Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • Red

    Originally posted on petrujviljoen: the pulse at my wrist a visible throb ………. The Haiku Dialogue feature at the The Haiku Foundation invites haiku/senryu on colours. I missed the deadline for the Red.

  • The Enemy Revealed

    Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: Image Credit: Balaji Malliswamy the veil, now liftedthe enemy is revealedspending life racingchasing the mighty dollarfailing to honor nature but now that we’ve pausedwe are seeing fresh beautyin every green leaffinally, we realizeearth was waiting for our fall for we are, you seeour own baffling enemydestroying the airwe breathe, the…

  • Smita Ray’s “Fragrant breeze – The wide blue”

    #Haiku Happenings #1 (5/23/20): Smita Ray’s latest #tanka for my current #haikai challenge! Drops of dew glinted The sun glanced off the trees Sweet morning hymns Roses waved with fragrant breeze Crooning songs of gratitude Fragrant breeze – The wide blue

  • “verdant canopies…” a #tanka (5/22/20)

    5/22/20: prompt-free verdant canopies swallow the last light from an overcast sky even after the rain the joint aches remain #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Rain falls in the night – tanka for dVerse

    Originally posted on Sarah writes poems: Night rain I had forgotten your voice yet here you are like an old friend A tanka for Frank, who is hosting at dVerse tonight. We are celebrating National Tanka Month, and looking at 3 Japanese 5 line forms. Frank gives a straightforward explanation on his dVerse post. I’ve…

  • Trip

    Originally posted on haiku tree: grocery shopping a field trip instead of a chore ?

  • Haiku del giorno – Daily haiku

    Originally posted on Vento del giorno: Hasui Kawase ? full moon shining alone on each loneliness splende da sola su ogni solitudine la luna piena © A.M.

  • My Daily #Haiku (5/22/20)

    5/21/20: rosary Fatima …no one prays the rosarythere this year #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #coronavirus