontheland: rainfall at last a sunflower opens ©️2020 Ontheland
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Four elements – Waar mijn pen ligt, ben ik thuis
#Haiku Happenings #4: Peter Bouchier’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge! fire nuclear fusion supplying the energy for a lover’s heart Four elements – Waar mijn pen ligt, ben ik thuis
