Author: Frank J. Tassone
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My Daily #Haiku (6/8/20)
6/8/20: water games heatwaveall those gamesof “Marco Polo” #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Firefly
Originally posted on defying atrophy: glow, little insectbrighten the darkest of nightseven for a flashsometimes one burst is enoughturns black mood a lighter hue bug of mysterybioluminescence – duhdon’t be a buzzkillI’ll dream it’s somehow magicscience will not steal my joy #Haikai Challenge #142 (6/7/20): firefly – #tanka
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hard rain brings wet spring ~ haiku
Originally posted on rivrvlogr: hard rains bring wet spring tall grass grows beneath the trees where are the fireflies This haiku is my response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #142: firefly. ? Image source: Museum of Fine Arts Boston Firefly and Spider Web, unknown artist ?
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Lights Before Dark
#Haiku Happenings #1 (6/8/20): Dave Madden’s latest #senryu for my current #haikai challenge!
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#Haikai Challenge #142 (6/7/20): firefly, lightning bug (hotaru) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Thank you for your witness for justice, haijin. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Dave Madden3. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr4. Jules5. Frank J. Tassone 6. Kerfe Roig7. Eugenia8. Janice9. Ben Kohns10. Kerfe Roig (2) 11. Pat R12. Xenia Tran13. Ben Kohns14. Revived Writer15. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical…
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Lockdown Poetry 18
Originally posted on Cafe Haiku: Cafe Haiku is doing a series on haiku, haibun, tanka or related styles on the subject of the Wuhan virus lockdown which is now daily life for most of the world as the virus spreads to alarming proportions. A big thank you to all those who contributed to this effort…
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Daily Haiku: June 7, 2020
Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: county fair second place ribbon in an empty stall by Joe McKeon (USA) First Place Harold G. Henderson Haiku Awards, 2014
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Scurry
Originally posted on haiku tree: the sound of footsteps geckos scurry into the brush ? ?