Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • Issue 54 is now UP!!!

    Originally posted on failed haiku – a journal of English Senryu: I want to thank Praniti Gulyani for being our Guest Editor for this issue! Wow, she brought a lot of energy and creativity to both the topic she selected and to her role as an editor. I think a fine young poet is on…

  • Ranunculus acris

    Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: before the sun rises dew on a buttercup

  • Today’s Haiku (June 1, 2020)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): ハンモック牧の匂ひの風が来る   鈴木興治 hanmokku maki no nioi no kaze ga kuru  hammock  the wind comes with a scent of a pasture                                                             Koji Suzuki from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006

  • “As a nation bleeds…” a #tanka / #kyoka (6/1/20)

    6/1/20: #41 PROMPT strength and perseverance dragon, koi Art Hug from Meher McArthur As a nation bleeds its institutional sin turning septic a hymn again offers hope: “We shall overcome someday…” #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#JusticeForGeorgeLloyd#BLM

  • June 2020 (3 thoughts and 1 collage)

    Originally posted on K.: four leaf clover– the greening magic of earthsong time now flies on different wings June always reminds me of my childhood summers, spent almost entirely outdoors.  Looking for 4-leaf clovers was one recurring activity. always new places calling me home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnofouLeUhk

  • compromised

    compromised

    #Haiku Happenings #5: Kenneth Daniels’ latest haiku!

  • Meanwhile …

    Originally posted on the other bunny: The grandpa’s cuckoo clock here in Rzeszów could strike 1:00 a.m. sharp. A random clock there in Buffalo might be exactly six hours behind. Just one cup of espresso could give a decent caffeine kick. A big mug of sencha green tea might cool down almost unnoticeably. The very…

  • My Daily #Haiku (6/1/20)

    6/1/20: water (as elemental) rustling leavesthe rocks worn smoothby the brook #haiku #micropoetry #poetry