Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • My Daily #Haiku (2/19/20)

    2/19/20: mythology Emerald Isle …somewhere the standing stonewhere Cuchulainn dies #NaHaiWriMo2020 #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • early shoots succumb ~ haiku

    Originally posted on rivrvlogr: early shoots succumb victims of returning cold crocuses survive This haiku is my response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #126: returning cold. Image source: pixabay.com / Simone Bäcker

  • Haiku: Wings of Snow

    Haiku: Wings of Snow

    #Haiku Happenings #2: Xenia Trans’ latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

  • bone moon – – haibun

    Originally posted on Ontheland: February. Browsing the blog reader I read of snowdrops and daffodils….in other places. Here, the temperature plunges to 20 below and we adjust. By late winter we know well-rehearsed adjustments: we plan departures 10 minutes early to allow time to warmup the car, I toss extra comforters everywhere, and my old…

  • “scattered birdsongs…” a #tanka (2/18/20)

    2/18/20: second spring scattered birdsongs and the hint of another second spring why do I cringe waiting for the returning cold? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • The Big Chill

    Originally posted on Roth Poetry: Yellow flowers teasing Blossoms shining in the sun Tonight they shiver Returning cold weather chills Springtime buds will wait awhile Photos: Dwight L. Roth Frank Tassone’s Haiku challenge this week talks about the return of cold weather after our nice warm spell that touched us last week. Join us at:…

  • Winter delight

    Winter delight

    #Haiku Happenings #5: Eugenia’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

  • #Haikai Challenge #126 (2/15/20): returning cold (saekaeru)

    Originally posted on Tao-Talk: Afterthaw’s blizzard Chills water to ice, mid-drip – Bird’s baths must wait. ~ Clear path turns long trudge To mailbox. Warm weather left No return address. ~ Cardinal feathers From slick shiny to puffed warmth — Cold’s return fashion. ~ Weatherbug’s re-freeze Tells crocus and snowdrops: “Sleep on for awhile.” ~…