Author: Frank J. Tassone
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weather report
Originally posted on K.: After not venturing outside at all for weeks, I finally worked up the courage to take the elevator down to the basement and exit the back door, crossing the street to the park. My apartment windows face Broadway and the view this weekend was especially chilly and grey. I figured the…
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Lighting the candle of hope
#Haiku Happenings #9: Eugenia’s latest haiku for my current #Haikai Challenge1
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Unprecedented
#Haiku Happenings #8: Reena Saxena’s latest #renga for my current #Haikai Challenge!
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#Haikai Challenge #132 — Covid-19 — Disruptor
Originally posted on Tao-Talk: image from Piqsels Crowned thief in disguise Trojan horse hugs from loved ones Steals my peace of mind Solitude turns with vengeance From peace to imprisonment ? ? Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: Write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga,…
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“two police cruisers…” a #tanka/#kyoka (3/30/20)
3/30/20: squabble day two police cruisers patrolled my street today for the first time beginning this second week it is always squabble day #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry #coronavirus
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haiku
Originally posted on Does writing excuse watching?: universe composedof the unseen, governinglife death existence for Haikai Challenge
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Ring-A-Ring-O-Roses!
Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: I think it’s safe to say not enough is known about the corona virus. Is it airborne or contact or is it both? Also, it feels like there is a true “Typhoid Mary” element to this. Does the strategies to contain this carry a hint of “ring a ring…
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gogyohka for a virus
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For Frank Tassone’s weekly haikai challenge. ? it floats in the air in the kiss of a loved one lighter than falling petals bringing the silence that comes before the bomb falls