Author: Frank J. Tassone
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Lilies are not only white
Originally posted on revivedwriter: This haibun is written in response to Frank J. Tassone’s prompt about Easter lilies. Easter is celebrated for 8 days on the Catholic liturgical calendar, and the Easter season lasts for several more weeks. I am grateful for each of my friends, especially for those who have stayed in contact with…
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Coronal Folly: A #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #haibun
It’s midway through the fourth week of Remote Learning. If we were still in our school, we would be off for Spring vacation. But in these pandemic times, a break is not an option. Therefore, we faculty came up with the next best thing: four grade-level projects that each incorporate the four core subjects of…
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Fluidity on “My Favorite Things” –a #reprise #haibun
First bars: da-da da, da da da: piano play. Steamer on an expresso machine superheats a caramel macchiato in the making. Or a cork on a bottle of California Burgundy pops open. Jazz-rhythm drums, catching the downbeat and bridging the intro, until the soul-satisfying melody line of John Coltrane’s saxophone strikes–“My Favorite Things,” Like that…
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Daily Haiku: April 15, 2020
Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: cherry petals street dancing on windswells by Susan Delphine Delaney (USA) Basho Festival Anthology, 2005
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Haiku: Little Blue Flower
#Haiku Happenings #8: Xenia Trans’ latest haiku appears in THF’s Haiku Dialogue!
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last quarter moon – – haibun
Originally posted on Ontheland: last quarter moon COVID 19. Have we reached the peak or is it yet to come? Once the daily number of casualties fall, how much safer will we be to return to our former world? Who will be first to venture out…to join those who, persuaded by dedication, need, or lack…
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“although the dog…” a #tanka (4/15/20)
4/15/20: prompt-free although the dog barks behind the wooden fence a walkway to the front door of the house remains inviting to all #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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Break
Originally posted on haiku tree: chattering birds break the silence of first light ?
