Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • Tanka: Scintillating Sea

    Tanka: Scintillating Sea

    #Haiku Happenings #9: Xenia’s latest #tanka!

  • Archana Kapoor Nagpal – India (PJ14)

    Archana Kapoor Nagpal – India (PJ14)

    Originally posted on Prune Juice Journal of Senryu & Related Forms: addiction chatroomI loginagain

  • Poetry Pea, 2020

    Originally posted on My Inner Voice: Poetrypea, April 2020 with audio recording.  Hi there and salaam. I hope everyone is feeling well and self-isolating.  This is my first recording of haiku poetry and I must thank Patricia for the encouragement. So, I have written three monoku about my deep feelings of self-isolation as I feel…

  • “covered by clouds…” a #tanka (5/4/20)

    5/4/20: Goto Hidehiko (b. 1953) covered by clouds until after lunch the sun “Everything I let go of has claw marks…” #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • RECIPES

    Originally posted on the other bunny: red bird frantic at the pane . . . pandemic ANTI-VIRAL DANDELION SOUP: –Dandelion greens, thoroughly washed –1-2 cloves fresh garlic –1 tablespoon finely diced fresh ginger –Soup base, stock, or bullion (to taste) Instructions: Bring to a boil; then turn down heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.…

  • the world of dreams

    Originally posted on The Lotus: rainy evening lost in the world of my dreams

  • haiku: the people gone…

    Originally posted on Haiku For Living: ? . ? the people gone then the birds came flocking such songs! ? ? ? ? ? .

  • My Daily #Haiku (5/4/20)

    5/4/20: thunder maple bloom —the time betweenlightening and thunder #haiku #micropoetry #poetry