Author: Frank J. Tassone
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Tanka # 202
Originally posted on Rooted in Love: Relished slowlywith yearning lipsthe wine I pouredinto the hollowsof her collarbones ~ Today the windcomes to tell meof her deep longing,the woman whose breathI feel in my bones.
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forgiveness – – haiku
Originally posted on Ontheland: forgiveness . . . the perfume of juniper after a pruning . . ©️2020 Ontheland Haikai Challenge #139 – fragrant breeze
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A Tanka
Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: a fragrant noon breeze the heady scent of lilacs – a perfect spring day then in this cherished moment the buzz of a bumble bee Pat R 5/22/20 For Eugi’s weekly challenge where thd prompt is “Cherish”. To see other entries or to participate go here. & For Frank’s…
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My Daily #Haiku (5/21/20)
5/21/20: snore timefor the wife’s first snore …twilight #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Today’s Haiku (May 21, 2020)
Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 地下街の列柱五月来たりけり 奥坂まや chikagai no recchû gogatsu kitarikeri rows of pillars at an underground mall May has come Maya Okusaka from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
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#Haiku Happenings #8: Scott Metz presents a #monoku by Gary Hittmeyer!
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[blankRenku] neighbors passing by
Originally posted on TheGuern: neighbors passing byjupiter and saturn toowhen will they gaze back still uninhabited, our neighbor’s house still wishing for someone to stop for tea Paul Guernsey © 2020
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#Haikai Poetry Alert: MTB: 5-Line Japanese Poetic Forms
Originally posted on dVerse: Stock Photo: Takebayashi of Kyoto Welcome to DVerse, Poets! I am Frank Tassone, your host for today’s Meet the Bar, where we delve into poetic craft. This month is National Tanka Month, or #NaTankaMo. In honor of this celebration of tanka, I would like to focus on three of the 5-line…
