Author: Frank J. Tassone
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three haikai verses
Originally posted on weird laburnum: lemon-scented hospital beds how they hold our hands as blackbirds * in silence stones in an arc of dawn to dusk * too late the politician’s conscience Alan Summers
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My Daily #Haiku (7/1/20)
7/1/20: trees July firstfresh mulch surroundingthe young dogwood #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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July
Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: timeof daylilies and hostaJuly flowersbegin to formearly July with all the wayslife can changestill they bloomevery yeardaylilies and hosta Photos by Karl from last year: July 18, 2019 July 29, 2019
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2020 5th Annual H. Gene Murtha Memorial Senryu Contest Winners
Originally posted on Prune Juice Journal of Senryu & Related Forms: First Place: the lingering notesof an out of tune pianoburying grandpa — Louise Hopewell Second Place: lockdown lovingthe surprise of wildnose hairs — Roberta Beary Third Place: chemotherapyshe takes a selfie withthe new wig — Minal Sarosh? Read all 2020 honorable mentions and judges’…
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Prune Juice: Free Download to Get You Going
Originally posted on Alexis Rotella's Blog: Ten years ago I started the senryu journal Prune Juice (publisher Modern English Tanka Press). At the time, haiku journals weren’t publishing many senryu (sister form to haiku that focuses on human nature). As I do with many projects, I pass them on to other caretakers. Happy to say…
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Minnewaska March (an #Encore #Haibun)
We hit the road for Minnewaska State Park Preserve, in the Shawangunk Mountains outside New Paltz, NY, by 7:30. Arriving just before 9:00, we join the fortunate, 50%-of-park-capacity visitors admitted before the gates close. Of course, since park personnel direct us to the Awosting Falls parking lot, we face a mile ascent up the Sunset…
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Today’s Haiku (June 30, 2020)
Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 熊蜂の羽音のやうな嘘をつく 榎本好宏 kumabachi no haoto no yô na uso o tsuku sounding like flapping wings of a bumblebee a lier Yoshihiro Enomoto from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, July 2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo
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#Haibun: Fleeting
Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: Image by Amber Dawn from Pixabay It’s a beautiful morning for a walk with my dog. The birds are singing, the temperature is in the low 70’s which is unusual for the desert this time of year. The cool breeze kisses the nape of my neck like a long dead…
