Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • Today’s Haiku (February 22, 2020)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): みづからの光を流れ春の川   金澤諒和 mizukara no hikari o nagare haru no kawa             flowing in             its light             spring river                                                 Masakazu Kanazawa from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, March 2017 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo Fay’s Note:   The poet’s first name could be ‘Akikazu.’ ?

  • “In the dark…” a #tanka (2/20/20)

    2/20/20: second to none In the dark you, second to none, lie beside me listening to the rattle of the ceiling fan #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Bones

    Originally posted on haiku tree: morning chill stays in my bones all day ?

  • Today’s Haiku (February 20, 2020)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 咲くよりも落つる椿となりにけり   水原秋櫻子 saku yori mo otsuru tsubaki to narinikeri             camelia             it falls rather than             blooming                                                 Shuoshi Mizuhara from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006 Fay’s Note:  Shuoshi Mizuhara (1892-1981)

  • Tanka: Love at First Sight

    Tanka: Love at First Sight

    #Haiku Happenings #4: Xenia Trans’ latest #tanka!

  • My Daily #Haiku (2/20/20)

    2/20/20: hometown Sleepy Hollow … the overgrown front yard of the old house #NaHaiWriMo2020 #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • 2743

    Originally posted on Cat Nap Revue: ‪seventy winters‬‪making oatmeal— finally I‬‪read the instructions‬

  • Returning Cold: #Haikai Challenge #126 (2/15/20)

    Originally posted on Stine Writing: Frozen Haiku Just when I was done Warming my bones from the ice I’m frozen again.  ©2020 CBialczak For: https://frankjtassone.com/2020/02/15/haikai-challenge-126-2-15-20-returning-cold-saekaeru-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/