Author: Frank J. Tassone
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Lightness
Originally posted on revivedwriter: Equinoctial hope: Night itself sleeping longer Reaching for lightness Photo by Bess Hamiti on Pexels.com A haiku for Frank J. Tassone’s prompt about the equinox, which is tomorrow.
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Curious Communion: a #haibun
When is the virtual more vital than the real? When social distancing is the order of the day. When the well-meant gathering makes us accessories after the fact to infecting others. When we need to isolate in the real to deprive Corona its breeding ground. NYC schools begin remote learning this Monday. 1.1 million school…
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Haibun: Into the Pure Land
#Haiku Happenings #9: Xenia Trans’ latest #haibun!
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Haibun for day one
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: ? It is always quiet here, a few cars taking three people to work and two sets of children to school. An elderly couple walks past for exercise. But first thing in the morning if the wind is in the right direction we can hear the distant hum of…
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A Monk’s Journey
Originally posted on Ray Rasmussen: All Things Haibun Blog: https://frankjtassone.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/toshimine-woodblock-print-1901.png Outside, apple blossoms glow in the dusk. She lies on her side, head propped up on a pillow, her eyes telling me that something important is coming, my eyes taking in the candlelight falling on her breasts. “I need to know more about you,” she…
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“facing down…” a #tanka (3/18/20)
3/18/20: triumvirate facing down the triumvirate with a tanka a pale sky above a sun-drenched street #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Memories
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo: Image ©2020 Padre’s Ramblings for Colleen’s poetry prompt Parma ham with melon… pizza… tiramisu. I still remember that first time, dining out as a ‘grown up’. It was the Seventies… the little Italian restaurant by the Arches was all new to me. I wasn’t even old enough to…
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keep singing
Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: blackbird singing at the top of the tree self-isolated
