Author: Frank J. Tassone
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Coronal Solitude: A #TankaProse
The numbers rise. New cases. Death rates. Deaths per 1 million. So do the aruguments. “Government doesn’t have the right.” “It’s no worse than the flu.” “The economy must open.” All witnessed through screens: the iPhone, the iPad, the Acer in the office overlooking the street. Where a handful of maples unfurl fresh leaves, while…
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A Ray of Light into the Dark Days of Covid19
Originally posted on Alexis Rotella's Blog: I was informed yesterday that my latest book Scratches on the Moon (Jade Mountain Press) won a Touchstone Book Award (2019). I was happy to learn that it was on the short list with 19 others but totally blown away to learn that it was chosen (among six others…
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the sun goes down
#Haiku Happenings #5: Kenneth Daniels’ latest haiku!
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Eufemia Griffo – hedgerow #130 edited by Caroline Skanne, April 2020
Originally posted on Memorie di una Geisha, multiblog internazionale di Haiku: unsplash free ph. download ? snow moon an old love story forgotten luna di neve una vecchia storia d’amore dimenticata Eufemia Griffo Please, check on the link below to buy this lovely journal Here
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My Daily #Haiku (4/18/20)
4/18/20: branch spring gustbending another brancha leaping squirrel #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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Today’s Haiku (April 18, 2020)
Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): たんぽゝと小声にいひて見て一人 星野立子 tampopo to kogoe ni iite mite hitori whispering ‘dandelion’ and I find I am by myself Tatsuko Hoshino from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006 Fay’s Note: Tatsuko Hoshino (1903-1984)
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De-Stressing for These Times (and All Times!)
Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: I think poets naturally show a gratitude for life. We appreciate solitude for writing, and yet, perhaps when there is too much of it, like during the pandemic lockdown, it gets a little much for us all. Before the pandemic, I would make it a point to get…
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#NaPoWriMo An Ode On Saturday Morning
Originally posted on Hosking's Blog: The Rosebush Copious buds bloom Petals lay bare on sidewalk Nothing gold can stay NaPoWriMo Prompt – Our optional prompt for the day also honors the idea of Saturday (the Saturdays of the soul, perhaps?), by challenging you to write an ode to life’s small pleasures. Perhaps it’s the first sip…
